It'd just be nice if they'd direct some of that ire towards their ancient ancestors who wrote the Bible in the first place instead of displacing it onto people who stumbled onto that Bible at some time in history and became devoted to it.
You know, that could be the reason some Jews are prouder of Jewish Nobel Prize recipients than they are of Moses, Joshua, Pinechas, and Kalev.
“Jewish (especially American Jewish) antagonism to “Biblical literalism” and to Protestant “Bible thumpers” (who constantly invoke Genesis 12:1-3 and their devotion to it) is guilt of being the Chosen People.”
Very close. To the extent there is “guilt” it would be “not living up to the expectations” of being the Chosen People. Being a rather nasty and flawed person, I have that guilt.
And some guilt, in that I recognize I am nothing special. I do strongly believe that All Men Are Created Equal, so for me to be “Chosen” is patently absurd to my logical and democrat mind. (This is somewhat amelerated in that I also know that people are free to become Jewish, if they so chose.)
But also, “Hey I didn’t ask to play this game and You can’t make me!” Or to quote Fiddler’s Roof “Hashem, if would not be so much trouble, go Chose some other people some time.”
In short, accepting Biblical truth is a shocking burden, responsibility and offensive to 21st Century notions of fairness and freedom.