I noticed that almost all in that area had a superiorty complex and an overall unfair business attitude and after some time decided to avoid doing business with them.
Not because of "anti semitism", but because I didn't like their attitude.
Note: nothing Ive said or feel condones murder in any form.
The attitude is logical & if you ever meet a
true Christian or a
true muslim, you'll find out that they have the same attitude. They are right after all & you are wrong. You refuse to see the truth even though it's biting in your nose. They'll be going to heaven, you'll be going to hell. I could go on for a while...
wikipedia said:
Various groups and individuals (see List of Messiah claimants) have considered themselves chosen by God for some purpose such as to act as God's agent on earth. This status may be viewed as a self-imposed higher standard to fulfill God's expectation.
Specifically, in the Hebrew Bible, called the Old Testament by Christians, and the Tanach by Jews, the phrase Chosen People refers to the ancient Hebrews/Israelites. In the Book of Deuteronomy, Yahweh proclaims the Nation of Israel, known originally simply as the Hebrews, as His holy people, chosen above all others (Deuteronomy 7:6). As mentioned in the Book of Exodus, the Hebrew people are God's chosen people and from them shall come the Messiah, or redeemer of the human race. The Israelites also possess the "Word of God" and/or "Law of God" in the form of the Torah as communicated by God to Moses. Jews and, by extension, Christians consider themselves to be the "chosen people". Adherents to Islam make, by the same extension as Christians, the same claim of chosenness by accepting what they see as the validity of the Law of God as told by Moses.
The big difference is that we've had some big schisms and a reformation. Add to this that if you ask many people if they believe in god, they'll say yes, but if you ask them if they literally believe in the bible, they'll look at you as if you're insane.
Christianity isn't what it was in ancient days. Everyone gives his or her own explanation to things and everyone does whatever he or she wants, whenever he or she wants and will use the god whenever it suits them.
A nice example is this place.
If I remember correctly Extravagance is one of the 7 deadly sins.
Extravagance is unrestrained excess. Extravagant behaviour includes the frequent purchase of luxury goods, and forms of debauchery.
Lust also falls into this category. Yet, we have a lot of 'believers' on this board, which is focussed on lust. All of them have one excuse or another, but if they were true Christians, they wouldn't be here.
If you'd talk to a Muslim he'd simply say christianity has become corrupt and he might even say an empty shell. I think Jews might believe the same thing. If you add the fact that Jews consider both Jesus & Muhammad to be false prophets & you might understand why they (orthodox Jews) feel slightly superior.
