regarding your conciliatory attitude.
I think Golux won the thread with his simple post 34:
“Let’s just let Christians be Christians and Jews be Jews, OK?”
I second Golux as the winner!
But let me explain why I did.
I spent my life as a businessman. I learned very early on that the only foundation for a successful business is an absolute and relentless devotion to the finding out, evaluating, speaking, facing up to, etc., etc...the truth.
This means listening to everyone speak his or her mind, no matter how painful it might be and returning the same as politely as possible but still leaving no doubt as to meaning.
It means digging through vast piles of opinions and information and examining EVERYTHING.
Only then can a businessman make an informed and educated decision.
Of course, that doesn't mean you always make the right decision but at least you will have a fighting chance to face up to the facts about yourself, your company, your products, etc., etc. and to improve, fix, adjust wherever you find an error.
And if you bring your clients into this loop, you can build trusting, long-term relationships.
Anyway, working with the truth as you know it is addictive.
It is the best policy in business and life.
Now...all that said, is the video at the link at the top of this thread absolutely accurate? I don't know.
I watched it a couple of times and found it thought provoking...and thought others might also.
As an aside, I read the Koran years ago. It didn't feel right. It left me with major reservations as to Islam and their claims about Allah.
I have read (and still do daily) the "Old Testament" and many Christian and Jewish commentaries. It left me stunned with its beauty and wisdom and absolute feeling of holiness. I have weighed it in every way I can imagine and come to only one conclusion. The God of Israel and the Jewish people is THE Creator.
I read the "New Testament" (and still do daily) and am equally blown away and convinced of its truthfulness.
It is not my job to convince anyone of anything, but I do feel an obligation to share things I find that Freepers might find thought provoking.
People will make up their own minds about the truth. They always do.
In all due respect (and I think you mean well)...that is complete BS.
If my neighbor's house is in a flood zone and the flood is bearing down...do I not tell him because it might reflect poorly on his judgment for buying that house.
NO!
I tell him the truth as I know it and encourage him to use good judgment.
Some of what we hear is that judgment is an eternal thing.
Is telling our Jewish, Muslim, Atheist, Hindu friends our fear that such judgment is an eternally judgmental thing...an arrogant statement.
NO!
We tell them this because we love them.
Might we be wrong?
Well...of course.
So study and read.
Study and read with an open mind.
Your eternity might hang in the balance.
For our Jewish brothers and sister, I say: read the New Testament. See if it is anti-Semitic.
Or see if it isn't Jewish.
Jesus/Yeshuah is/was a Jew...he was never a Christian or a Catholic.
He is a Jew...and He spread the faith of the Jews around the world.