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The Sins Of Scripture Spong

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In section 6 of “The Sins of Scripture” Spong talks about the concept of Anti-Semitism and how it has been used to discriminate against Jews a religious group. For instance, the Christian religion had the belief that the Jews were the ones who were responsible for the death of Jesus. Because of this action through the years the Jews have been badly mistreated and discriminated. The twelve disciples who were present at the last super were said to believe that they were also Jews. Even Jesus was said to believe that he was also a Jew. The concept of Anti-Semitism characterized the Jews as a coldhearted group of people. Jews were not welcomed into the Christian religion and were not considered Christians. The holocaust was a devastating time

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