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| Kewl! The Jerusalem Post now has special edition for Christians |
| 2006-03-31 |
| Exerpted from the cover letter: Let me also take this opportunity to invite other Christian ministries and leaders to join us in this venture, to ensure that The Jerusalem Post Christian Edition - its content tailored specifically to Christian readers who care passionately about the well-being of Israel and the Jewish people - reaches the widest possible Christian readership. We at The Jerusalem Post hope and believe that the establishment of the Christian Edition will bring Jews and Christians closer together to the benefit of all. You're appreciated! I haven't looked into it, so I don't know how well it's being done. Nonetheless, a lovely gesture, and I'm going to have to think seriously about getting my darling mother-in-law a subscription for Christmas. :-) |
| Posted by:trailing wife |
| #6 We've had lovely discussions over the decades since I first met her treasured son, Nimble Spemble. I'm the first Jew (not counting the two who are members of her church) that she's known to talk to, and she's taken full advantage of the situation. :-) From originally thinking that all those not Christian would end up in Hell, her view has evolved to believing that Christ came to allow non-Jews to be included in the Jewish contract with God. I've learned a lot about evangelical Christianity from our talks, too, and have very much enjoyed them. I will, of course, take a very close look at what the JPost is putting out before deciding, as well as consulting Mr. Wife on the matter (being as she's his mother and all). Frank G., I'm glad you (and liberalhawk) are keeping an eye on Israeli politics -- it makes my head ache simply trying to read articles on the subject. |
| Posted by: trailing wife 2006-03-31 20:07 |
| #5 You didn't offend me, TW, never. I was speaking hypothetically wrt your idea of giving it to the mominlaw, unless you kjnow her religious leanings really well. |
| Posted by: Nimble Spemble 2006-03-31 18:29 |
| #4 I enjoy reading the JPost original recipe (as a Catholic). The internecine political battles among jewish subgroups/parties is amazing. If they didn't have a seething mass of Arabs on their periphery who want to kill them and drive them into the sea, I wonder how well they'd function. Survival is a strong instinct ... |
| Posted by: Frank G 2006-03-31 17:35 |
| #3 I'm sorry, Nimble Spemble. I certainly didn't intend to offend. I assumed there would be special photojournalism pieces of places in Israel of religious significance to Christians, and stories about Christian efforts in Israel that don't make the cut for a Jewish audience, while ignoring, say, stories about comparative Purim celebrations in Tel Aviv and Jerusalem. |
| Posted by: trailing wife 2006-03-31 16:53 |
| #2 I'd be offended by it, TW. First, as a Christian I feel I have a lot more in common with a lot of Jews than I do with a lot of Christians. So, please don't treat Christians as a segment to be addressed. Second, why is the information Christians get any different than what Jews get? What would your reaction be if the Christian Science Monitor came out with a special Jewish oriented edition? I'll take my JPost like my Scotch, neat. |
| Posted by: Nimble Spemble 2006-03-31 16:43 |
| #1 What no "The Jerusalem Post Muslim Edition" ? |
| Posted by: DepotGuy 2006-03-31 16:27 |