American Christians Don't Threaten Jews [Critics of "The Passion" look for anti-Semitism...]

WSJ Opinion Journal ^ | 4/05/2004 | ARYEH SPERO

[Eala]

in many churches, including Catholic churches, the entire Passion narrative of one of the Synoptic Gospels (Matthew, Mark, Luke) is read to the congregation, often (as in Catholic churches) in "Passion Play" style, with the pastor taking the role of Christ, other honored members of the congregation various individual roles, and the congregation itself the part of the Jewish mob. Got that?

We did it a bit differently. I read Christ's part and our rector read Judas' part. (Another FReeper did a great job as narrator; I think he'd make a good lay reader.)

[Ditto]

Thought you may be interested in this article. It supports my theory that we discussed in a thread a few weeks back.

Have you had a chance to ask your friend about the ethnicity of the woman in the market yet?

[churchillbuff]

pre-Vatican II days of Jews as official "Christ-killers."

This is BS. This whole article is anti-christian, because it damns christianity with the faint praise that American Christians aren't "evil" like European, pre-holocaust christians. It floats the slander that the Holocaust was the result of christianity. Hey Rabbi, if christianity is what causes antisemitism, why is the Moslem world antisemitic? And to get back to my first point, Jews were never "official 'christ-killers' " in christian doctrine, here or in europe or anywhere else. HAsn't this bigoted ignoramus read the Nicene Creed or the Apostles creed - - they say Jesus suffered "under Pontius Pilate": No mention of the Jews.

And as for his slurs against the movie, as making Jews look depraved or whatver word he uses, that's a lie too. The bad guys look bad - - - that's because they were; the fact that they were Jews isn't the point; the good guys in this flick were also Jews.

[bayourod]

"Any time there is a movie, reading or reference to faith in Jesus as the only means to salvation and heaven, many in the Jewish community become uncomfortable out of a sense of exclusion."...."It is ironic that so many who themselves do not believe in a literal heaven complain of being locked out of it;,,,"

I don't worry about not getting 72 virgins, why should Jews worry about not going to a Christian heaven?

[Talking_Mouse]

I don't worry about not getting 72 virgins, why should Jews worry about not going to a Christian heaven?

Great point

[Nachum]

Thanks for the message. It is interesting.

I did ask my friend last week and he told me that she (it was a woman) was an American of hispanic origin. She did have an hispanic accent, but other than that I cannot say.

[Ditto]

Thanks for the update. It seems this could make for an interesting sociological study, but I think that among the PC left, the results would be very unwelcome since the typical perps are among the 'protected' class.