David Hurst writes:
>Lastly, I personally have never thought of the term "Judeo-Christian"
>as subsuming Judaism. I have always thought of it as acknowledging
>Christianity's ancestry in its Judaic roots. From this perspective
>Judaism subsumes Christianity (as well as Islam and Marxism, if one
>counts the latter as a religion).
My jewish friends (that I have had theological discussions with) do
not take the term "judeo-christian" as an affront to their belief
system. Indeed, I had a discussion with one friend who stated that it
was about time that the phrase came into more common usage, instead of
an esoteric buzz word used by theologians and philosophers. His
feeling is that the moral base for christianity (and judaism) is
rooted in ten commandments, given to Moses by the god of Abraham. I
think he has a valid point. If it were not for the tenacity of the
jewish people, christianity may well not exist today. As an atheist, I
base my moral code on (mostly) the old testament and I gain a great
deal of inspiration from those who are/were persecuted for their
spiritual beliefs (that I do not believe in a god does not preclude me
from adopting value systems that are "divinely" inspired). As an
interesting aside, my friend prefers to be known as "Judean"
(jew-day-an), he feels that "jewish" implies uncertainty and even
reluctance to his faith.
Ms. Weiss, try to get around the semantics. It is about time that
credit is given where it is due, isn't it?
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