Jewish lawmakers threaten walk-out over reference to Jesus

WorldNetDaily.com ^ | April 3, 2003 | Diana Lynne

[sauropod]

Sorry Lara. I'm not buying. I refuse to be tagged with the "hateful" label.

If something you knew to be true was labeled "hateful" by all of the "tolerant" and "broad-minded" folk around you, would you disbelive your eyes?

Don't make your fantasy my reality.

[DoughtyOne]

Illbay, tollerance means that you do not get to set the standard. Neither do I. Neither do the Jewish men in question. Neither does the state if they have invited the man to pray. If what he wanted to say was offensive to society as a whole, I think a correction should have been reasonable. In this instance that clearly wasn't the case.

[Byron_the_Aussie]

..if Jews went to watch a Christian prayer in a Church, the leaders of the Church would have no problem mentioning Jesus...

Pure sophistry, my dear Yonif.

The correct comparison would be if a Christian was offended at a rabbi making an opening prayer in the Knesset. Cheers, By

[Deb]

I'll support the leftist agenda of these two anti-Christian bigots when less than 3% of the Israeli population is allowed to dictate the speech and religious actions of Hasidic Jews in Israel.

[honway]

the Catholic church held the Jews as a people responsible for the death of Christ.

Do you have a source for such a serious claim, or is this just more bigotry?

[TopQuark]

Thank you also.

I cannot tell you how much I regret seeing any cases of divisiveness. I personally would like to see this nation returning to Its Christian roots and Judeo-Christian values. I believe this nation was better and better off when it adhered to those values. I would like to see the prayer at school, and I am appalled seeing atheist attacks on Christians that are now curtailed even in celebrating Christmas. When my daughter was younger, she always voluntered to babysit during Christmas so that more Christians would be able to celebrate. I am at peace with my Christian friends and respect their beliefs.

It is not pleasant however, when someone excluds me by saying, so easily, in passing, "This is a Christian nation." Excuse me, this is my country, and I will not accept such exclusion.

[sauropod]

If you knew anything at all about Maryland politics you would not ask so silly a question. You would have understood the reference.

Crayola time: Michael Steele (the newly elected Lt. Governor of the "Land of Peasant Living") is black. Mike Miller, sleazeball of Maryland Government, called him an Uncle Tom.

Clear enough?

[Jhoffa_]

Yeah, but look around..

We have common enemies doing everything from writing newspaper columns to destroy us to just flat exploding.

I am not calling for a melding or a dilution of the three faith's, as that would be dishonest. Merely a common respect.

An "axis of good"

[ApesForEvolution]

Well said. In due time, the world will realize, whether they like it or not, that the center of the universe and all life is Christ. Christ is the one and only true centrist. No two ways about it, take it or leave it.

[NormsRevenge]

The objective here, of course, is not really inclusion or equality, but a veto over the expressions of the majority.

Well said.

Thanks needs to go to atomic conspiracy for posting it originally in post#216. I just re-posted it. :-)

[sauropod]

I'm saying they should. "

See: New Testament.

[TopQuark]

Open a book on teh history of the Church, on history of Byzantium, or Jewish history.

[sauropod]

You soil yourself. Since when does Light have any company with Darkness?

[lizma]

It should have been about the minister's service to the legislators, and to the state of Maryland.

No. This is where I disagree.

I don't think religion should serve the government, I think government should respect religion.

I think it serves our country and our civilization best to respect the qualities we admire in each other and tolerate the differences.

[Revelation 911]

In other words: "I don't care if I offend you as long as I'm offending you for what I think is a good cause."

Reminds me of when my dead relatives were baptized without my families consent or permission....It really broke moms heart when she found out

Nothing chaps my hide more than someone trying to PUSH their beliefs on someone else when it isn't invited or appropriate.

also reminds me when that teenager came to my door claiming he knew the one true religion and told me my own was a heresy - Imagine that - Roman Catholicism has been around for a long long time. That one really pi**ed ma off.

Yeah - go figure

aside, whats new in Texas? - its been real cold here (30 degrees) all week - even snowed today

[sauropod]

You speak truth. This is a Pubbie/DemocRAT thing.

[plano29]

Some Jews write "G-d" to avoid the possible desecration of his name -- which could happen if someone prints out the thread and later decides to toss it in the garbage.

Now, not everyone agrees with this or believes it is necessary -- i.e. some avoid just writing the Hebrew name. That being said, however, I don't see why it is necessary to ridicule a practice whose intended purpose is to show some respect to the name of our creator.

[Jhoffa_]

Yeah.. I don't think 24/7 prayers with a loudspeaker would make much difference to most of these clods.

They rush right in and vote for immorality regardless.

I think many of them just "feel" better about it after a prayer.

[ApesForEvolution]

Is it ok to point out silly superstitions that have no basis in the Word?

[sauropod]

Thank you. I aim to serve.