I appreciate what you are saying and I think I was coming to that understanding with this thread. I’ve been on FR for 8 years and I’ve had plenty of these types of discussions. In most cases, I had the sense that people were just making sincere exploration to understand each other better. Sure, there have been the die-hard evangelists and a few fire-breathers. I just never knew it was the website policy to allow the aggressive proselytizing and condemnation of Judaism that I’ve seen on this thread.
I sort of came here because in many ways its a great website for conservatives and also, to let the conservative world know there are Jews out here who aren’t knee jerk liberals, who, like me despise liberalism. I hope to be able to keep doing that. But I’m going to answer people point blank. If they want to tell me that I’m following the wrong religion, or my understanding of the Torah is misguided or insist that I accept their views on the Messiah, I’m going to tell them the truth. Let the chips fall where they may.
I’m exploring my die-hard-evangelist of Sheva Mitzvos B’nei Noach. I’ve posted some shiurim but decided to stir the pot with this one. Ostensibly to draw out Jews into discussion, but wink-wink, I knew it would be a barn-buster.
What better place to tell non-Jews about G-d’s demands of them than a place for thoughtful Christians?
However I haven’t seen too much “condemnation of Judaism.” It could be inferred if a Jew were uncomfortable with his own knowledge of Judaism—but in general, non-Jews ignore what the Torah says, to wit: the class I posted.