Too bad that it takes an educated population to learn the lessons of history. Otherwise, history is whatever the spin doctors say it is.

It seems Susan, that in a secularist world, those that would demonize Christianty or Judaism often have to fall back on events that occurred many centuries ago. I am still awaiting for some American to provide me with the facts of a "Christian" inspired pogram within the last 200 years. Oh, they keep pointing at the Crusades, the Spanish Inquisition, etc, but they simply cannot connect the dots to modern era Christianity. Now as to the religion of Islam, that is quite a different issue. That "religion" was founded by the sword and to this day, as you pointed out, it is still being spread by the sword. For those that would lump all religions together so that they are not seen as discriminating against any perticular one, their failure to accept reality belies their naivete'.

well, THAT'S weird !!
I thought it was the ROMANS.

and RH:
got any GAY MARRIAGES in your state ???
I don't THINK SO.

at least the muslims aren't as HYPOCRITICAL as the damn christians.

I'm sorry,
I just read the REST of the article..
I get all worked up when people blame jewish people for everything
(altho I'm not one, unfortunately),
that I didn't take the time to read beyond the first paragraph.
someone wrote an article about how the economic crisis was the jews' fault,
and I ragged on them for blaming others for what was their OWN DAMN FAULT..
(THEY are the ones that ran up their credit cards, etc),
I just couldn't believe that HALF of the posters were blaming Jews !
.. STILL !

I'm sorry dear (also), for what happened to you. I'm literally sitting here CRYING for you. you look young, so this must have happened fairly recently. I keep thinking of the scientist-guy in "gentlemen's agreement" and can't figure out how people could even rationalize anti-semitism. a few yrs ago, I asked my mom's boyfriend (he was like, 82) what it was like in the past.. and he had the AUDACITY to say that there WASN't any anti-semitism.. if it's any consolation, dear, if I had kids (or heard of a neighbour's kids) that had a teacher tell them THAT.. i would PERSONALLY rip them a new orifice. God Bless You, sweetheart <3

Actually, if Jesus were only killed by the Jews or the Romans he would be no Messiah at all. 2Co 5:21 For he hath made him to be sin for us, who knew no sin; that we might be made the righteousness of God in him. Each one of us contributed to the sin which he bore and for which he died. This is the lamb of God to whom in types, the Hebrews transferred their sin at the time of Passover.

He is risen!
As an evangelical Christian, I do not believe either the Jews or the Romans killed Christ. I believe my sin killed Christ. I know many, many many Christians, and I have never once met one who held the death of Christ against Jews.(Christ was a Jew) I only hear about this in the media from non Christians. I mean, if he didn't die, (and then rise) I couldn't have a relationship with God and I would not have eternal life.

It was ' the leadership ' who had Christ killed. He was a threat to their continued control over the populace, and 'the leaders' don't like losing control.

God's plan was always to have Jesus die for the sins of humanity. If God's chosen people had been Germans then it would have been the Germans chanting "Crucify!" If God's chosen people had been Chinese then it would have been the Chinese credited with spitting in Jesus' face. The reality is all this happened to atone for all of MY bad decisions, read, the sin in MY life.

Jesus was/is a Jew, all the apostles were Jews, the first 3,000 added to the church in Acts 2 were all Jewish. Christianity is not an anti-Jewish religion and only those who would PERVERT the Gospel would try to use the death of Jesus against the Jews.