Posted on 12/05/2024 4:12:56 PM PST by DallasBiff
The phrase “Judeo-Christian” has been around since the 1930s but US President Donald Trump recently resurrected it in a deeply problematic speech on October 13, 2017 in which he said: “We are stopping cold the attacks on Judeo-Christian values … We’re saying ‘Merry Christmas’ again.”
It might seem neighbourly, even pluralistic, to include Judaism in a declaration of purported Western values. But in reality this isn’t how the term has functioned, either historically or more recently. Instead, the phrase is used to exclude rather than include. Despite implying that Jews are part of this resurrection of Judeo-Christian values, Trump in no way intends a campaign to Make Hanukkah Great Again. His “Judeo-Christian values” are about protecting Christmas, and about protecting Christians – at the exclusion of others.
Christian-majority nations such as the UK and US often lay claim to laws and ethics based on “Judeo-Christian values”. But it is important to remember that Jews have been systematically excluded from and terrorised by states that claim this Judeo-Christian foundation.
(Excerpt) Read more at theconversation.com ...
It's the modern radical left.
Leftist Jewish support for Democrats is like chickens supporting KFC.
Well, Christ was Jewish.
Or flies supporting spiders.
Exactly!
My interpretation of “Judeo-Christian” is so broad as to include anyone with a lively, or even semi-lively, conscience. They struggle with right vs. wrong within themselves and hope public policy would engage likewise.
This article is ridiculous. America was founded primarily by Christians, based upon Biblical principles (as well as borrowing other elements from Anglo Saxon law, the Romans, etc.). That said, the Biblical principles used were also in large part contained in the Old Testament, thus “Judeo-Christian values.” I don’t see the conflict.
I should have added that I get the comment about mentioning “Merry Christmas” and “Judeo-Christian values” together, but come on, we all know what he meant.
Obviously.
“I support black values”, said the black man.
“I support hispanic values”, said the hispanic man.
“I support native American values”, said the native American man.
“I support feminist values”, said the feminist woman.
“I support Judeo-Christian values”, said the anti-Semitic Nazi scum.
The Liberty Bell inscription “Proclaim Liberty Throughout All the Land Unto All the Inhabitants thereof”
Leviticus 25:10.
The “conversation” is a leftist rag.
Typical left-wing woke “framing” attempt, written by a mental midgetress.
People say it to be nice to jews so they don’t feel left out. It’s fairly meaningless.
Related, Google’s AI Overview:
“Judeo-Christian-Islamic” refers to the collective group of religions that share a common ancestry through the patriarch Abraham, including Judaism, Christianity, and Islam; essentially describing the “Abrahamic religions” where all three faiths trace their lineage back to Abraham in the Bible.
Key points about Judeo-Christian-Islamic:
Shared belief: All three religions believe in one God and share stories about Abraham in their respective scriptures.
Terminology: “Judeo-Christian” specifically refers to the shared aspects between Judaism and Christianity, while “Abrahamic” encompasses all three religions.
Important distinction: While sharing common roots, each religion has its own distinct theological beliefs, practices, and scriptures.
regardless of politics,
the fundamental Biblical moral values are the basis of a successful society
Our Constitution was made only for a moral and religious people. It is wholly inadequate to the government of any other.
President John Adams
Flaming, retard leftist.
First off she’s completely wrong about its use.
Judeo-Christian is a PROGRESSIVE (eg leftist) term that was developed to try to tamp down the growing anti-semitism in the US and promote a form of religious unity (and yes, it included the celebration of Hanukkah).
She’s performing typical leftist revisionism because Druummmpffff!
“. . . deeply problematic speech in 2017.”
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Really? “Problematic” to whom?
Christianity is Jewish, founded BY YESHUA, and spread by Messianic Jews.
That’s ridiculous.
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