Re: Jimmy Carter's Jewish Problem (Was Re: More on Jimmy Carter's book

Dan Kimmel wrote:
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"Dan Kimmel" <daniel.kimmel@xxxxxxx> writes:
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Dan Kimmel wrote:
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And I'll still beat the *** out of any missionary who comes
to my door.
And get arrested for assault and battery for doing so. You do
not have the right to beat up people just because you disagree
with them or find their message offensive. Your proper response
is to decline to hear their message and closing your door. If
they don't go away then, they are trespassing.
If you have a house with sprinklers, turn them on when you see
them coming up your walk.
We just get Seventh Day Adventists, who are really wasting their
time in this neighborhood. I just point to the mezzuzah on the
door, smile and wish them a wonderful day. And close the door.
My Con Law professor -- who was (and still is, so far as I know)
Jewish -- said that when Jehovah's Witnesses knocked on his door
he'd politely decline their literature and talk, but make a small
donation any way, because they had been instrumental in some court
decisions that secured our free speech rights. :)
Dan, I am bothered by this attitude. I like the First Amendment and
the rights it guarantees. But to give financial _support_ to those
who wish to destroy the Jewish People in reward for their support of
that Amendment seems very self-defeating. If not worse.

The obvious answer is that the professor in question did not
think things through. I think that it is appropriate for Jewish
lawyers and organizations in the US to elect (or not) to stand up
for religious rights for others, on the grounds that it benefits
us, too. However, just because one supports someone's right to
practice their religion does not mean one has to financially
support their religion. It just doesn't follow.

I think you're both leaping to conclusions. He gave them a few dollars. He
didn't endow a building devoted to proselytizing Jews.

Yes. Scale matters.

chsw
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