here is the key point in all the story. the ravenous wolves the jews have no problem cozying up to so-called "christians" just as long as they do not try to convert them to Jesus Christ. in other words we will only be your friends if you deny your Savior's commandment to preach the gospel to every creature. every creature includes jews, does it not?
And he said unto them, Go ye into all the world, and preach the gospel to every creature. --Mark 16:15
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Rabbi Gary Greenebaum, Western regional director of the American Jewish Committee, who is to speak tonight at the Los Angeles cathedral, agreed that the atmosphere had improved greatly, although with some exceptions. He recalled what he described as a personal affront from a Roman Catholic archbishop in 1995 when both spoke at a program on Catholic-Jewish dialogue, which was going well until a question-and-answer session.
According to Greenebaum, the archbishop then said that he believed in building interfaith respect, but that he would still try to bring "faith in Jesus Christ" to Rabbi Greenebaum if the opportunity arose.
"I [was] deeply hurt and wounded," Greenebaum said. He said that he realized that the archbishop, whom he declined to identify, was speaking as a Christian who wanted to share something he valued with a friend. But such outreaches, Greenebaum said, are why many Jews remain suspicious that some Christian efforts at dialogue mask an agenda to convert Jews. |
