this may be a really dumb question, but…
…why, throughout history, have the jews been so persecuted? what is it about this religion that makes it apparently so intolerable?
i hope this is the right forum for this. it’s prolly more of an imho, but… i thought i’d put it here just to be safe)
Persecution can happen to any reconized group. So, I guess humans are just jerks.
From SDMB:
Why is/was there so much hate against the Jews
What’s the origin of anti-Semitism?
Why is anti-semitism so popular?
From a Jewish website (Aish HaTorah)
Why the Jews?
Zev Steinhardt
IMHO,
its because the devil is behind hate.
And who would the devil hate? Gods’ chosen people.
I can offer all kinds of historical explanations for the origins of anti-semitism, but it’s a lot HARDER to explain why it’s still such a potent force today.
George Will explained the enigma aptly: in Europe, we see Christian anti-semitism without Christians or Jews!
That is, anti-semitism may have roots in Christianity (the whole “Christ killers” libel), but in modern Europe, Christianity is a spent force, a philosophy that no longer matters to many people. Yet, somehow, people who haven’t believed in Christ for ages still hate the Jews… very few of whom have even LIVED in Europe for ages.
thanks all.
stupid humans. especially the whole ‘they killed jesus’ bit. all this mess over a 2000 year old story?
Very stupid. Especially considering that, according to Christian doctrine, Jesus had to die in order to absolve Mankind of its sins. The Christians should be thanking the Jews for killing Jesus!