It Starts With Trying

My departure from Facebook stems from, once again, being accused of being something I am not.

Anti-Semitic.

A long time friend posted a Bernie Sanders meme of "People say they won't vote for a Socialist Jew, but worship one every December."

I replied that The Bible was silent on economic systems and mentioned that Jesus might not actually be a Jew once He became The Messiah.

One of my friend's friends attacked me for being anti-Semitic for that.  He cited about ten Christian theological theories that state that Jesus is, in fact, a Jew.

I replied, "You going to even bother asking the Jews who gets to be Jewish?"

Because the idea that The Messiah is no longer one of them is a Jewish theological debate.

You see, to be a Jew is to be one of the chosen people of God and that is predicated on being a person.  The Messiah is the living embodiment of God, and thus not really a person anymore.  Much like angels aren't people, but are Holy.

It's a fringe theory, but it's a real one.  Ask your Rabbi!

I elaborated on this theory and this person decried that I was definitely anti-Semitic.

For expressing an idea that Jews were people?  Not just that they were people but to be Jewish you must be a person.

I must be the worst hater in history.