http://www.progressivechristiansuniting.org/2006/08/14/the-perils-of-taking-up-the-sword/ see. pray. act. Thu, 04 Dec 2008 00:21:54 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.3 http://www.progressivechristiansuniting.org/2006/08/14/the-perils-of-taking-up-the-sword/#comment-973 Ginny Burnight Fri, 25 Aug 2006 12:38:59 +0000 http://www.progressivechristiansuniting.org/2006/08/14/the-perils-of-taking-up-the-sword/#comment-973 Regarding 14, August 2006: I have just been forwarded this. Good piece, BUT... you are shooting yourself in the foot by using sone words that would keep me from passing this on to Jewish friends for dialog. In pragraph 7, "American Jews become "more and more shrill" If I were Jewish, that kind of "name calling" would close me down. Couldn't you have just said "have become more defensive" ? And, in paragraph 15, must you say "in a spirit of startling generosity" ? By using "startling," you say Jews are almost never generous. This is not "factual news" for dialog. This is mean editorialism. It is a turnoff for peace, and it negates everything else good you are saying! Regarding 14, August 2006:
I have just been forwarded this. Good piece, BUT… you are shooting yourself in the foot by using sone words that would keep me from passing this on to Jewish friends for dialog. In pragraph 7, “American Jews become “more and more shrill” If I were Jewish, that kind of “name calling” would close me down. Couldn’t you have just said “have become more defensive” ? And, in paragraph 15, must you say “in a spirit of startling generosity” ? By using “startling,” you say Jews are almost never generous. This is not “factual news” for dialog. This is mean editorialism. It is a turnoff for peace, and it negates everything else good you are saying!

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