I have some respect for Bachmann as a politician - she accomplished a lot, much more than most people could ever dream of, even though her political career is pretty much over.
On a religious level - she’s certainly entitled to her beliefs, as are we all, but she is simply WRONG on the issue of converting the Jews (of which I am one). Here’s why:
G-d has a covenant with Israel. A covenant is a holy contract between G-d and a people. It is unbreakable - G-d is not a human being, that He would lie. He suffers from no limitations - he has perfect knowledge of human nature (since He created us and it), and He knows perfectly what is going to happen. So He went into this covenant with the Jewish people - which He, Himself, says is unbreakable for “all your generations” - with His eyes wide open. That Jews in the past (and present) are less than perfect is not a surprise to Him, and yet He keeps His covenant because it is His promise to Abraham, Isaac and Jacob.
Further, just as we humans can have more than one contract that we enter into and hold to at the same time, so does G-d have that capacity. He can have a holy contract with both the Jews and the Gentiles. One can easily look at Christianity as a covenant with the Gentiles...which does not - CAN NOT - abrogate His covenant with the Jews.
By trying to convert Jews, Bachmann is guilty - IMHO - of being on the wrong side of G-d’s promise to Abraham in Genesis 12:3 “And I will bless those who bless you, and the one who curses you I will curse, and all the families of the earth shall be blessed in you.” Bachmann should also remember that Jesus was born a Jew, was raised as a Jew, did not EVER claim not to be a Jew, and died as a Jew - maybe, if she claims Jesus to be her savior, she should honor the choices he made in his life.
Michelle Bachmann’s enthusiasm for converting Jews does not bother me one bit. One of her Christian jobs or missions is to convert Jews while a Jew’s mission is to be Jewish, support Israel and to stay this way. She is Jewish-friendly and a big supporter of Israel so I support her and would have donated to her campaigns if I lived in Minnesota
Bachmann Lived on Kibbutz, Staunchly Pro-Israel
http://www.newsmax.com/InsideCover/MicheleBachmann-Israel-support-Kibbutz/2011/07/01/id/402147/
For Rep. Michele Bachmann, staunch support for Israel is a personal matter: Teenage Bachmann spent a summer working on a kibbutz in Israel. The ........