Posted on 06/26/2013 10:15:42 PM PDT by nickcarraway
Mayor-elect Eric Garcetti still has a lot of decisions to make about his upcoming inauguration. Should he sit in with Moby, or would that be too show-offy? Which food truck should he hit first?
But one decision seems to have been made. Garcetti -- L.A.'s first elected Jewish mayor -- will take his oath on a Christian Bible.
His spokesman, Diego de la Garza, said the Bible belonged to Garcetti's Catholic grandmother.
As a candidate, Garcetti often noted that he would be the first elected Jewish mayor in the city's history. (One was appointed in the 1870s.) However, his heritage is complicated. His mother is Jewish. His father, former D.A. Gil Garcetti, is of Italian and Mexican descent. Garcetti, who speaks Spanish, calls himself "doble mestizo."
His complex ancestry created a dilemma for his inauguration. Some Jewish officials -- such as New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg -- take their oaths on a Hebrew Bible.
In Garcetti's case, tradition won out. His spokesman said that he used his paternal grandmother's Bible when he was sworn in as a councilman, and saw no reason to do anything differently this time. Garcetti's paternal grandmother, Juanita Iberri, was born in Arizona; her family came from Mexico.
Not exactly. It is God who has preserved the Jews and the reason they exist. For centuries the Christians have persecuted the Jews because they refused to accept Christianity.
Jesus led people astray and rendered the Torah null and void. He did not fulfill the Law. He told people to ignore it.
And Christians are hell-bent on converting Jews to Christianity.
You seem a bit gloomy. Hold on to that valuable sadness, and get some sleep. Clarity does not come easy. Ride it out. Don’t hurt yourself, buddy.
>> And denying Christ existence..
Envy.
I’m the one who said there is no proof Jesus existed.
I’m Southern Baptist....never seen an outreach from my church to Jews in my life
Some think God has a plan for them....some think they will go to hell for rejecting Christ
Heck if I know.
My church is more concerned helping the lapsed be reborn and saved.
Like I said earlier I never saw so much coveting of the tribe by former Christians as I’ve seen here
Much like the south hating crowd I doubt its just happenstance
I seriously dont care how folks worship
I do care what groups relatively speaking uphold our culture and values and which work to dismantle it
There lies the sticky part.....and the wrath...lol
the thing is that you are not a Jew, so you can’t speak for them. you can speak only for a Noahcide
Ppf is Jewish. Zc is the gentile follower of HaShem.
I muddled the two early in the thread.
Many apololgies.
Isn't it determined by blood?
1) I am a woman,
2) I’m not 100% Torah compliant because I’m not a Jew,
3) A Jew cannot accept Jesus is any way shape or form. It is idolatry and a sin. G-d Himself made it abundantly clear that worshipping anyone else is a grave sin.
Uh, the only version of the Hebrew Scriptures the Jewish scholars accept is the Jewish version. Not the KJV,the NIV,etc.
Yes.
Envious of what? A religion based on the blatant perversion of the Hebrew Scriptures and a bible with a mish-mash of errors and contradictions?
Christianity is not a religion.
What is it then?
I never expected you to grow on me.
I’m going to take a pass on your question for the time being. Not being disrespectful. Just want to contemplate for a bit.
FRegards.
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