[HostileTerritory]

What's your point?

That "Jews for Jesus" touches a nerve with Jews the way that Christianity, every Christian denomination, and even the evangelizing nature of many Christian denominations don't. And that this is for a good reason.

Do you believe that Jews for Jesus should be outlawed?

Uh, no.

If there are Jewish people who believe that Jesus is the Jewish Messiah, why should they not be allowed to believe that?

They should, but if they go around pretending that this is a form of Judaism, they should expect to be vigorously contested. Especially since they function more as a staging area for joining Christian congregations than a coherent group in their own right.

[churchillbuff]

If there are Jewish people who believe that Jesus is the Jewish Messiah, why should they not be allowed to believe that?""

They should, but if they go around pretending that this is a form of Judaism, they should expect to be vigorously contested."""

I'm down with that. A little "vigorous" debate never hurt anybody.

[P-Marlowe]

They should, but if they go around pretending that this is a form of Judaism, they should expect to be vigorously contested.

Who is in charge of determining what is or is not Judaism?

Is there a central Jewish authority?

Is someone sitting on David's throne with the unquestioned authority to determine whether or not a belief is Jewish or not?

Seems to me the only real qualification for being Jewish is that you don't believe that Jesus was the Messiah. But who made up that rule?

It seems to me that you can believe that Sammy Davis Jr. was the Messiah and still be considered Jewish, but you can't believe that Jesus of Nazareth held that title.