gphadraig wrote:Brendan suggests there is no 'Jewish conspiracy' but that a majority of Jews hold a consensus on................ Having grown up with Jewish neighbours, work colleagues, etc., etc., an over-riding impression I get is that if you put two Jews together you come out with three views on whatever is being discussed.
Maybe, but each of the three views will advocate an anti-Christian attitude.
You had Jewish neighbors. I have Jews in my family.
if protocals aren't true then the Holy Elder wouldn't be saying this http://oag.ru/icon/paissios.html so what do you have to say about what he just said about the dear jews
This thread really makes me want to weep, literally. I have a daughter who speaks Albanian and an Uncle who has lived in South Africa for many decades. I am not an expert on either Albanian or South Africa. Indeed I have many American relatives and my son took American studies as a subject, but I am not either an expert or an authority on either America or Americans.
However I and other can recognise people with an unhealthy, measured any which way you like, focus on spreading the story that a single group is collectively machinating to undermine Christianity. And that this group is the Jews. Yes, there are religious and secular Jews antagonistic to Christianity. There are those who profess Christianity who seem antagonistic to Christianity. There are 'humanists' who are antagonistic to Christianity. There are those 'progressive' upholders of modern secular values who are antagonistic to Christianity and any form of organised religion.
But to believe that at the crux of all this is the entire Jewish race? All we are missing in this thread are references to 'Mein Kampfe' as 'proof' of the Jews guilt. In my opinion 'bigoted views' repeatedly posted feed hate, suspicion and worse. Maybe this undermines not Christianity for that that Christ Himself initiated will withstand even the gates of hell, but rather may distract, lead away or cause some to spurn the Gospel on account of such nonsense. However so wrapped up in this are a small core that I wonder what the real agenda and origins of this 'thrust' are. I truly and regretfully doubt it is the product of ceaseless prayer, prostrations, fasting and arms giving......................
There have been repeated exhortations to the a number of posters to see what they are doing or to seek spiritual advice, but they persist seemingly unable to 'hear'. After reflection and reading the Gospel of the Apostle Matthew carefully together with Orthodox spiritual commentaries I will make no further posts on this thread.
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FROM THE MODERATOR: And with that, I lock this thread, as I find that a perfect ending post, as this thread has caused divisiveness and personal attacks that are unbecoming an orthodox Christian forum. People have left over the behaviours of some of the participants in this thread on both sides and I share in the disgust of some of these name-calling attacks. I hope we can recovery from this nastiness and move on to more spiritually profitable subjects and behavior.