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Christianity and why I support JTF
cjd:
--- Quote from: dawntreader on April 06, 2007, 04:31:05 PM ---Thanks for your very thoughtful letter Allen-T.
Just so you know, I personally have no quarell with the majority of American Christians. (I do not believe a majority of catholics are Christians. I have a problem with them because they seem to be obvious idoloters. They pray to statues, they pray to dead people and the list could go on and on.)
However, there are a lot of Christians who are exactly as you describe. Most of them seem to be evangelicals...and not necessarily the regular denominations like Babtists, Methodists, Lutherans, Presbyterians etc.
Some of the Jews here (Not me) but some are a tad hypocritical. They don't like the idea of conversion etc. but there are Jewish groups who actively engage in proselytizing amongst us Jews too. The big difference is who you happen to think the Messiah is.
The Lubavitchers have adopted a surprising resemblance to some Christian theology...they took their Rebbe's house apart and moved it to Israel and rebuilt it..basically making it a shrine. They also think their Rebbe is going to rise again. (Ala Jesus)
But hey, I guess they are legit cause they are born Jews, they supposedly keep Torah and of course they've got all the trappings of Jewish tradition.
Or is it that a resurrection from the Dead has always been a part of Jewish theology? If so, then we Jews shouldn't have that big of an issue with those who want to say Jesus is the Messiah. Otherwise it's a bit hypocritical.
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The part of your post about the idol worshiping Catholics gave me an idea for a business venture. I am going to look into the statuary and idol making business. When Bush opens our southern borders full wide and all the Catholic wetbacks come rushing in they will need plenty of idols for all there new homes maybe the Pope will give them a subsidy. The way them Catholics put them idols up inside and outside there homes I will be rich in no time. Now I have to figure a way to make some dollars on the praying to the dead thing. Just joking my Catholic friends I am just trying to prove a point. By the way didn't Richard Nixon like to keep lists. See all the good they did him.
Lisa:
Dear Allen-T,
What a nice post. I'm glad you are participating in the JTF forum, and I really appreciate that you've put up JTF videos on your You Tube account. But I'm sorry to hear that you've felt bothered by some of the things that viewers have written here. Have you responded to any of the posters? Perhaps going forward, you might want to pose what's on your mind to Chaim for the future Ask JTF shows? You might just feel better by doing so.
Dawntreader, I would be careful about bashing Catholicism here, as JTF has Catholic supporters. In fact, I'm not for ridiculing anyone's religion here. It's hurtful when it's done against us Jews, so we should be careful not to hurt others, especially our fellow JTF'ers.
Lisa
Allen-T:
--- Quote from: Lisa on April 06, 2007, 06:24:42 PM ---Dear Allen-T,
What a nice post. I'm glad you are participating in the JTF forum, and I really appreciate that you've put up JTF videos on your You Tube account. But I'm sorry to hear that you've felt bothered by some of the things that viewers have written here. Have you responded to any of the posters? Perhaps going forward, you might want to pose what's on your mind to Chaim for the future Ask JTF shows? You might just feel better by doing so.
Dawntreader, I would be careful about bashing Catholicism here, as JTF has Catholic supporters. In fact, I'm not for ridiculing anyone's religion here. It's hurtful when it's done against us Jews, so we should be careful not to hurt others, especially our fellow JTF'ers.
Lisa
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Generally I don't respond because I know where it will end up. In fact read these exchanges from earlier today on another thread which prompted me to write this; http://jtf.org/forum_english/index.php?topic=3464.15
Anyhow thanks for the support. I don't mind if people express a disagreement about Christianity but if you attack it then I want to respond, it's just in my nature. I agree, too, I am no fan of the Catholic institution, but there are very good Catholic people that love Jesus and I am glad to know them. We shouldn't mock them.
Din Rodef:
I agree it's not good to bash Catholics
Americans understand that any organization that is large and centrally controlled can become corrupted by a handful of men.
Any church that concentrates power into the hands of a few leaders (Catholic, Mormon, Episcopalian, etc) will always be at risk of corruption.
Din Rodef:
--- Quote from: cjd on April 06, 2007, 05:46:27 PM ---The part of your post about the idol worshiping Catholics gave me an idea for a business venture. I am going to look into the statuary and idol making business. When Bush opens our southern borders full wide and all the Catholic wetbacks come rushing in they will need plenty of idols for all there new homes maybe the Pope will give them a subsidy. The way them Catholics put them idols up inside and outside there homes I will be rich in no time. Now I have to figure a way to make some dollars on the praying to the dead thing. Just joking my Catholic friends I am just trying to prove a point. By the way didn't Richard Nixon like to keep lists. See all the good they did him.
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Hate ta break it to ya CJD but your business venture probably won't make a big profit ;D Over half a million illegal hispanics have invaded my city in the past decade, yet there are hardly any new Catholic Churches. Hrmm....maybe if you sold the idols in a package deal with fake Social Security cards...hrmmm that might work
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