Throw the Old Testament at the Jensens

I'm remember hearing a story about a chief minister from the State of Tamilnadu named Kamaraj. A temple elephant got loose and was running wild through the street, getting ready to stampede the folks in the town. Kamaraj alertly picked up the chain from the temple, threw it where the elephant could see and hear. As a result, the elephant stopped and went "soft and lame." That is how I feel about these so called "Westernized folks."

Most of them will always be prejudiced in how they judge minorities but if you give a certain reference to the Old Testament regardless of their religious beliefs, they get lame real quick. Doesn't matter if it is a drunk at a bar giving you a hard time, another minority trying to test your prejudicial tolerance, biased neighbor playing head games, or a cheating tennis player. Make a symbol from the Old Testament remark, they shut up real quick and lose their fire. Dick Butkus comes to mind. Chris Evert comes to mind.

I don't know the Bible, so they don't have to worry about me. However in college, I noticed street Bible preachers that appeared in campuses and bars, they seem to know where to hit them: the heart. Didn't matter the size of the person or beliefs. I saw them battle Christians, Jews, Muslims, Hindus, and others regardless of their level or view point of their perspective. Eventually, they always come to this line after the conversation banter. It was always "Israel belong to...... Most of them would say Jews, Christians or both very rarely Muslims or all. It just to seems to work regardless of the type of people or what circumstance is my conclusion.

It is fun to watch people trip over this like those running elephants that Kamaraj stopped but if they aren't temple trained, you are out of luck. However, in my own experience, most have or have the yearning to reach for the Christian spiritual if they aren't successful. Most don't want to embrace their own pagan ancestry due to the fact that most are converted. Therefore, there is not entitlement effect to their previous or convert religion. Very few can trace their family of three generations and most were not Christians per say.

You can say that they are lost. But most lost people put down others who are lost. I call it hypocrisy. However, by them doing that, it reveals that they don't want to go back to the pagan ideals but aren't quite Christian enough to put a hold for themselves before losing roots to other denominations, religions, or beliefs. The fact is: these folks didn't come from Israel but converts to it. I did once hear that only Jews can be Christians and not pagans (but who are the Jews and where? Likewise, what is a pagan and where?).

They can say they aren't into religion but why bully or are so prejudiced to others? Yet, you mention Israel and who the land belongs to. They have opinions. I feel that Westerners are trained in a Judeo-Christian way through our schools, entertainment, literature, and institutions through the passage, structure, message, and its conclusion in how things should be done. Regardless of what you feel and believe, the Old Testament attitude prevails. Light and dark.

The converts can only earn their way to the light with or without reward but the old can choose but are entitled to the light with reward. This is the attitude that trips everybody up including me.