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Chosen People

What Does It Mean That The Jews Are God's Chosen People?

Rabbi Alan Lurie | Posted 01.10.2012 | Religion
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Rabbi Alan Lurie

Jews were chosen to bring to the world this message of goodness: treat the stranger as one's own, love your fellow as yourself... In this way, Jews are chosen to be the lamp that allows God's light to shine in the world.

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Jesus For Jews, Or Something Like That

Frank Schaeffer | Posted 05.25.2011 | Religion
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Frank Schaeffer

There is no way to get on the inside of the who-is-chosen question without unpacking the quirky relationship Evangelicals have with Jews, both embracing them and condemning them to eternal damnation.

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Many Are 'Chosen People' -- And a Few Even Know What It Means

Michele Somerville | Posted 05.25.2011 | Religion
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Michele Somerville

Were I to teach my children that Jews are smarter than non-Jews, I would not only teach prejudice, but I would also fail to impart how important it is that the God of Genesis made the world various.

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The Real Lesson for Madoff's Chosen People

Larry Gellman | Posted 05.25.2011 | Business
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Larry Gellman

44% of Americans say they have changed their religion at least once. A generation ago, we were born Jewish or Christian and we stayed that way whether we liked it or not.

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