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I’m no religious scholar, but I suspect Colin James isn’t either, and his take on the Old Testament is wrong, divisive and offensive. The Golden Rule as cited by Jesus is from Leviticus and, and Hillel called it the most important message of the Torah /1 https://democracyproject.nz/2020/04/13/colin-james-an-easter-message-on-democracy/
Leviticus 19:18 “Love your neighbor as yourself”.
Leviticus 19:34 “The stranger who resides with you shall be to you as one of your citizens; you shall love him as yourself, for you were strangers in the land of Egypt”. /2
Leviticus 19:34 “The stranger who resides with you shall be to you as one of your citizens; you shall love him as yourself, for you were strangers in the land of Egypt”. /2
The Golden Rule is also an important message of the Hadith and in other religions.
This piece is especially disturbing at a time when we should all be uniting and focusing on our common humanity and common enemy.
It is all the more disturbing at Easter/Passover time... /3
This piece is especially disturbing at a time when we should all be uniting and focusing on our common humanity and common enemy.
It is all the more disturbing at Easter/Passover time... /3
when we Jews carry in our collective memory the pogroms and other antisemitic acts that we have suffered for many centuries at this time, thanks to being cast as Christ’s killers and smeared with blood libels.
I’m not easily upset, but this upsets me.
I’m not easily upset, but this upsets me.
