[Steve_Seattle]

"Calling it the "Proud to be Jewish" Campaign," B'nai Brith's goal is to warn members of the Toronto Jewish community about the presence and methods of the missionary group and to advise them of their rights."

From what I've seen, "Jews for Jesus" are very proud to be Jewish, so the title of this campaign doesn't seem appropriate. And the woman's comment that the title "Jews for Jesus" is inherently contradictory is also false - the first Christians were all Jews, and regarded themselves as such until their deaths. If an atheist can still be called a Jew, so can a "Jew for Jesus." And there are many Jews who practice Buddhism - what would the woman call THEM?

[Toonces T. Cat]

The fear is the fear of loss of identity. My wife is not Jewish...Hence, my three children are not Jewish. It is the idea of dilution and downsizing of the community that stirs up the folks that rail against Jews for Jesus. The most vehement "Jews against Jesus" that I know are NOT practicing Jews. They are reformists of the worst ilk that as a child I would have never recognized as being Jewish. The Orthodox Jews that I speak with always give me a fair hearing.

-Toonces