[goat granny]

My thoughts also......so what. Who would expect a Jewish school to teach Christianity?

[NYer]

My thoughts also......so what. Who would expect a Jewish school to teach Christianity?

It should come as no surprise that we measure time based on the life of Christ - BC and AD. Many have proclaimed themselves to be messengers of God; He is he only one that was pre-announced and not just in the Bible. Secular history which affects ALL of us is forever intertwined with religious groups. The Crusades are part of history, as is the UN declaration that established the Jewish state. Christianity is part of history as is Judaism and Islam. The sooner we get to know each other, the better our chances to live together in peace.

[vladimir998]

You wrote:

“My thoughts also......so what. Who would expect a Jewish school to teach Christianity?”

1) It’s not a “Jewish school”. It’s an Israeli school. Not all Israelis are Jews.

2) So Jews should be ignorant? Christians rather routinely teach their children in Christian schools SOMETHINGS at least about other religions. Why would you want Israelis to be ignorant?

[PapaBear3625]

Who would expect a Jewish school to teach Christianity?

When I went to Catholic high school, we covered other religions in a comparative theology class.

In any event, it is an increasingly globalized world, and Israeli kids will need to understand the viewpoints of the people in the rest of it.

[brwnsuga]

I would not.

[safisoft]

My thoughts also......so what. Who would expect a Jewish school to teach Christianity?

Clearly, the Israelis are not about political correctness. After 9/11, think how many places started teaching about Islam.

The Holocaust was not the first time "Christianity" was used to murder Jews.

Now, you can argue that Christianity is not to blame for the misuse of some of its luminaries (like Martin Luther's "Jews and their Lies" - which is a textbook for the Nazi process toward the Jews), but it isn't an accident that Luther was German. The fact is, even conservative evangelicals hold fast to some theologies (unbiblical) that are fertile ground for anti-Semitism. It is conservative evangelicals like Dr. James Kennedy and R.C. Sproul that provided the "theological" background for the Presbyterians to support the Pali-Terrorists and oppose the Jews. Condi Rice is a Presbyterian.

Theology does not live in a void. Words mean things, and theology can, and will be taken to its ultimate conclusions over time.