What if, 18 months ago, self-identified “progressive” Christian leaders and organizations were asked the hypothetical question, “Would remain silent in the face of a US-backed militarized genocide and ethnic cleansing of hundreds of thousands of people?”

How many of us would pause, contemplate, and land on, “It depends.”?

I choose to believe that most folks, if not all, would quickly and unequivocally respond, “No, of course, we would stand against such things.”

Yet here we are approaching that 18-...