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To: Froufrou

The title in quotes doesn’t quite match what she appears to have said. I know Christians think Jews should become Christian. That doesn’t bother me, because I know what G-d told me to do, which He explains loud and clear in the Torah. Perhaps it is the history of forced conversions and mass murder which is the threatening undertone to the sentiment.

But there is a big difference between words and actions.


30 posted on 10/11/2007 10:56:48 AM PDT by Cinnamon Girl (OMGIIHIHOIIC ping list)
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To: Cinnamon Girl
The issue of "forced conversions" comes up mostly in discussions of the Reconquista, and its completion. That's when Hispanic politicians in Spain gave Jews and Moslems the choice of adhering to Christian standards, or get out.

Most of them decided to convert and stay.

The correct word is "coerced" not "forced", and unfortunately "forced" is frequently replaced with "foist" by speakers who want to soft-peddle their criticism.

Using "foist", BTW, means you consider Christianity an illegitimate religion ~ maybe some kind of mumbojumbo magic or whatever ~ so don't use "foist" (not ever), and replace that "force" with "coerce" ~

Remember, the original point of the Inquisition was to assure the correctness of the beliefs and behavior of the newly converted Jews, Moslems and anybody else who got in the way of the Hispanics.

Amazingly, when you look at the religious affiliation of members of the House of Representatives and the Senate, you find the Jewish cohort leading the way to admit even more Hispanics to this country, particularly from Mexico which has actually burned Jews at the stake since the founding of the United states.

Unless that little problem is dealt with (the apparant infatuation with the Hispanics) I really don't think it's time to suggest the rest of us have been sinning when we go out and "force" Jews to convert (which I don't believe has ever been done in this country).

Might come up with the name of someone "forced" to convert in the USA ~ I did some serious searches and couldn't find a single person.

67 posted on 10/11/2007 11:12:07 AM PDT by muawiyah
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To: Cinnamon Girl
The title in quotes doesn’t quite match what she appears to have said.

See post 96. Not only does Ann manage to say the country would be better off all Christian, but essentially she defines the Republican Party that way, a bunch of Christians in NYC.

128 posted on 10/11/2007 11:41:47 AM PDT by SJackson (isolationism never was, never will be acceptable response to[expansionist] tyrannical governments)
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To: Cinnamon Girl

No one can keep the law perfectly. Jesus Christ cannot be fully understood in the mind and I think the best thing is that we just ask Him - are you for real the Messiah? He has a tendency to answer honest questions. Just rejecting his alleged atonement out of hand is unwise of anyone. He alleged that he kept the law perfectly and was the unspotted lamb to be sacrificed for the Passover. None of us can keep the law perfectly. The question is did he? Was he the lamb without spot or blemish? Ask Him. The worst that can happen is that nothing will happen.


248 posted on 10/11/2007 12:55:33 PM PDT by Twinkie (Faith cometh by hearing, and hearing by the Word of God . . .)
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To: Cinnamon Girl

Right... and Ditto.


284 posted on 10/11/2007 1:18:33 PM PDT by AFPhys ((.Praying for President Bush, our troops, their families, and all my American neighbors..))
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