[Sam Cree]

Thanks Carton, well said. I appreciate it.

IMO, that Jews paricipated in the Crucifixion is no more relevant to the message of Christianity than that Christ was born a Jew. Therefore, when people bring it up, it raises my hackles.

Admittedly, in this case, the ADL was the first one to make a fuss over it.

Gotta run.

[carton253]

What I am sensing (please correct me if I'm wrong) is that you don't want the Jews (and no one is talking about 100% of the Jews in Judea at the time of Jesus... heck, you can't even blame the whole Sanhedrin because even that was divided over what should be done) linked at all with the Crucifixion?

You say it has nothing to do with Christianity? I don't understand this... It has everything to do with Christianity.

The fact the Jesus was born a Jew has everything to do with Christianity.

The Apostle Paul warned the early church never to separate themselves from their Jewish roots. When the Church did this...(big mistake) we lost so much of the foundation and underpining of Christianity...

Surprisingly, I understand the ADL's fears...

[jboot]

"IMO, that Jews paricipated in the Crucifixion is no more relevant to the message of Christianity than that Christ was born a Jew."

The Jewishness of the Christ and the participation of the Jews-specifically the priests-was highly relevant.

Only a son of David could be the promised Messiah.
Only a Hebrew priest could prepare a valid sacrifice for sins.

As Paul later said, "Salvation comes from the Jews." Jewish participation in the crucifiction was a Divine imperative, not to be understood as a basis for anti-Semitism, but rather for gratitude. The fact that some "Christians" have persisted in abusing it for thier own ends does not make it untrue.