…the book-burning was an anti-missionary activity and not an anti-Christian one…; "It was appropriate to burn the New Testament in private,"; The teacher said that if missionary material were found in the school again, it would be thrown into the garbage rather than publicly burned. Oh my! It’s hard to tell the difference between the Taliban and Israel with this sort of law and logic in play. I have always been offended by a religious symbol (Star of David) on the side of police cars, tanks, fighter aircraft, and ambulances in Israel. Hell, democrats do this sort of thing in this country all the time. But at this crucial junction marking the safety and life of people around the world, one would think that any thinking person would be more interested in slowing the flames of hatred instead of fanning them.
Israel is indeed threatened, and has been since its inception. I am a Christian – Yet I will always defend her. If some Jews become Christian along the way – or some Christians become Jews along the way – so what! This is not a religious war between Christians and Jews. What this is, is simply a need and a choice or each man on earth to find his/her own path through life. We are all only trying to raise families, live decent lives. Every really good Jew should be happy when someone among them finds the path to heaven.
Israel needs to back off with the religious police approach and spend more time and effort on (they already do) defending their right to exist. The “hate” groups in the Islamic factions need to be eliminated. This is where the real effort needs to be and where the real effort needs to be focused. Forget about some high school kid that might be reading the New Testament in the bathroom – be happy it wasn’t a Playboy.
Happy Hanukkah and Merry Christmas.
Oh my! It’s hard to tell the difference between the Taliban and Israel with this sort of law and logic in play. A possible difference is that the Taliban, or the Saudis, for that matter, would have destroyed the missionaries, not the book.
…the book-burning was an anti-missionary activity and not an anti-Christian one…; "It was appropriate to burn the New Testament in private,"; The teacher said that if missionary material were found in the school again, it would be thrown into the garbage rather than publicly burned.
Oh my! It’s hard to tell the difference between the Taliban and Israel with this sort of law and logic in play. Huh? This is a private school! They are not enforcing their values on the country. In their minds, they were simply protecting the school. How is that Taliban like? Did they shoot the missionaries? No, they destroyed the materials they were given.
They handled it poorly. They simply should not have accepted any materials from missionaries.
However, most people on this list need to understand that many Jews are deeply threatened by Christian missionaries. While these missionaries handed out the books from love, Jews have a long memory. We remember forced conversions and rampant anti-Semetism in Europe.
Having missionary work in Israel goes beyond this. It is seen as an invasion. Religious Zionists see Israel as a place were we are to follow Gods laws. To have someone try to convert children on their way to school is an affront.
I have always been offended by a religious symbol (Star of David) on the side of police cars, tanks, fighter aircraft, and ambulances in Israel. Hell, democrats do this sort of thing in this country all the time. Israel is not the US!
But at this crucial junction marking the safety and life of people around the world, one would think that any thinking person would be more interested in slowing the flames of hatred instead of fanning them. The administrators in the school considered their actions to be PROTECTING the students. They did not tell the students to expell the missionaries. They suimply want to be left alone!
Israel is indeed threatened, and has been since its inception. I am a Christian – Yet I will always defend her. If some Jews become Christian along the way – or some Christians become Jews along the way – so what! This is not a religious war between Christians and Jews. What this is, is simply a need and a choice or each man on earth to find his/her own path through life. We are all only trying to raise families, live decent lives. Every really good Jew should be happy when someone among them finds the path to heaven. Perhaps you don't realise that Jews consider Christianity to be a false religion and that Jews who convert are damning themselves.
When you go try and convert Jews, you are attacking them as far as we are concerned. Look, there are fewer than 18 million Jews in the world. We cant afford to have every child, especially those in religious schools be converted.
Israel needs to back off with the religious police approach and spend more time and effort on (they already do) defending their right to exist. What is the point of defending the Stae of ISrael, but not the people and religion of Israel?