The Jews
"Some people like the Jews, and some do not.
But no thoughtful man can deny the fact that they are, beyond any question, the most formidable and the most remarkable race which has appeared in the world."
Winston Churchill
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"The Jew is that sacred being who has brought down from heaven the everlasting fire, and has illumined with it the entire world. He is the religious source, spring, and fountain out of which all the rest of the peoples have drawn their beliefs and their religions."
Leo Tolstoy
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"It was in vain that we locked them up for several hundred years behind the walls of the Ghetto. No sooner were their prison gates unbarred than they easily caught up with us, even on those paths which we opened up without their aid."
A. A. Leroy Beaulieu
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"The Jew gave us the Outside and the Inside - our outlook and our inner life. We can hardly get up in the morning or cross the street without being Jewish. We dream Jewish dreams and hope Jewish hopes. Most of our best words, in fact - new, adventure surprise, unique, individual, person, vocation, time, history, future, freedom, progress, spirit, faith hope, justice - are the gifts of the Jews."
Thomas Cahill
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"One of the gifts of the Jewish culture to Christianity is that it has taught Christians to think like Jews, and any modern man who has not learned man to think as though he were a Jew can hardly be said to have learned to think at all."
William Rees-Mogg
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"It is certain that in certain parts of the world we can see a peculiar people, separated from the other peoples of the world and this is called the Jewish people.... This people is not only of remarkable antiquity but has also lasted for a singular! long time... For where as the people of Greece and Italy, of Sparta, Athens and Rome and others who came so much later have perished so long ago, these still exist, despite the efforts of so many powerful kings who have tried a hundred times to wipe them out, as their historians testify, and as can easily be judged by the natural order of things over such a long spell of years. They have always been preserved, however, and their preservation was foretold... My encounter with this people amazes me..."
Blaise Pascal
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"The Jewish vision became the prototype for many similar grand designs for humanity, both divine and man! made. The Jews, therefore, stand at the center of the perennial attempt to give human life the dignity of a purpose."
Paul Johnson
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"As long as the world lasts, all who want to make progress in righteousness will come to Israel for inspiration as to the people who had the sense for righteousness most glowing and strongest."
Matthew Arnold
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Indeed it is difficult for all other nations of the world to live in the presence of the Jews. It is irritating and most uncomfortable.
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The Jews embarrass the world as they have done things which are beyond the imaginable. They have become moral strangers since the day their forefather Abraham introduced the world to high ethical standards and to the fear of Heaven. They brought the world the Ten Commandments which many nations prefer to defy. They violated the rules of history by staying alive, totally at odds with common sense and historical evidence.
They outlived all their former enemies, including vast empires such as the Romans and the Greeks. They angered the world with their return to their homeland after 2000 years of exile and after the murder of six million of their brothers and sisters. They aggravated mankind by building, in the wink of an eye, a democratic State which others were not able to create in even hundreds of years. They built living monuments such as the duty to be holy and the privilege to serve one's fellow men. They had their hands in every human progressive endeavor, whether in science, medicine, psychology or any other discipline, while totally out of proportion to their actual numbers. They gave the world the Bible and even their "savior".
Jews taught the world not to accept the world as it is but to transform it, yet only a few nations wanted to listen. Moreover, the Jews introduced the world to one God, yet only a minority wanted to draw the moral consequences.
So the nations of the world realize that they would have been lost without the Jews. And while their subconscious tries to remind them of how much of Western civilization is framed in terms of concepts first articulated by the Jews, they do anything to suppress it. They deny that Jews remind them of a higher purpose of life and the need to be honorable, and do anything to escape its consequences. It is simply too much to handle for them , too embarrassing to admit, and above all too difficult to live by.
So the nations of the world decided once again to go out of its way in order to find a stick to hit the Jews. The goal: to prove that Jews are as immoral and guilty of massacre and genocide as some of themselves are. All this in order to hide and justify their own failure to even protest when six million Jews were brought to the slaughterhouses of Auschwitz and Dachau; so as to wipe out the moral conscience of which the Jews remind them. And they found a stick. Nothing could be more gratifying for them than to find the Jews into a struggle with another people (who are completely terrorized by their own leaders) against whom the Jews, against their best wishes, have to defend themselves in order to survive. With great satisfaction, the world allows and initiates the rewriting of history so as to fuel the rage of yet another people against the Jews. This in spite of the fact that the nations understand very well that peace between the parties could have come a long time ago, if only the Jews would have had a fair chance. Instead, they happily jumped on the wagon of hate so as to justify their jealousy of the Jews and their incompetence to deal with their own moral issues.
When Jews look at the bizarre play, taking place in The Hague, they can only smile as this artificial game once more proves how the world paradoxically admits the Jews uniqueness. It is in their need to undermine the Jews that they actually raise them.
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"The study of history of Europe during the past centuries teaches us one uniform lesson: That the nations which received and in any way dealt fairly and mercifully with the Jew have prospered; and that the nations that have tortured and oppressed him have written out their own curse."
Olive Schreiner
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"If there is any honour in all the world that I should like, it would be to be an honorary Jewish citizen."
NTA.L. Rowse
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 | This is very nice. Thanks for sharing. Doc |
 | Since I am agnostic I am not so sure about the whole 'chosen people' thing. However I will admit I respect the Jewish people and believe that they have a right to live and worship as they see fit.
The fact that the Muslims are constantly trying to put them in a bad light, or blame them for everything wrong in the world tells me a a lot as well. Especially when they get way out there and make claims like the Jews are responsible for 9/11.
There is no question of persecution as far as I am concerned. |
 | They don't like me 'cause I'm a woman, and gettin' old. |
 | i love these quotes and they're from really great people. how come some people have land and yet they leave it instead of working to deveop it like the jews did? |
 | I've grabbed them by the corner of their garment and said come let me go with you! |
 | Finally I heard other voice here. |
 | And, here I thought they were human beings with faults, aspirations, deceits, love, lies, truth, birth, death, happiness, depression, sorrow, greed, sharing & giving, suffering and conflict just like me and my other fellow non-jews human beings. I didn't know I was supposed to worship them. Why would I do that again? |
 |  with faults, aspirations, deceits, love, lies, truth, birth, death, happiness, depression, sorrow, greed, sharing & giving, suffering and conflict just like me and my other fellow non-jews human beings  The only thing different is they have faults, aspirations, deceits, love, lies, truth, birth, death, happiness, depression, sorrow, greed, sharing & giving, suffering and conflict just like me .........and glorify the Lord while suffering. |
| amos914 wrote on Apr 12, edited on Apr 12 Because I give waters in the wilderness, and rivers in the desert, to give drink to my people, my chosen.
This people have I formed for Myself; they shall show forth My praise. Is.43:20,21
When destructions come upon the nations, the prophecy will be fulfilled where it says: (concerning Judah and Jerusalem): "It shall come to pass in the last days that the mountain of the Lord's house shall be established in the top of the mountains, and shall be exalted above the hills, and ALL NATIONS shall flow into it.
"And many people shall go and say, Come ye, and let us go up to the mountain of the Lord, to the house of the God of Jacob; and he will TEACH US HIS WAYS, and we will walk in his paths; for out of ZION shall go forth the law, and the word of the Lord from Jerusalem." Isaiah Chapter 2
What Jeannie was referring to is the word of God through Zechariah which states
"Thus saith the Lord of hosts, It shall yet come to pass, that there shall come people, and the inhabitants of many cities;
And the inhabitants of one city shall go to another, saying, 'Let us go speedily to pray before the Lord, and to seek the Lord of hosts : I WILL GO ALSO.'
Yea, many people and strong nations shall come to seek the Lord of hosts in Jerusalem, and to pray before the Lord.
"..In those days it shall come to pass, that ten men shall take hold out of all languages of the nations, even shall take hold of the GARMENT of him that is a JEW, saying, "We will go with you; for we have heard that God is with you."
Elizabeth aka 227 |
| I know alot of Jews who don't glorify God. As a matter of fact they are atheist Jews. And, I know alot of people, including Jews, who suffer due to their own decisions in life. I'm really not sure what your point is. |
| I never worshipped any race. I guess you missed my point. The blog made it sound like Jews did no wrong and they should be worshipped. And, I've met many Jews without brains or didn't use the ones they had. Trust me, they exist as well. |
| They glorify the lord while suffering? Well so do many muslims, christians, hindus, buddhists, pagens and animists. So what. |
| "Jews never been worshipped till my knowledge throughout history !
but rather persecuted and outcast if not genocide."
You missed my point entirely. The blog sounded more like Jews could do no wrong and the blogger sounded rather idolatrous. Just my opinion. Last to my knowledge there was no genocide against Jews going on in the muslim countries or middle east. So your argument about the 'show still going on' is false.
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 | You may also start a group like "MY PROTEST AGAINST DEAD PEOPLE'S QUOTES". |
 | "Last to my knowledge there was no genocide against Jews going on in the muslim countries or middle east. So your argument about the 'show still going on' is false."
Are you sure about this Annecoulter ?? |
| Where am I protesting? I'm simply stating what the entire blog sounds like. Yes, quotes are from individuals and more than likely taken out of context. But they are arranged and composed in such a manner that obviously represents the views of the blogger and not necessarily the orignial speaker or writer of the original quotes. You can insult me all you want I could care less, but it's obvious that you can't take a simple questioning of your premise of your blog. Pity. |
| Uh, yeah. There is no genocide going on against Jews in the middle east. There are no gas chambers, no hangings or mass graves of Jews in the middle east. To suggest that there is this going on is not only a fabrication/lie but an insult to those Jews and non-Jews who actually suffered and died in the holocaust. |
| Obviously I'm getting under your skin if you're replying in such a reactionary way. Pity. |
| You're the one that asked me 'if I was sure about that'. Perhaps picking up a newspaper for once in your life or reading about what is going on in the middle east would explain it for you. |
| No, when you start calling people names or using ad hominems you are not expressing a blase feeling about it. You're emoting. |
| I'm not nitpicking at all. I don't over rate myself at all but name calling and ad hominems all point to the fact that you are simply being reactionary and what I'm saying is getting under your skin. The fact that you call me 'dearie' underscores that. I'm pointing out the fact this blog has an overall sound of idolatry based on a specific race of people and it isn't simply pro-Jewish. I don't over rate myself but obviously the blog over rates an entire race of people. |
| "If it offends you file a complaint to the ACLU, maybe they'll listen to you :) "
Again, very reactionary. typical. |
| Good, laugh all you want. |
| please do not fall asleep in your computer. you could dream and hit your head on the keyboard. we love you so much we don't want that to happen to you. |
| So you express love by insulting people? That says alot about you. |
| amos914 wrote on Apr 17, edited on Apr 17 They glorify the lord while suffering? Well so do many muslims, christians, hindus, buddhists, pagens and animists. So what. Sounds like you need to step back and determine WHAT if any God YOU glorify.. Being nemesis AnnCoulter sounds as if you need to establish your own personal identity as well... maybe you will do well on that "spiritual road to success" that Oprah is leading the masses on.. I don't know, but I found an interesting blog about your "leader" that reveals much about the position you are attempting to uphold.. ---"It would be better if we were all Christian?" to which Coulter responded, "Yes." Later in the discussion, Deutsch said to her: "[Y]ou said we should throw Judaism away and we should all be Christians," and Coulter again replied, "Yes." When pressed by Deutsch regarding whether she wanted to be like "the head of Iran" and "wipe Israel off the Earth," Coulter stated: "No, we just want Jews to be perfected, as they say. ... That's what Christianity is. We believe the Old Testament, but ours is more like Federal Express. You have to obey laws." So there you have it. According to the gospel of Ann Coulter, Jews currently live in an imperfect state, presumably because they have not adopted Jesus as their savior nor embraced the teachings of Christianity. Again, she has the right to hold and express her religious views and she may or may not be anti-Semitic, but the danger lies in those who are willing to take her statements to it's logical conclusion and begin harassment campaigns against Jews or even worse. Judaism teaches us that we human beings can never live in a "perfect" state. Only G-d is perfect and we mortals do transgress laws and commit sins. Jewish law teaches us the concept of repentance, of correcting our behavior and if we stumble or fall on the path of life, to pick ourselves up and try again. To continue to strive for good, despite our human shortcomings. Apparently, Ann Coulter transcends imperfect human behavior and lives on her own private strata of spiritual excellence." ---- http://righttruth.typepad.com/right_truth/2007/10/ann-coulters-je.htmlIs Ann Coulter a Christian?? Who are you, and what do you stand for, Anncoultersnemesis? |
| Whining? You wish. Nothing I said in my statement is whining. |
 | AnnCoulter Shalom.
I do not know who you are, or what you are, but you sound very much like those very brainwashed deceived Palestinians I see on face book all over the place, they do the same as you, they pretend to be Christians, but they are so deceived about who the Jews really are as a people, that they have a very hard time to hide their venom when it comes to the Jews.I love the people who have been arguing here with you on this post, cos I can see by their answers, that they are honest and intelligent people. Ann I couldn't care less about who you are or about the way you think about the Jews, but I just feel that I have to straighten out some things about being Jewish or Christians. If you really would be a Christian, than you would know that the first people who became followers of Yeshua or Jesus in English, were as a matter of facts Jews. That is, because all the people in that book called bible, old and new testament were Jews. Yeshua or Jesus was born in the Jewish country called Canaan or Israel given to them by the GOD they worship, the creator of this world and universe, and Yeshua's mother was a Jewish virgin. now if you know the old testament just a little bit, than you would know, that Avram was the first man ever to be called a Jew. was worshipping the GOD who called HIM self I am who I am ,or, I AM THE GREAT I AM., It was this GOD, who told Avram that he had to circumcise him self and his family and every man who belonged to his house hold, slave or free,as a sighn in their flesh that they wer Jewish. Now when Avram was circumcised, it was this same GOD, who told Avram from now on you will be called a JEW and every body ells who comes from your bloodline will be called a Jew,.and this GOD was the one who said to Avram and his household, I will set you apart, you will be my chosen people. Now it is that same GOD,who inspired the book that is called the bible,or Tanach in Hebrew. HE was the one who told the Jews to write this book,its a history book of all that THIS GOD has done for and through HIS chosen people, who HE had called chosen and JEWS, Now out of this bloodline came Miriam,and when she was a virgin, GOD spoke,and she became pregnant and her Jewish Baby boy was called Yeshua when he was born.Now this boy when he grew up, was totally filled with the HOLY SPIRIT of the GOD of the Jews, the Creator of this world and universe, and the creator of the land who was called Canaan or Israel, ( not Palestine ) now because this GOD of the Jews had created the land of Israel, it was HIS and HE decided to give it to the JEWS, HE didn't give it to the people who call them self's now Palestinians,cos they didn't exist in that time( now there are no Palestinians either, there are just a bunch of brain dead people who think they are called Palestinians, cos there lying Amans told them so )any way So when Yeshua grew up, His FATHER ,the GOD of the Jews, told him to go to the Jewish people and teach them how to love and obey and worship the GOD who created them, cos over the years they had been deceived and side tracked by lying spirits who had deceived them and thought them to worship other GODs (demons )cos there is only one real GOD, and that is the GOD of the Jews,the Creator of this world and universe.while Yeshua the son of GOD was teaching the Jews how to turn back to their real GOD, the Jews who only are called Jews cos they were born into the bloodline of Avram, but who were worshipping false religion, got mad at Yeshua, cos they saw that his followers were many,so they were losing their evil grip over the Jewish people,they turned on Him, and on anyone who believed Yeshua to be the son of GOD. so the believers had to flee, to different places,and so also gentiles became believers,or followers of GOD's own son Yeshua ,and so they became Jews as well, the word Jew only means being a chosen one of the GOD of this universe,and so GOD can choose who ever HE wants, and call them Jews. Now the whole bible old and new testament, is written about the Jews and about the GOD they worship. so the gospel was preached by the Jews to the Jews, and the gentiles who believed in the son of GOD, became Jews as well. even all the apostles in the new testament were Jews, including Paul, if you read the bible , than you will see that Saul or Paul like you are calling him, was a very horrible religious Jew, who did every thing in his power to kill all those who were called believers or followers of Yeshua, it was only when GOD himself knocked him down on the road to Damascus,that he would understand that he in his false religious zeal, was nothing ells but a murderer of the true Jews. cos that is what you are when you become a believer in Yeshua Ha Mashiach, you become a TRUE JEW! not a Christian and not a Muslim and not a Buddhist, but a TRUE JEW!!!. I hope that this little bit of information got the clouds out of your brain, so be happy and be blessed in the name of the JEWISH SON OF THE JEWISH GOD OF ISRAEL!
Aukina. |
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| aukina4israel1,
I was waiting for someone like you to see things in black and white terms saying ridiculous things that since I criticize this blog that I'm pro-Palestinian and anti-Jew. Telling me that I know nothing about Christianity or the Bible when in fact I attended a conservative Christian college in the mid-west and have a father in-law who is a pastor at a very well known Christian denomination. The fact that you are a literalist of the Bible really doesn't help your argument at all toward protecting Israel. And, the fact that you can't accept the fact that Jews are human beings and not gods to be set up like idols who cannot be criticized makes you sound even more ridiculous. Grow up, your kind are not doing anything to help Israel or the Jews whatsoever. |
| bugsey wrote on Apr 19, edited on Apr 19 aukina4israel1,
I was waiting for someone like you to see things in black and white terms saying ridiculous things that since I criticize this blog that I'm pro-Palestinian and anti-Jew. Telling me that I know nothing about Christianity or the Bible when in fact I attended a conservative Christian college in the mid-west and have a father in-law who is a pastor at a very well known Christian denomination. The fact that you are a literalist of the Bible really doesn't help your argument at all toward protecting Israel. And, the fact that you can't accept the fact that Jews are human beings and not gods to be set up like idols who cannot be criticized makes you sound even more ridiculous. Grow up, your kind are not doing anything to help Israel or the Jews whatsoever. WHY? Is it because she's a Jew? I thought you were all for LOVE huh dearie? Hurling criticisms at my friend isn't a valid argument nor does it make you look smarter. |
| Your argument makes no sense whatsoever according to my reply I gave to your friend. Try again. |
| bugsey wrote on Apr 19, edited on Apr 19 Your argument makes no sense whatsoever according to my reply I gave to your friend. Try again. Your arguments aren't even arguments. You are bashing people and you're mad because of a blog of quotes from dead people. That's really SANE of you huh? If I were you, I would find quotes of DEAD people praising whatever "race" or "nationality" you wish.
Or better still join the FSM Church and see the logical connection between pirates and global warming! |
| Again, your argument makes no sense. Where did I bash your friend? I didn't. I answered her bashing of me which claimed I knew nothing of the Bible or of history and her claims that I was pro-Palestian. I could care less about dead people quotes and once again your claims about me being mad or angry about dead people quotes are false. I was critiquing the sound of the blog and it's kind of idolatry of one race. Sounds like I hit a nerve.
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| The blog is a compilation of quotes taken out of context to serve an expression of the blogger. The context of the quotes are changed to serve the blogger and that is a form of expression. It's called recontextualization. And, in this case it states a persons opinion in a way that completely takes the original quotes and places them with new meaning according to the bloggers own personal expression. I could care less about the Flying Spaghetti Monster. "IF it were "idolatry" it is none of your business." O.k I see. So you admit you are idolatrous. LOL, then that's o.k. As long as you are aware of it and finally admit it. |
| Do you know what Idolatry means? |
| Ann said'
And, the fact that you can't accept the fact that Jews are human beings and not gods to be set up like idols who cannot be criticized makes you sound even more ridiculous. Grow up, your kind are not doing anything to help Israel or the Jews whatsoever..
Ann or what ever your name is, I am not going to argue with you,cos that wouldn be fair, cos your brain is to small to be able to understand the truth,Just wanted to let you know that I am a true Jew,and as far as I know I am real flesh and blood,and not even once have I thought being a GOD or GOD, so I just dont understand how you can say things like that, I can see that going through a conservatif christian colage or having a pastor as a father in law doenst make people any smarter than they are.if you have a pea brain, you have a pea brain, and nothing can change that.Be at peace sweet heart,and go and find some other pea brains to play with, We grownups dont have time for todlers. |
| well, nothing like twisting the conversation around but whatever. What you are saying has nothing to so with what I said. You can twist my words around and call me ad hominems, I don't care, maybe that makes you feel more grown up. |
| amos914 wrote on Apr 21, edited on Apr 21 Sounds like you need to step back and determine WHAT if any God YOU glorify..
Being nemesis AnnCoulter sounds as if you need to establish your own personal identity as well... ms./mr.nemesis of Ann Coulter,
Since you have given yourself the authority to call those of faith out on the lines of idolatry...
Here is a little lesson for you to study, from the book of OUR GOD, the GOD of ISRAEL, the GOD of the JEWS and the same GOD of CHRISTIANS:
Idolatry: Strongs#1497 Greek word 'eidolon' an image (i.e. for worship) by Implication a HEATHEN GOD, or the worship of such. {which one was it again that you said you worship?) or are you one of those special souls that can live forever WITHOUT the help of The God of infinite knowledge, Otherwise known as -worship of SELF??
here are some words from the bible... "If anyone teaches otherwise and does not consent to wholesome words, even the words of our Lord Jesus, and to the doctrine which accords with godliness,
he is proud,
knowing nothing,
but is obsessed with disputes and arguments over WORDS,
from which come envy, strife, reviling, evil suspicions,
useless wranglings of MEN OF CORRUPT MINDS
AND DESTITUTE OF TRUTH, who suppose that godliness is a means of gain.
from such withdraw yourself. 1 Timothy 6:3
so, I ASK AGAIN, so we can all be straight on who/what we are dealing with here, WHAT GOD DO YOU WORSHIP? (if any) ____________________________
being that you "transcend imperfect human behavior and live on your own private strata of spiritual excellence" I take it that you are Atheist/Agnostic and therefore need to just remove yourself from the blog and bow out, because it is clear that this blog is intended for purposes you have no part in... |
| Yeah Anne Coulter whatever.. who are you? I'd really like to shake your hand? No kidding. You seem to be interesting? |
 | This is good reading even though I don't agree with everything. Being the chosen is a term I am not comfortable with. We are no different from anyone else in my opinion. Only more driven with social justice..... and other things. |
 | Thanks for this blog...the Jewish people, like people of other beliefs and cultures, can be found in every ethnic background and on at least 6 of the 7 continents! For example, the Ethiopians are descendants of the Levitical priests, a few of whom are mentioned in Leviticus and the Old Testament. I love the Jewish people, and pray that I can take a vacation to the Holy Land while I am still breathing! Without Judaism...there would be NO Christianity! Peace and Joy to you!!! |
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