Warding off Jews for Jesus
• Religious Intolerance
The group generally targets Jews who are not formally associated with a synagogue or temple, have not been particularly observant of their faith and are relatively unsophisticated in Jewish theology. Still they remain proud to be Jews and want to be loyal to their tradition.
Jews for Jesus plays on precisely those sentiments, telling potential converts that they can remain Jewish and worship Jesus.
That's the outrageous contradiction that appropriately infuriates much of the Jewish community but nevertheless seduces some of its more vulnerable members. The antidote is an informed Jewish community that knows and is comfortable with its own sacred history.
Steve Gushee, Palm Beach Post: Use knowledge against Jews for Jesus
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Posted by: pixie | October 12, 2005 9:02 PM