02-12-2005, 12:07 AM
Howdy Muslimah, sorry I didn't get back to you, I don't check this site as regularly as I should.
As best as I can decern, your question was "why do you defend Jews if Jews (according to Christians) killed Jesus?"
Ok, here I go. First of all, I do not believe Jesus was ressurected, let's just get that out of the way. He was probably the victim of grave robbers. Second, I defend Jews against anti-semites because you can't possibly hold Jews responsible for the murder of Jesus since back in the biblical days, there were no Christians or Muslims yet, only Jews as far as Abrahamic religions go. It's like if I go to Kenya and am killed by Kenyans in a bank robbery. There really isn't anyone else around to kill me, get my drift? Lastly, it is insane to hold Jews accoutable for the death of Jesus 2000 years after the fact. Do I hold modern, everyday English people responsible for the genocide carried out against the Irish? Of course not. Do I hold decendents of Moors accountable for the deaths of Italians? Certainly not. While it is certain that decendents of the conquering/dominant group still benefit from their ancestors oppresing actions (think Whites in America) it is irrational to actually hold a grudge or BLAME them for something that happened before they were born.
This is why I defend Jews. And while it may not seem like it (mostly because there is only anti-Jew diatribe on this message board and very little Jew-on-Muslim hatred) I defend Muslims just as strongly back here in the real world. After 9/11, I strongly opposed the detention of Muslims and Arabs in the U.S. for no good reason. I also oppose the U.S. Oil-Industrial Complex's abuse of Arab nations for profit as well at George W Bush's imperialist actions in the middle-east. I oppose most actions taken by the Israeli government as well. But the actions of power hungry politicians in Israel has zero effect on my opinions of the average Jew, whether it be a mason living in Israel or a lawyer living in Brooklyn. Just as I hold no Afghanis or Saudis responsible for the actions of the terrible Osama Bin Laden.
I hope that helps clear things up. Feel free to ask a follow up question if you want. Also, forgive my sarcasm to Rehmat, but sometimes it's just too tempting! ;-)