Monday, April 15, 2019

There’s No Such Thing As “Judeo Christian Values” - Rabbi Danya Ruttenburg


“Judeo-Christian” isn’t a thing.  It’s important for interfaith dialogue, coexistence, basic respect, and historical accuracy to not conflate Judaism and Christianity.

The right wing trope of “Judeo-Christian Values” positions Jews and Christians against Muslims and is Islamophobic.

It omits Christian oppression and murder of Jews over more than 1000 years.  It also ignores Jewish civilization worldwide and facts of key Jewish developments in the Middle East and North Africa.

The full article is available here