Are Christians responsible for the hatred of Jews today?

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i hate Islamophobia it is very irrational and missplaced, Islam is one of the largest religions in the world(i believe either 2nd or 3rd largest but dont quote me on that one) if they all believed that Holy War is correct then they would have already taken over the world

http://www.islamophobia.org/news.php

From Greek philosopher Epicurius, courtesy of Jonathan Miller's "A History of Disbelief" on PBS:

"Is God willing to prevent evil, but not able?
Then he is not omnipotent.
Is he able, but not willing?
Then he is malevolent.
Is he both able and willing?
Then whence cometh evil?
Is he neither able nor willing?
Then why call him God?"

can God create a rock he cannot lift?
If he can he cant lift it which means he isn't omnipotent, if he can't then he still isn't omnipotent because he can't create a rock he can't lift.

I didn't read the whole 11 pages - but it is likely that the NT blamed the Jews because Christianity spread during Roman rule and the Roman rule was responsible for Jesus' death. So they rewrote it as if someone else is responsible, and the only other possibility was blaming the Jews. Also it's a traditional description of the Messiah, being rejected by the people. But the people probably DID accept Jesus...

It's ridiculous to think that it was anybody other than Pontius Pilate and his rule that killed Jesus... The whole description of Jews demanding the crucifixion of another Jew ("the Jewish king") and the Romans GIVING INTO IT is just ludacris. If anything, the Romans asked their puppet-Sanhedrin to condemn Jesus so they would have an excuse. But there's no doubt - the Roman rule killed Jesus, and the bible blamed the Jews so that the Romans wouldn't persecute the christians for believing in him.

If the Jews killed Jesus, he would have been stoned to death, according to Jewish law. Crucifixion was an execution method reserved for traitors and enemys of the empire. Why would the Jews (probably the only nation that fought for independece against the Romans) ask the Romans to kill an enemy of the Romans? And why would the Romans do what the Jews tell them to? It makes no sense at all.

well i was just trying to prove a point that ALL religions have more blood, death and destruction then any dictatorships and christianity is the worlds largest religion so its the most familiar example

@theking

Why are you bringing Epicurus and the logical problem of evil up during a discussion on Anti-Semitism? Do you really want to get into a debate over body count?

On the matter of your comments relating to the Pope. He was conscripted into the Hitler Youth then into the anti-aircraft corps, he then deserted. His cousin will killed by eugenics program.

In General

Just about everyone took on the Romans before and after conquest. Compared to the efforts made in Northern Spain, Gaul and Germany the Jews (while brave), were not nearly as determined.

well there was a comment about how muslims are evil and he was christian so my point is just that he has no room to talk about whose religion is evil seein how his has caused more death and destruction than any religion and government combined

Catholics are heretics.Second just because someone is Jew that does mean mean that he can't be saved or be Baptized.Also let's take for example Sodom and Gomorrah(i think i did not mistake the cities)where God would not punish them if there were only 10 Just people.Also some things is not racism,like Pharisees.There were good Pharisees too.But the thing with Pharisees is that they were a close culture,that's why the majority were like that,because of being close and sharing opinions.Like when Turks are being considered barbaric.There are good too,even Saints,but because the majority is close and a culture are like that.