Difference between revisions of "Theory of Fundamentalist Antisemitism"

It was shockingly expressed by Rabbi Alexander M. Schindler, President of the American Union of Hebrew Congregations, in a letter to other reform Jewish leaders quoted in a June 1976 issue of [[Time magazine]]: "historically, anti-Semitism had its roots in fundamentalist religion."<ref>  [http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,918186,00.html "CARTER AND THE JEWS"] [[Time magazine]] Monday, Jun. 21, 1976 </ref> This theory received further support from the [[Jewish Council for Public Affairs]] (then named National Jewish Community Relations Advisory Council (NJCRAC)).  In their "Joint Program Plan 1975-1976" it is implied that a literal interpretation of the [[Bible]] engenders "negative images of Jews and Judaism"<ref name=Rausch>''[http://books.google.com/books?id=-BPjHQAACAAJ Zionism Within Early American Fundamentalism 1878-1918: A Convergence of Two Traditions]'', [[David A. Rausch]], Edwin Mellen Press, 1979, ISBN 9-88946-875-3, ISBN 0-88946-976-8, page 1,2 </ref>. According to the Church studies and Judaic scholar [[David A. Rausch]], [[Liberal Christians|Liberal Protestant clergy associations]] have encouraged this view.<ref name=Rausch/> Such [[liberal]] Christian organizations "issue declarations against Evangelicals as if Judaism's existence depended on silencing all evangelism."<ref name=Rausch/> [[David A. Rausch]] point outs that even [[University of Chicago]] theologian [[Martin E. Marty]] has promoted this view: "[Evangelicals domestically] "have often tended toward anti-Semitism, while mainline and liberal Protestans [are] not known for anti-Semitism 'next door.'" Professor Marty goes on to dogmatically claim that peer-reviewed studies show that the more fundamentalist views a Christian holds, the more anti-Semitic he or she becomes.<ref> "Jimmy Carter is an Evangelical!", Martin E. Marty, ''Moment'', September 1976, pp. 9-12; 60 </ref>