[Fenris6]

"What makes the dispute so unnerving, though, is the surfacing hatred that threatens to overwhelm any dialogue"

Exactly. So please shut up and quit whining. No one blames the Jews except a handful of loonies. I guess when Gibson does "The fall of rome" the Italians will bitch for any blame associated with Christians being fed to the lions? Hardly. The more Jews moan and rant about themselves, the more I lean toward contempt. Its frickin history - set in a Jewish community. BTW - the Preists had influence over Pilate and Rome, as evidenced by their petitions and appeals to Rome later on. So knock off of the PCBS about Jews not being responsible for the crucufixion of their own kind. One would think you are *inviting* more persecution... cause it makes you feel victimized and special. Get over it, move on, everyone else has.

[Fenris6]

While we're on the subject - i have some Jewish friends who always invite me over to Satyr (sp?). Something odd - I forget the details - something about getting rid of all non-kosher dinnerware - most families just donate it to the needy. But these people "sell" if to non-Jewish friends for a $1, then "buy" the stuff back afterwards. Isn't this hypocritical? Seemed very deceptive (sacriligious to me).

I mean, if you're not going to adhere to you own riuals, fine. But don't demean the whole thing for the sake of convenience. Anyone know if this is normal?