tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18463596.post5195679822205306599..comments2023-09-21T19:44:59.512-04:00Comments on Joy Leftow's Poetry Blog: MORE ON JESUS ND BEING JEWISHJoy Leftowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03700619411586350136noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18463596.post-16088856837412855532009-03-21T12:03:00.000-04:002009-03-21T12:03:00.000-04:00"and I do follow his pathbeing an upstart and allr..."and I do follow his path<BR/>being an upstart and all<BR/>runs in my family<BR/>saying what I mean, and doing what I say"<BR/><BR/>I like these lines... especially as I read the Gospel of Thomas (j's spiritual twin?). I don't believe he died for anyone's sins. <BR/><BR/>Unfortunately xtians have used the "chosen ppl" argument to force christianity and more suffering on jews, in jesus' name as well as my past experience of a certain romanticism toward "the chosen ppl" in evangelical circles. christians have come a long way, but those roots of antisemitism are still there.Christine Vyrnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15125525692093575724noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18463596.post-28289770817049841462009-03-19T16:52:00.000-04:002009-03-19T16:52:00.000-04:00I have only seen it in movies that centre around N...I have only seen it in movies that centre around NYC. Like Annie Hall for one. The first encounter was in Shakespeare's The Merchant of Venice. Shylock is the villain in the play and he is a jew. His lines, 'If you prick us, do we not bleed?' still rings in my ears.<BR/>I liked the poem v much.Kushhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05153330074390558887noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18463596.post-45802720678976686072009-03-17T14:12:00.000-04:002009-03-17T14:12:00.000-04:00Like the way the poem addresses this issue...Like the way the poem addresses this issue...fleuve-souterrainhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02671460507098082150noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18463596.post-8201273636328492612009-03-17T00:59:00.000-04:002009-03-17T00:59:00.000-04:00Beautiful poem...Anti-semitism is primitive & ...Beautiful poem...<BR/>Anti-semitism is primitive & reactionary. We all need 2 take up this fight. I am a Christian but I recognize Jews as the Chosen People.<BR/>Are't we all upstarts in one way or another? When we cry out against genocide, hate or injustice & fight the systems that promote it...we are upstarts, bringing about the healing of society that Jesus taught us to perform. No miracles, just human-2-human compassion!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18463596.post-66823005334836606982009-03-16T17:39:00.000-04:002009-03-16T17:39:00.000-04:00It's the upstarts that make the meaning for all us...It's the upstarts that make the meaning for all us visitors. I like the vacillation between the two.Karry Lynn Daytonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15941808014243447781noreply@blogger.com