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To: Thomas M. who wrote (2272)7/9/2001 5:53:17 PM
From: Carolyn  Respond to of 23908
 
Open note to Thomas M and LV:

No personal attacks will be tolerated on this thread. The topic of discussion is War. Only War.



To: Thomas M. who wrote (2272)7/9/2001 9:44:25 PM
From: LV  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 23908
 
Looking at your posts, what I see is you challenging Judaism’s validity and calling it a gutter religion. I’m not a religious man, but I find those statements infuriating. I’m calm now. Lets look at your assertions:

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<< Jews were forced to live in ghettos by their own rabbis >>
False. Roman Popes were first to force Jews into ghettos (I believe in 16th century). The Popes argued that it was wrong for Christians to act neighbourly to the very people who had been condemned by God for their sins. Jews were allowed out of the ghetto during the days, but had to return at night. The ghettos gates were locked at night and during Christian holidays. The conditions were appalling due to gross overcrowding. Later ghettos become common elsewhere in Europe (again, thru legislation). Yes, ghettos did provide a measure of protection for the Jews during the pogroms. The ghettos crumbled during the Enlightment but were reinstituted during WW2 by the Nazis.

<<Rabbis were, AND STILL ARE, hysterically afraid of assimilation into the Christian mainstream and conversion to Christianity>>
This statement is plain pejorative. People are who they are. No religion is superior to another. Why would anyone want to give up one’s heritage? Well, some do, but that's their business, not mine or rabbis'.

<<In fact, that is what the Talmud boils down to - an antagonistic reaction to the New Testament and Christianity>>
False. During the Middle Ages Christians often forced Jewish scholars to defend Judaism and Talmud in court in front of Christian clerics. Surprise, surprise – in every trial Judaism was found to be false religion to be superceded by Christianity and Talmud - a heretical anti-Christian book to be burned. Actually Talmud is just a compilation of Jewish Law and discussions on the Laws’ meaning. It does not concern itself with Christianity (unlike New Testament’s preoccupation with Judaism).



To: Thomas M. who wrote (2272)7/10/2001 12:35:28 PM
From: GUSTAVE JAEGER  Read Replies (5) | Respond to of 23908
 
Re: You left all of my posts unchallenged. You have no rebuttal but personal attacks.

Ah!... Unfortunately, it's been the name of the game all along... I suspect SI itself is predominantly run by Jewish folks so, every time a non-Jewish guy like you or I dare criticize Israel, Zionism or whatever questionable Israeli/Jewish tenet, BANG! the whole mob gang up on us... Their tactics doesn't involve fair, respectable arguing/discussion but relies exclusively on personal attacks, mudslinging, and innuendos... Eventually, the thread's Chief Justice Carolyn enters the discussion --to put the squeeze on the non-Jewish "ringer"... Get my drift?

Besides, I fully agree with your opinion regarding the historical existence of Mr Jesus:
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