Reply #5: Whoa there! [View All]

[Lydia Leftcoast]

Have you actually read the Old Testament?

There's a lot more to it than Leviticus, you know.

Both the major and minor prophets are tough on issues of social and economic justice.

Ever since Jews first arrived in this country, they have been at the forefront of every worthy cause that has come along: the labor movement, the peace movement, the civil rights movement, the women's movement, the environmental movement, you name it.

I've seen this "Old Testament bad, New Testament good" nonsense on DU before, and anyone who spouts this line simply hasn't read the Hebrew scriptures.