Since Dean finally links to the posts I wrote in response to him, you can follow everything from his blog. Except for one item: He says that I have
the audacity to claim that Christianity is "profoundly anti-semitic" simply because it views Jewish scripture as incomplete. Which is just about the most hateful thing I've ever heard a Jew say about Christians.Then he links to an obscure comment I wrote in the midst of a related discussion on Winds of Change.
First of all, that's not quite what I said, as anyone can determine for themselves by following the link. Second of all, I didn't say anything particularly audacious or hateful, or unheard-of. Replacement theology is notoriously problematic, and Jews and Christians have been dialoguing for years about that and other anti-Jewish aspects of the Gospels. Finally, I have written plenty about Judaism and Christianity on this blog, and - although Dean probably doesn't agree with my point of view - my views are a bit more nuanced than his latest straw man.
I think it's wonderful that Dean and Rosemary made a large donation to MDA - I am grateful for anyone's support of Israel! But I'm not sure how the this is relevant to our disagreements. I assume their support of Israel comes from heartfelt and carefully thought out reasons of their own, which are not dependent on my agreement with their views on feminism, Christianity, or anything else. They shouldn't be, anyway. I am not obligated to keep quiet about other topics where we disagree just because the Esmays and I support the same cause, just as I am not obligated to do so for these folks.
But it's time to move on.
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