[Celtjew Libertarian]

One thing to note -- and maybe I could have made it clearer in the essay -- is that I'm not considering the question of who killed Jesus at the time it happened. I'm pointing out how the assumption that if Jews killed Jesus than all Jews are guilty of it goes against the concept of individuals being responsible for their actions.

It's more of a secular observation about a religious question.

[R. Scott]

Yep.

[veronica]

You might find this article of interest. Cherishing an older Catholicism - Controversy highlights belief of traditionalists like those in Richmond, N.H.

[Blood of Tyrants]

This guy has a pretty good handle on it from the Jewish perspective.

[Agnes Heep]

One thing to note -- and maybe I could have made it clearer in the essay -- is that I'm not considering the question of who killed Jesus at the time it happened. I'm pointing out how the assumption that if Jews killed Jesus than all Jews are guilty of it goes against the concept of individuals being responsible for their actions.

I think this gets back to the Old Testament, wherein God supposedly promises to call down his wrath on the wicked for generations to come.

It seems preposterous to think that the Almighty would deliberately do such a thing, but it isn't preposterous to think that societies who fail to live up to the standards espoused in the decalogue will suffer the natural, world-driven consequences of such behavior for a considerable time. What happens to societies where adultery is permitted; where theft and murder are allowed to go unchecked; where parents aren't respected ... they go to hell in a handbasket. Perhaps God isn't telling us what He is going to do, but rather, advising us what will befall us of its own course if his rules are flouted.