The Bully Might Get Punched Back

Toward Tradition ^ | 19APR06 | Rabbi Daniel Lapin

[freddymuldoon]

Got this in an email from TT.

[Captainpaintball]

Absolutely brilliant. Dead, spot-on. The man is a walking, living, breathing source of wisdom.

[California Patriot]

Excellent. Deserves distribution far and wide. Too bad it isn't set up to be e-mailable.

[freddymuldoon]

Can't you just copy the text and email it?

[185JHP]

Some Christians have known who the Jewish people are, and behaved appropriately toward them, for as long as this country's been a country. Evaluate (Christian behavior) and tell it straight.

[Iam1ru1-2]

And if they continue to bring up anti-semitism, I will remind them of what Dan Brown, a liberal, Jesus hating Jew wrote in his book The DaVinci Code. After what he wrote about my LORD and Savior, I don't EVER want to here any Jew talking about anti-semitism ever again except about the holocaust.

[lil varmint]

This sage happens to live in the Seattle area where I too reside. May I just say that, being in the ideological minority here, I feel blessed to have this gem of a man to read and listen to.

[singfreedom]

This Rabbi seems to have a very decent perspective on the behavior of certain liberal Jewish organizations. It always amazes me that these organizations attack conservative Christians, when these Christians are some of the most loyal supporters of Israel in the U.S.A.

Talk on, Rabbi, we Christians got "your back"!

[freddymuldoon]

I live in Seattle too in Seward Park right across the water from where he lives on Mercer Island. I went to his Judaism classes for a couple of years on Friday mornings. He has a very clear vision of what Torah is and how it can be applied correctly by both Jew and even non-Jews. Great man.

[Lancey Howard]

GREAT post! Thank you.
Rabbi Daniel Lapin is a terrific thinker and writer.
Wow!

[Lancey Howard]

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I highly recommend that you check this out.

[trailboss800]

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[cryptical]

And if they continue to bring up anti-semitism, I will remind them of what Dan Brown, a liberal, Jesus hating Jew wrote in his book The DaVinci Code. After what he wrote about my LORD and Savior, I don't EVER want to here any Jew talking about anti-semitism ever again except about the holocaust.

Wow, was the DaVinci Code non-fiction? I thought it was just a thriller. It amazes (and amuses) me, all the Christians with their undies in a bunch over the book and the movie that's not even out yet.

[fr_freak]

Wow, was the DaVinci Code non-fiction? I thought it was just a thriller. It amazes (and amuses) me, all the Christians with their undies in a bunch over the book and the movie that's not even out yet.

Don't be an idiot. Yes, the book is fiction but it uses a fictional scenario to slander the central figure to an entire religious belief. It is perhaps more mild, but hardly different than the protest over any other film in which a segment of people are portrayed unflatteringly. Different groups are forever complaining about the way they are portrayed in movies and TV, but you're going to suddenly condemn that when its Christians who merely express unhappiness with a movie that insults their entire faith? I'd like to see your reaction to a "fictional" movie that uses your family as central characters and portrays them as criminals and whores. Then we can talk about whose undies are in a bunch.

Furthermore, I'd like to see someone with the balls to make a movie that insults Mohammed. They won't ever have such balls, however, because they know the retaliation will be far greater than just the expression of displeasure that Christians display.

[ThanhPhero]

ALL liberals, Jews certainly included, are political liberals first and foremost and whatever is useful to attack nonliberals will be used. The ancient Jewish status as persecuted minority is just the most effective base they have. The AntisSemitism charge is used to "shame" Christians and cause the less politically aware to shun Christians and conservatives in general.

[rabidralph]

Here's another method of liberal attack on Christianity.

[Iam1ru1-2]

"Wow, was the DaVinci Code non-fiction? I thought it was just a thriller. It amazes (and amuses) me, all the Christians with their undies in a bunch over the book and the movie that's not even out yet."

Do you know what the very FIRST word that is in that book?

The word is "F A C T:"

And of course YOU screamed about liberal jewish rabbis that lambasted "The Passion of the Christ" months before the film was shown, and weeks after it was it was in theatres. They even admitted they hadn't even see the movie yet, but they continued for WEEKS to lambast the movie and Mel Gibson, and dinigrated Christians by saying this will even cause a drastic increase in anti-semitism, among Christians which never came to pass.

[cryptical]

And of course YOU screamed about liberal jewish rabbis that lambasted "The Passion of the Christ" months before the film was shown, and weeks after it was it was in theatres.

I did? It's pretty rare that I scream about anything, especially people being idiots.

[XJarhead]

I'm not a huge fan of Michael Medved, but his comments regarding Christmas and the ability to appreciate the virtues of related religions are always spot-on, and this article makes the same point just as well. We ought to start looking at the ways in which we are similar rather than focusing so much on our differences.

[Iam1ru1-2]

"I did? It's pretty rare that I scream about anything."

Obviously you missed the point. NO YOU DIDN"T. That's the point. It's only when it's OTHER THAN Christians that you speak out, but if it's something DENIGRATING CHRISTIANS or CHRISTIANITY, then there's not a peep of protest in contrast to your remarks about the offense of CHRISTIANS on the DaVinci code. Did you make ANY comments when Mel Gibson's Passion of Christ was being lambasted? I highly doubt it.