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Again, you are arguing on religious grounds and I am talking about historic facts that are not grounded in religion.

Also, I did not say Orthodox Jews are usurpers (even if you did put it in quotes) I stated that Christians and modern rabbinic Judaism both came out of Temple Mount Judaism. I did at that I can't see how one can observe that same Torah without a Cohen priesthood and a Temple Mount. That is like the sound of one hand clapping.

I want to publicly apologize for implying that Trumpinator was making anti-Semitic arguments. He has sent me a PM explaining that his arguments are not grounded in religion at are merely historical. I retract my comments and ask forgiveness for making them. But as I told him, I have heard those kind of arguments before.

Nevertheless, I maintain my original position for the reasons I have stated previously.

But Jews still have the Kohanim. They still offer the priestly blessing on certain occasions (every day at the Kotel) and are subject to the same restrictions their ancestors were. They are also the first called up to public Torah readings.

As I explained earlier, the Torah itself says there will be a time when the Jews are scattered throughout the entire world, which by necessity means there can be no sacrifices. As I stated, this section can be found in the Book of Deuteronomy in the portion previously referenced.

How many chrstians are aware of the fact that even before the destruction of the Second Temple that there were periods when there were no sacrifices? And not just after the destruction of the First Temple; the Torah makes it clear that after the Revelation at Sinai the Jews wandered for forty years on the wilderness. When they settled temporarily they would set up the Tabernacle and offer sacrifices, but when they were on the move they did not do this.

I hope this answers the "they don't have priests anymore" argument.