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Pogo

I read the same Gospel and saw the same movie you write of, and came away feeling compassion for, not hatred against, the Jews.

I can undersatnd how you might interpret otherwise, given the vile anti-Semitism of the Church's past. But I don't think this is the operative mode today. The idea that Jews put Jesus to death is as interesting as saying Americans killed Lincoln and Kennedy. Jesus was Jewish, lived among a Jewish population, and died at the hands of his people. This same sad story can be told in every part of the world.

I agree however, that attention to language and actions are essential. just be careful of alienating all who support Israel by painting with too broad of a brush.

It's motive, not religion, that mattered.

by a reader on Fri, 06/04/2004 - 12:35

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