I can see that, and have known a few people who do ascribe to the "Jews are bad because they kill Christ" nonsense, but all of them have been true believers who have never stopped to examine the basis of their faith and what faith means -- no matter who practices it or what faith they practice. Those same people will find reasons to damn Islam, Hinduism, or any other religion, too -- their excuse to damning the Jewish faith just comes more readily to hand.
And, perhaps, we're talking about much the same thing. Perhaps those who fgwriter sees focusing on the way Christ lived are those who are comfortable with their faith and open to outside ideas -- and therefore living as Christ did. Those who focus on how Christ died could well be those who are closed against other religions and apparently angry. I just don't know how she's making that judgment since I've known her for over a decade and she's never once asked me my beliefs about the focus of my faith. I really thing the observable nature is due more to the comfort level of their own faith and therefore their willingness to accept the beliefs of others.
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Date: 2004-02-25 07:48 pm (UTC)And, perhaps, we're talking about much the same thing. Perhaps those who fgwriter sees focusing on the way Christ lived are those who are comfortable with their faith and open to outside ideas -- and therefore living as Christ did. Those who focus on how Christ died could well be those who are closed against other religions and apparently angry. I just don't know how she's making that judgment since I've known her for over a decade and she's never once asked me my beliefs about the focus of my faith. I really thing the observable nature is due more to the comfort level of their own faith and therefore their willingness to accept the beliefs of others.