Posted by Dr. Bob on January 23, 2014, at 4:52:23
In reply to Lou's reply-The Hsiung-Pilder discussion-woent » Dr. Bob, posted by Lou Pilder on January 21, 2014, at 20:20:46
> The post is not about Job. I am the subject person in the post.
I see the post as having 2 parts. You're the subject of the 1st, and God is the subject of the 2nd. You're in the best position to repudiate the 1st part, for example:
> The post says ... that I have a burden to save souls. There is no evidence stated to lead to that conclusion. The statement is false
I'm open to addressing the 2nd part:
> To say that Job had suffering imposed by God to him does not mean that all Jews will have suffering imposed upon them. And the subject is not suffering, but slavery imposed to me by God.
In that case, wouldn't it follow that saying God imposed a treacherous form of slavery on you doesn't mean God will impose a treacherous form of slavery on all Jews?
> The use of {treacherous} is an insult to the {character} of the God in question that the Jews cherish. The statement says that God is a liar and a deceiver and not to be trusted. The claim is false and could arouse anti-Semitic feelings to a subset of people and lead a subset of Jewish readers to feel shame and humiliation and ridicule.
"Job ... was perfect and upright, and one that feared God, and eschewed evil." Yet God imposed suffering on Job. Could that lead a subset of people to feel God is not to be trusted?
> > treacherous
> > 2 a : likely to betray trustCould the Book of Job evoke feelings of shame, humiliation, and anti-Semitism?
> Never again.
That seemed familiar, but I couldn't place it, so I did a quick search:
> > the slogan of the Jewish Defense League
> > The Jewish Defense League (JDL) is a Jewish religious-political militant organization whose stated goal is to "protect Jews from antisemitism by whatever means necessary". While the group asserts that it "unequivocally condemns terrorism" and states that it has a "strict no-tolerance policy against terrorism and other felonious acts", it was classified as "a right-wing terrorist group" by the FBI in 2001.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jewish_Defense_League
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