introducing faith/religion to kids

On Sun, 08 Jun 2008 12:25:56 -0400, Clisby wrote:

Well - what should Jewish parents say to young children about Jesus? What's
your answer to that?


The same thing Christian (or Muslim or Hindu or Buddhist) parents should
say: "Maybe we're wrong."

Sorry, but Jewish parents would then be setting their kids up for
recruitment into Jews for Jesus which is simply not acceptable.


--
Dorothy

There is no sound, no cry in all the world
that can be heard unless someone listens ..

The Outer Limits

toto wrote:
On Sun, 08 Jun 2008 12:25:56 -0400, Clisby wrote:

Well - what should Jewish parents say to young children about Jesus? What's
your answer to that?

The same thing Christian (or Muslim or Hindu or Buddhist) parents should
say: "Maybe we're wrong."

Sorry, but Jewish parents would then be setting their kids up for
recruitment into Jews for Jesus which is simply not acceptable.



And Christians who admit that it's possible that Jesus wasn't a god are
setting their children up to be recruited by the Jehovah's Witnesses or
the Hare Krishnas? Puh-leeze. It's a free country - people can try
to recruit other people to religions, political groups, whatever.
There's nothing unacceptable about it, as long as the recruiters go away
politely when asked.

clisby

In article , Clisby says...

toto wrote:
On Sun, 08 Jun 2008 12:25:56 -0400, Clisby wrote:

Well - what should Jewish parents say to young children about Jesus? What's
your answer to that?

The same thing Christian (or Muslim or Hindu or Buddhist) parents should
say: "Maybe we're wrong."

Sorry, but Jewish parents would then be setting their kids up for
recruitment into Jews for Jesus which is simply not acceptable.



And Christians who admit that it's possible that Jesus wasn't a god are
setting their children up to be recruited by the Jehovah's Witnesses or
the Hare Krishnas? Puh-leeze. It's a free country - people can try
to recruit other people to religions, political groups, whatever.
There's nothing unacceptable about it, as long as the recruiters go away
politely when asked.

I don't think thats quite what she meant.

Banty

On Mon, 09 Jun 2008 14:42:14 -0400, Clisby wrote:

toto wrote:
On Sun, 08 Jun 2008 12:25:56 -0400, Clisby wrote:

Well - what should Jewish parents say to young children about Jesus? What's
your answer to that?

The same thing Christian (or Muslim or Hindu or Buddhist) parents should
say: "Maybe we're wrong."

Sorry, but Jewish parents would then be setting their kids up for
recruitment into Jews for Jesus which is simply not acceptable.



And Christians who admit that it's possible that Jesus wasn't a god are
setting their children up to be recruited by the Jehovah's Witnesses or
the Hare Krishnas? Puh-leeze. It's a free country - people can try
to recruit other people to religions, political groups, whatever.
There's nothing unacceptable about it, as long as the recruiters go away
politely when asked.

However, Jewish parents do NOT need to admit that Jesus might have
been their messiah, but that they missed it.

That is something that won't be done.

Would a Christian admit that Jesus might NOT have been the messiah or
that he might not have been God at all, if that is part of their
belief system? I don't think so. And I don't think Jews have any
obligation to tell their kids that Jesus *might* have been God either.

clisby


--
Dorothy

There is no sound, no cry in all the world
that can be heard unless someone listens ..

The Outer Limits

toto wrote:
On Mon, 09 Jun 2008 14:42:14 -0400, Clisby wrote:

toto wrote:
On Sun, 08 Jun 2008 12:25:56 -0400, Clisby wrote:

Well - what should Jewish parents say to young children about Jesus? What's
your answer to that?

The same thing Christian (or Muslim or Hindu or Buddhist) parents should
say: "Maybe we're wrong."
Sorry, but Jewish parents would then be setting their kids up for
recruitment into Jews for Jesus which is simply not acceptable.


And Christians who admit that it's possible that Jesus wasn't a god are
setting their children up to be recruited by the Jehovah's Witnesses or
the Hare Krishnas? Puh-leeze. It's a free country - people can try
to recruit other people to religions, political groups, whatever.
There's nothing unacceptable about it, as long as the recruiters go away
politely when asked.

However, Jewish parents do NOT need to admit that Jesus might have
been their messiah, but that they missed it.

That is something that won't be done.

Would a Christian admit that Jesus might NOT have been the messiah or
that he might not have been God at all, if that is part of their
belief system? I don't think so. And I don't think Jews have any
obligation to tell their kids that Jesus *might* have been God either.



Neither has any obligation to do so, and I don't recall anyone saying
they do. There's no law requiring intellectual honesty.

Clisby


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