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Attempst to convert all Jews to Christianity The Southern Baptist Convention, the largest Protestant Christian denomination in the US, is currently attempting to end the Jewish religion by converting all Jews to Christianity. Many other Protestant groups are similarly raising funds for a massive effort convert Jews. Jews view these efforts with great distress, and some see them as anti-Semitism. In contrast, the Presbyterian Church, the United Methodist Church, and the Roman Catholic Church have ended their efforts to convert Jews. [Southern Baptist views on Judaism and other faiths] [Attempts to covert Jews to Christianity, and responses] |
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Many elements of the Jewish community have responded favorably. Rabbis from the non-Orthodox movements are involved in inter-faith dialogue with many Christian churches, and even the Modern Orthodox Rabbinical Council of America was indirectly involved in talks with the Roman Catholic Church during the 1960s. |
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Many elements of the Jewish community have responded favorably. Rabbis from the non-Orthodox movements are involved in inter-faith dialogue with many Christian churches, and even the Modern Orthodox Rabbinical Council of America was indirectly involved in talks with the Roman Catholic Church during the 1960s. Recently over 50 rabbis from the non-Orthodox branches of Judaism signed a document called [Dabru Emet]? ("Speak the Truth") that has since been used in Jewish education programs across the US. Some Modern Orthodox rabbis have made statements in agreement with this document as well, but have not signed. This is because Orthodox Judaism is more strict than the other denominations in regards to the Jewish religious prohibition against inter-religion theological dialogue. (In the past such dialogues were forced, and had as their sole motive the conversion of Jews to other faiths.) While affirming that there are differences between these two religions, the purpose of Dabru Emet is to point out the common ground between these two religions. It is not an official document of any of the Jewish denominations per se, but it is representative of what many religious Jews feel. [Dabru Emet] [Relations between Christians and Jews] |
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