Posted on 03/02/2011 11:14:14 AM PST by T Minus Four
I don't agree.
While their tactics are deplorable (and likely will get some of them hurt), they DO have freedom of speech.
Although FIRE!! in a crowded theater is not permitted; fighting words still are.
I know that I want it to still be LEGAL to note that the King has no clothes, even when folks point out that I, too, run around naked at times.
hmmm... you have a point.
Yes. All the people. All the Jews in the world were crammed into Pilate’s little “courtroom” to pronouce mass condemnation of Christ. (SARCASM)
Anyone who thinks Jews are responsible for Christ’s death really doesn’t understand Christ, Christianity or why Christ died in the first place. Further, they have no conception of the politico-religious backdrop of the era.
If you are a Christian, you believe Christ died to atone for the sins of men. All sinners therefore were guilty of Christ’s death.
The Sanhedrin had its personal political reasons for wanting a man who criticized their rapacious, pagan pandering, hyprocritical and un-Jewish behavior dead, and the Sanhedrin and its operatives and agents were hardly the spokesmen for the entire Jewish community, although they mentioned in the Biblical passages you cite.
Yes, I was wondering about the same thin, Elsie.
We had a good, mututally repectful; exchange on this thread, which I enjoyed. I have already thanked you for letting me see your thoughtful perspective: the sort of thing that makes it worth one's time to come to FR at all.
That being said, you did assert a statement which I --- from several years of reading relevant documents -- must conclude is mistaken, namely that the Catholic Church taught "... that Jews were Christ killers, and that the currently living Jews are responsible for that supposed sin of their ancestors.”
That has certainly been the theme of many a wrong-headed Catholic prelate, Orthodox priest, and Reformed/Evangelical preacher over the centuries; but it has never been a doctrine of the Church--- and by this I mean, of any of their churches, as far as I know.
Finally, one publication put this in a present-day perspective that makes sense; and (of all things) it was Investors Business Daily which made this good catch. Read it over and I believe you'll see what I mean:
And I use it to model for Gnome hats!
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