Found this in news today. This is an extreme view than an Atheist.
"A state senator who is Jewish said Tuesday she was ?highly uncomfortable? while a visiting Baptist pastor repeatedly mentioned Jesus Christ and Christianity in a prayer on the floor of the state Senate a day earlier, and wants to require that prayers in the chamber be nondenominational. "
Does that mean Jewish are less tolerant than Christians?
The Jews believe a "savior" will arise from within to lead them. Jesus, who was a Jew, proclaimed himself to be the Son of God - "The Savior". Some, mostly non-Jews, believed him and started Christianity. The Jews believe Jesus was an impost er and are still waiting for "the savior" to come forth.
?What shall I do, then, with Jesus who is called the Messiah?? Pilate asked.
They all answered, ?Crucify him!?
?Why? What crime has he committed?? asked Pilate.
But they shouted all the louder, ?Crucify him!?
When Pilate saw that he was getting nowhere, but that instead an uproar was starting, he took water and washed his hands in front of the crowd. ?I am innocent of this man?s blood,? he said. ?It is your responsibility!?
All the people answered, ?His blood is on us and on our children!?
First question: Jewish doesn't like the "word" Jesus, because Jewish is and adjective.
Second question: No, it means that Christians are less tolerant than Jews by CONSTANTLY overusing Jesus in public prayer. Why not just say "God"? that's a concept you can all agree on.
Yes, well, considering Jews were persecuted, forcibly converted, and killed in the name of Jesus--or folks who identified as his fan club--I can see why a Jewish lawmaker would be uncomfortable hearing his name repeated. You would probably feel uncomfortable if you had to listen to a prayer that wasn't of your religion and that invoked their god's/prophet's name repeatedly.
Quite frankly, I think that chambers of state legislatures (not to mention the U.S. Congress) are the WRONG place for prayers of any sort.
And Jewish is an adjective; the person in question is called a Jew.
I'm a religious Jew and don't believe the (secular) government is any place for religious worship or prayer.
But if they're required to have one under some misguided law, they shouldn't single out one religion as it implies the state favors one religion over another.
The name Jesus is Greek, and signifies another excuse to persecute Jews. I suspect that the gospels that are presented in today's New Testament were Aramaic notes, lists of sayings as you would find in the gospel of Thomas, (it's on the net, look it up), that got turned into narratives by Greek scribes under orders by Constantine to make them fit the Man-god perspective of the teacher who would have been called by the name Y'shua. No observant Jew could have written the gospels as they are written. They would have walked away from Jesus, best scenario, or stoned him, at worst, for claiming to be begotten of God, a pagan concept forbidden in their tradition.
Why Jewish don't want to hear the word 'Jesus'?
