tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32414509.post8516525770992200661..comments2024-03-25T00:15:56.707-06:00Comments on Tracing the Tribe: The Jewish Genealogy Blog: Philly 2009: Hate group protest plannedSchelly Talalay Dardashtihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10930641777765846278noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32414509.post-10714382426490565922009-08-02T00:28:44.017-06:002009-08-02T00:28:44.017-06:00I am registered for the conference, but due to fam...I am registered for the conference, but due to family medical reasons, am unable to attend. While browsing the blog to see what is happening in Philly, this item brought sadness to me. I was raised early on in a Southern Baptist Church, protestant mother, catholic father...later in life converted to Catholicism myself. My father-in-law was jewish, and as a result I have become very interested and fascinated by exploring his side of the family...As one of many who comes from family with varied religious experiences, it always troubles me that so many still suffer from ignorance and misinterpretation, not only of other people and cultures, but most strikenly of their own religion. The narrowmindedness, hatred, and lack of compassion of many in the Christian religion is a disgrace to all that Christianity stands for... I, for one, would have seriously considered confronting them...but I understand the reasons for not...they have no reasonableness to their thought processes.Paul Traynorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04981806548401474460noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32414509.post-26973800234085139972009-07-31T10:17:52.697-06:002009-07-31T10:17:52.697-06:00Hi, Marlene. The advice from ADL about not confron...Hi, Marlene. The advice from ADL about not confronting those protesting is important. These groups WANT their opponents to actively engage them during such protests so the hate group can raise its profile. This one may be difficult to ignore as so many of us attending the conference have family histories in which persecutions played a major role. The essential reason for this protest was stated by their attorney, and we, as Jews, have heard this accusation throughout history. On the other hand, there should be media covering this protest and that publicity may raise the positive profile of Jewish genealogy (which is a good thing!)<br />SchellySchelly Talalay Dardashtihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10930641777765846278noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32414509.post-33496748116615324832009-07-31T04:21:11.847-06:002009-07-31T04:21:11.847-06:00Schelly:
Thanks for posting this information. Whil...Schelly:<br />Thanks for posting this information. While they are a group that we would all like to ignore, it is best that we are informed when their activities are on our doorsteps.<br />MarleneAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com