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Michael Medved Goes to Bat for Jews for Jesus�Sort Of

Jews for Jesus — Tue, 29 Sep 2009 00:00:00 -0700

Michael Medved, the Orthodox Jewish radio talk show host and movie critic, recently stated that, for the majority of American Jews, "the core of their Jewish identity isn't solidarity with Israel; it's rejection of Christianity." Medved's remarks were part of his reflections in Commentary magazine on the new book by Norman Podhoretz, Why are Jews Liberals? Medved's answer to that question: "Jews, like all Americans, vote not so much in favor of politicians they admire as they vote against causes and factions they loathe and fear." He concludes that Jews are afraid of the GOP as the "Christian party" and therefore reject Republicans and conservatism. Apart from any political considerations, Medved's comments are provocative. He imagines a dialogue between Woody Allen and a Hasid. He states that they would have absolutely nothing in common except for one thing -- their dismissal of New Testament claims that Jesus is the Messiah. Medved continues: "Anyone who doubts that rejection...

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Author: Matt Sieger
Added: Tue, 29 Sep 2009 00:00:00 -0700

Let's Elect a Dictator

Jews for Jesus — Mon, 17 Nov 2008 00:00:00 -0800

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Author: David Brickner
Added: Mon, 17 Nov 2008 00:00:00 -0800

Expelled

Jews for Jesus — Wed, 02 Apr 2008 00:00:00 -0700

To re-phrase Chaucer, "When April with her sweet showers, the drought of March has parched to the root,... Then do folk get expelled..." Yes, this April marks two expulsions, in a manner of speaking.� Passover (beginning the night of April 19) is not really an expulsion like the bad ones when Jews were kicked out of Spain, Portugal, and other countries.� It's really about liberation, which came about when Pharaoh, having had it up to here with the plagues, essentially said, "Get out of here already!"� His expelling us was God's way of freeing us -- a good expulsion. The day before Passover, April 18, marks the release of Ben Stein's film Expelled: No Intelligence Allowed, one of the latest in a series of advocacy films. Ben is talking about the expulsion that comes when proponents of Intelligent Design are "persecuted" in academic settings and denied the right of free inquiry, expelled from the academic establishment.� In this case, expulsion is the...

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Author: Rich Robinson
Added: Wed, 02 Apr 2008 00:00:00 -0700