# The Jews of the world don't like you either, Sevastopol **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [December 5, 2009, 11:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-jews-of-the-world-dont-like-you-either-sevastopol/520138 "2009-12-05T23:19:55Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 4\ **Page:** 11
**Author:** ![Miller](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/miller/32/481_2.png) [@Miller](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Miller)\ **Post date:** [December 22, 2009, 6:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-jews-of-the-world-dont-like-you-either-sevastopol/520138/201 "2009-12-22T18:01:05Z")
> [@LavenderBlue](#): > > Oh go fuck yourself. Or at least get some education. [Modding] **LavenderBlue** , this sort of language is against the rules in the Pit. See [here](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=508858) for details. No warning issued. [/Modding] ---
**Author:** ![ivan\_astikov](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/58f4c7/32.png) [@ivan\_astikov](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ivan_astikov)\ **Post date:** [December 22, 2009, 6:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-jews-of-the-world-dont-like-you-either-sevastopol/520138/202 "2009-12-22T18:20:48Z")
> [@Malthus](#): > > No prob. > > Religiously, “Chosen” is more of a burden than a benefit. Of course Jews view bearing this burden as a great honour. So, a particular group receives exclusive messages from **The Creator** , and they are not being favoured by said creator? Okay, if you say so - I suppose it’s all a matter of interpretation. Can you remind me when else in history a group willingly took on a ‘burden’ and felt it was a honour, or is this the one-off I feel it might be? ---
**Author:** ![Jackmannii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jackmannii/32/311_2.png) [@Jackmannii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jackmannii)\ **Post date:** [December 22, 2009, 8:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-jews-of-the-world-dont-like-you-either-sevastopol/520138/203 "2009-12-22T20:10:20Z")
I was under the impression that every religion’s members feel they’ve got the inside track to the Almighty (although no one had red phone access like Oral Roberts). Personally, I get very confused about which stereotypes I’m supposed to follow. Should I be pushy or standoffish? To miscegenate or not miscegenate (I’m historically inclined to the former)? As Kinky Friedman’s redneck nerd in a bowling shirt once said: _You just want to doodle a Christian girl and you killed God’s only son_ - “They Ain’t Making Jews Like Jesus Anymore” ---
**Author:** ![Malthus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/85f322/32.png) [@Malthus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Malthus)\ **Post date:** [December 22, 2009, 9:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-jews-of-the-world-dont-like-you-either-sevastopol/520138/204 "2009-12-22T21:25:59Z")
> [@ivan\_astikov](#): > > So, a particular group receives exclusive messages from **The Creator** , and they are not being favoured by said creator? Okay, if you say so - I suppose it’s all a matter of interpretation. > > Can you remind me when else in history a group willingly took on a ‘burden’ and felt it was a honour, or is this the one-off I feel it might be? There is no “willing” about it. The deal (known as the “Covenant”, though in fact several seperate deals with God are referenced - there is a “Noah covenant” which covers all of humanity, an “Abrahamic Covenant” specific to Jews, a “Mosaic Covenant” given later, etc.) was made by ancestors, it cannot be undone now. It’s a unilateral contract, in that God dictated the terms. As for whether its a one-off, I’m not qualified to say. Certainly most _Jews_ feel that it is. And it does convey certain divine favours (which, one should note, are believed in by Christians as well as Jews), for example: that the Messiah will be born of the Jews, of the line of David. Christians of course believe this has already happened; Jews do not. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-jews-of-the-world-dont-like-you-either-sevastopol/520138.md?page=10)