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To: lizma
As an army brat I attended Catechism several places in the US and in Europe (in the 50's and 60's). I was also an adult before I heard (also from Jewish sources) that Christians believed that "Jews" (as in all Jews) were responsible for the death of Christ.
50 posted on 07/30/2003 9:17:53 PM PDT by Varda
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To: Varda
I was also an adult before I heard (also from Jewish sources) that Christians believed that "Jews" (as in all Jews) were responsible for the death of Christ.

I don't know any Christian who believes "all Jews" are responsible for the death of Christ.

That is incorrect.

It was the religious leaders who insisted Jesus be executed.
There were many Jews who were followers of Christ.

62 posted on 07/30/2003 9:31:20 PM PDT by Jorge
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To: Varda
As an army brat I attended Catechism several places in the US and in Europe (in the 50's and 60's). I was also an adult before I heard (also from Jewish sources) that Christians believed that "Jews" (as in all Jews) were responsible for the death of Christ

That is what many Jews believe about Christians, though at the same time, any reasonably observant people will notice that Jews are not hanging from the lampposts in America.

269 posted on 10/31/2003 5:38:10 PM PST by Held_to_Ransom
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To: Varda
As an army brat I attended Catechism several places in the US and in Europe (in the 50's
and 60's). I was also an adult before I heard (also from Jewish sources) that
Christians believed that "Jews" (as in all Jews) were responsible for the death of Christ.


I grew up in a small, but modestly affluent "oil town" in flyover country; was a member of
a mainstream Church of Christ congregation (pretty derned conservative), and graduated from
a university affiliated with that church group.

I can't remember the term "Jews" being used by anyone in my personal sphere in all
those years in a mean-spirited way, except by one grandfather who I suspect
had KKK leanings.
One of my classmates from grade 1 to 6 and in many Jr. and Sr. high classes was
Jewish...I can't recall ANYONE ever making an anti-semitic remark to him in
my presence, or having acquaintances say anything like that to me in private conversation.

Not to say it didn't happen out of ear-shot...but this was in the sort of environment
that Hollyweird would paint as the American version of Munich/Nuremburg, when it comes to
bashing Jews.
276 posted on 11/01/2003 3:47:39 PM PST by VOA
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