This Week in Antisemitism

This Week In Antisemitism. Examples of #antisemitism on Twitter, and what gentiles can do to dismantle it. Run by a Christian clergy member. #TWIAS

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An antisemitic incident from December has surfaced this week. A retired United Methodist pastor was caught on camera marking a Jewish neighbor's groceries with a swastika.
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...like “I’d like to set up a time to talk about hate and antisemitism, and what our congregation should be doing about it.”

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An antisemitic incident from December has surfaced this week. A retired United Methodist pastor was caught on camera marking a Jewish neighbor's groceries with a swastika.
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3. I encourage lay people to speak with clergy if they are not certain where the clergy stand on antisemitism. The healthiest way to go about this is to give them some warning about what the conversation will involve, ...

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This article does a tremendous job at explaining the context of the antisemitism that is seen today, and why many of those who spread it do so unknowingly.

https://t.co/yUYRrpLyXP

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This is an example of how right-wing antisemitism is willing to ride the coattails of left-wing antisemitism. For individuals who are on the left; it would serve you well to learn more about left-wing antisemitism, because at this moment it is feeding the right’s.
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Displays of #antisemitism have increased because of current events in Israel and Gaza. Let’s look at one example of it from recent days.
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I can’t unpack everything that is going on here. In a nutshell, Orange is clearly equating a handful of right-wing hot topics with Israel, and he quickly makes the false assumption that Blue is Jewish for making a comment that quite frankly barely passes as pro-Israel.
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@Dsc_01 @Delafina777 To be fair, the English "them" in John 2:15 can lead to that understanding, though in the Greek that word definitely refers to only animals. Regardless, the scene is problematic in itself, and it regularly has been a source of Christian bad-takes, at times leading to violence.

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I’ll make a thread sometime unpacking proselytizing, but for now know that 1) proselytizing is not a loving act, and 2) the intent of the Great Commission does not condone harassment.
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There’s an increase in antisemitic acts and a call for a National Day of Hate this weekend.
Let’s do the work of dismantling this hatred and pray for the safety of our Jewish friends and communities.

Examples follow.
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Christians, does this help you see why proselytizing is harassment? Everyone you encounter in life already knows about Jesus; if they aren’t a Christian, it is not because *you* haven’t told them.
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