Kansas City Faith Blogger Shares Resources For Fight Against Antisemitism

As always, we believe blogger Bill has his heart in the right place BUT some of his perspectives are outdated.

In his latest post, he overlooks or discounts so much Christian support for Israel and its people along with conservatives like Ben Shapiro reaching out the other way and offering interfaith consideration for Christian ideas & causes . . . And of THAT is to say that "people of faith" are often surprised and relieved to realize that petty political differences aren't so great that they can't be transcended by those dedicated to seeking a higher truth.

Here's the perspective from KC's top writer on faith & morals . . . 

Domestic terrorism, like antisemitism, has been on the rise for several years. To keep up with developments in that field as they affect us in the Kansas City area, I recommend to you the work of my former Kansas City Star colleague, reporter Judy L. Thomas, who does a terrific job explaining all this to readers.

The federal government, of course, can't by itself fix this ancient hatred of Jews. Its roots are deep and include nearly 2,000 years of anti-Judaism found in Christian history.

Here are some better resources that Bill provides . . . 

"If you want to be part of the solution in the Kansas City area, I suggest you find ways to support the work of these three agencies: The Midwest Center for Holocaust Education, the Jewish Community Relations Bureau/American Jewish Committee and SevenDays. (Disclosure: I serve on the boards of both the first and last agency just mentioned.) "

Read more via www.TonysKansasCity.com link . . .

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