Posted by Lou Pilder on February 8, 2015, at 7:49:02
In reply to Re: Lou's reply -top 6 » Lou Pilder, posted by ed_uk2010 on February 7, 2015, at 18:25:12
> >I do know how the passage has been used to defame Jews historically.
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> I understand that you think that, but it seems to me that the overall impression of the post was very positive, and there was no intention to defame anyone.
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> >The passage takes place in the Temple where the Jews are, so the moneychangers are likely to be Jews and could lead readers to think of Jews in a disparaging manner as {loving money while others went without}.
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> To be honest Lou, if you weren't so insistent on drawing attention to it, I don't think anyone would be thinking anything about Jews at all.
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> You seem quite paranoid. I hope you are not suffering.ed,
You wrote,[...and there was no intention to defame anyone...].
What criteria do you use, if any, to conclude that there was no intention to defame anyone?
Lou
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