You have put my thoughts and feelings over the last many months into words! Thank you so very much! I thought maybe it was just me and a select few friends who felt this way!!!
I have held Netanyahu’s feet to the fire because of his embrace of white supremacy, nationalism and our Nazi in Chief Adolf Trump. Evan, I applaud 👏 your fierce opposition to all that we suffer from. Stay strong. Stay safe.
The only reason those RW Fascist “Christians” are willing to “goon” with those Nationalist “Israel for Jews Only, and the West Bank is part of it” types, is self-interest.. the xtians want to jump-start the Apocalypse, and the Jewish hate-mongers relish the support and cover they get from the Christofascists.
Agreed. There’s plenty of cynicism and bad faith to go around for everyone.
The (claiming to be) Christian nationalists are trying to hasten the apocalypse. Netanyahu and his minions obviously do not subscribe to this notion, but they’re willing to accept the support of people who deep at heart, hate them.
Btw I was raised to love and revere God’s chosen people. With respect and high regard. I am older than you. The child of the child who faced Hitler. The Depression. Nixon. JFK. The Cold War. I was raised to feel disgust at racism. I was raised to see myself as an equal to men. To treat others with dignity. To not be like the haters around us.
When I was a new Christian I attended a small group to help with the basics. One thing we really focused on was being godly. We were asked to tell about one person we thought really exemplified this. I shared Mr and Mrs Auskotsky. Polish Jews who were in their 70s by the time I knew them. I was a very little girl. They were so gentle, humble, kind. I always wondered why Mister wore long sleeved flannel shirts even on the hottest days. I never asked. But one day on the way home I asked my mom about the dark inky numbers that peaked out at the edge of his cuff. My mom explained. He was a Jewish man who had been in a German concentration camp. And she told me why. Because of Nazi filth. Missus always wore sweaters. She was blind, suffered with ill health. And always found her way to their safe where she kept Hershey bars for me. To go with the apple she gave me. Every week. My mom was the housekeeper for the Jewish family upstairs. In the duplex the Auskotsky’s owned. Three days a week I lived in the Jewish section of Milwaukee. European, beautiful. Libraries, universities, parks. I told them about the grace that marked these people in my mind. Loving and not bitter. Maybe being closer to our time of persecution keeps us honest, keeps us real. I guess it’s a choice for peace. To leave that pain to move on.
The mindfuck of Putin-trump is to adopt the cult of the aggrieved whoever you are. It’s an easy temptation.
Also, I recall this, that Abram was chosen for his search for good leaving his father’s pagan idols. God revealed Himself to Abram. The Patriarch of faith.
Also that Israel was chosen then to be a light to the Gentiles. YHVH’s temple a house of prayer for all nations.
Faith, not fight is the way. While nations must defend their borders, and people are to defend the weak and even themselves, it is with forgiveness. Grace. Not genocide.
The way of Jesus is clear- to seek a loving solution in the ways of God. Maga has fallen for this End Times scam and Israel plays a vital role. It’s signaling to the MAGAs and American Christians overall that trump is preparing the way for Jesus’ return. In Jerusalem. That’s why he moved the embassy there from Tel Aviv. It looks like trump is playing the Jewish leadership on one hand while plays Nazis on the other. Jesus jr to both. Quite a feat. I wish I could make people believe the cruelty if this regime to destroy every institution, every religion.
A true lover of Jesus . I’m glad you have that with you. A good root to grow from. I’m sorry for your loss. I pray you feel Jesus presence this moment and take you deeper into His rest. 🤗
My father was one. He died walking in the woods praying his Rosary. And he was educated by Jesuits. The Jesuits like in the Holy Father, Bishop of Rome. He is weeping right now. I adored him. Still do.
lol. Not at all. To me the wind up to jealousy or envy or bitterness is the way to break a person of faith from their professed belief. Jewish people. Muslim people. Christian people. Buddhist people. All God focused faith groups have a grace teaching. So the INCEL is weaponized. The white man faced with progress that blows his mind his career. The religious community having to accept non believers impact on their lives. Americans are just whiny. Easy to piss off. Telling them they are fucked over usually turns them off their duty to the Constitution and their neighbor. Whether next door or in a foreign country.
Well said. As a Catholic with Jewish relatives and friends, trying to focus on the humanity of all persons is the only way to teach my children that trauma doesn’t have to permeate life; rather, we can all hold on to the hope that there is something better. For all of us. We don’t have to be told what that is. We know.
Great read - thanks for sharing such a thoughtful take!
You have put my thoughts and feelings over the last many months into words! Thank you so very much! I thought maybe it was just me and a select few friends who felt this way!!!
What a fascinating read that brought new perspectives on Jewish legacy and leadership. Thank you for the in depth analysis and explanation.
I have held Netanyahu’s feet to the fire because of his embrace of white supremacy, nationalism and our Nazi in Chief Adolf Trump. Evan, I applaud 👏 your fierce opposition to all that we suffer from. Stay strong. Stay safe.
The only reason those RW Fascist “Christians” are willing to “goon” with those Nationalist “Israel for Jews Only, and the West Bank is part of it” types, is self-interest.. the xtians want to jump-start the Apocalypse, and the Jewish hate-mongers relish the support and cover they get from the Christofascists.
Agreed. There’s plenty of cynicism and bad faith to go around for everyone.
The (claiming to be) Christian nationalists are trying to hasten the apocalypse. Netanyahu and his minions obviously do not subscribe to this notion, but they’re willing to accept the support of people who deep at heart, hate them.
Btw I was raised to love and revere God’s chosen people. With respect and high regard. I am older than you. The child of the child who faced Hitler. The Depression. Nixon. JFK. The Cold War. I was raised to feel disgust at racism. I was raised to see myself as an equal to men. To treat others with dignity. To not be like the haters around us.
When I was a new Christian I attended a small group to help with the basics. One thing we really focused on was being godly. We were asked to tell about one person we thought really exemplified this. I shared Mr and Mrs Auskotsky. Polish Jews who were in their 70s by the time I knew them. I was a very little girl. They were so gentle, humble, kind. I always wondered why Mister wore long sleeved flannel shirts even on the hottest days. I never asked. But one day on the way home I asked my mom about the dark inky numbers that peaked out at the edge of his cuff. My mom explained. He was a Jewish man who had been in a German concentration camp. And she told me why. Because of Nazi filth. Missus always wore sweaters. She was blind, suffered with ill health. And always found her way to their safe where she kept Hershey bars for me. To go with the apple she gave me. Every week. My mom was the housekeeper for the Jewish family upstairs. In the duplex the Auskotsky’s owned. Three days a week I lived in the Jewish section of Milwaukee. European, beautiful. Libraries, universities, parks. I told them about the grace that marked these people in my mind. Loving and not bitter. Maybe being closer to our time of persecution keeps us honest, keeps us real. I guess it’s a choice for peace. To leave that pain to move on.
The mindfuck of Putin-trump is to adopt the cult of the aggrieved whoever you are. It’s an easy temptation.
Also, I recall this, that Abram was chosen for his search for good leaving his father’s pagan idols. God revealed Himself to Abram. The Patriarch of faith.
Also that Israel was chosen then to be a light to the Gentiles. YHVH’s temple a house of prayer for all nations.
Faith, not fight is the way. While nations must defend their borders, and people are to defend the weak and even themselves, it is with forgiveness. Grace. Not genocide.
The way of Jesus is clear- to seek a loving solution in the ways of God. Maga has fallen for this End Times scam and Israel plays a vital role. It’s signaling to the MAGAs and American Christians overall that trump is preparing the way for Jesus’ return. In Jerusalem. That’s why he moved the embassy there from Tel Aviv. It looks like trump is playing the Jewish leadership on one hand while plays Nazis on the other. Jesus jr to both. Quite a feat. I wish I could make people believe the cruelty if this regime to destroy every institution, every religion.
A true lover of Jesus . I’m glad you have that with you. A good root to grow from. I’m sorry for your loss. I pray you feel Jesus presence this moment and take you deeper into His rest. 🤗
Thank you, Ann. I know my father is here bc I see him in my children. Even those not so happy with the Catholic Church. 💚💝💕
My mom used to say, not everybody talking about it is going there. :). She had zero use for preachers.
My father was one. He died walking in the woods praying his Rosary. And he was educated by Jesuits. The Jesuits like in the Holy Father, Bishop of Rome. He is weeping right now. I adored him. Still do.
lol. Not at all. To me the wind up to jealousy or envy or bitterness is the way to break a person of faith from their professed belief. Jewish people. Muslim people. Christian people. Buddhist people. All God focused faith groups have a grace teaching. So the INCEL is weaponized. The white man faced with progress that blows his mind his career. The religious community having to accept non believers impact on their lives. Americans are just whiny. Easy to piss off. Telling them they are fucked over usually turns them off their duty to the Constitution and their neighbor. Whether next door or in a foreign country.
Exactly! And when they go to receive their “Just Reward”, it won’t be what they expected.
Well said. As a Catholic with Jewish relatives and friends, trying to focus on the humanity of all persons is the only way to teach my children that trauma doesn’t have to permeate life; rather, we can all hold on to the hope that there is something better. For all of us. We don’t have to be told what that is. We know.