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To: Jewbacca
No - Luther was not the founder of Protestantism - it is a common mistake. He was a voice within the Reformation, which was much larger than he.

He is, today, the most famous of the Protestants, but was not even the driving force in the Reformation movement.

The Christian world was and is far larger than Martin Luther and the Pope.

What you posted of Luther's work is in direct contradiction of Christian Holy Scripture - but I won't expect a non-Christian to make the distinction. Luther's writings are often cited by Christians of all denominations - so your point is well taken.

This recanting of wrongs by “Christians” in ancient times to justify an irrational fear of Christians today would be no different from me hating Jews for their enthusiastic persecution of the early Christians. I don't. I wholeheartedly support Israel, and view Jews as God's chosen people.

However, I asked for examples of Christians persecuting Jews - and you provided it. The fact that I condemn such actions in the name of Christ would not have, and can not logically be expected to have, any bearing on the attitude of the larger Jewish community toward Christians.

But - the Jews, if they want to hold onto the old wrongs (and they have every right to do so) should at least acknowledge their early actions against Christianity, the central part Christians played in establishment of the current state of Israel, and the Jews’ own irrational faithfulness to the democrats today, descendants of the most virulent strains of antisemitism in modern history.

82 posted on 09/23/2013 5:32:09 PM PDT by GilesB
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To: GilesB

I don’t disagree with anything in your post.


134 posted on 09/24/2013 7:38:20 AM PDT by Jewbacca (The residents of Iroquois territory may not determine whether Jews may live in Jerusalem.)
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