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- Camouflage
- Assuming Superiority
- Deception
- Loving Us to Death
- Cover-Up
- The Numbers Racket
- Circular Reasoning
- Mistranslation
- Quoting Out of Context
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Don’t be taken in by the classic good cop - bad cop routine that goes like this: The bad cop threatens a person and the good cop protects the person from the bad cop. The threatened person is so grateful to the good cop, and so worried about possibly losing this protection, that he invariably shows his appreciation by telling the good cop everything he wants to hear. In similar fashion, the good Christian talks about how much he loves the Jews, Israel, bagels, lox, and more… while denouncing the bad Christian who hates and persecutes the Jews. A Jew with even minimal knowledge of Christian anti-Semitism can feel so grateful to the good cop that he’ll automatically judge him to be a good friend and reliable ally. Watch out for hidden motives behind these loving friendship routines.
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5 STEPS if you are approached by a Missionary
- Try to disengage as quickly as possible:
- Who are you? What organization are you affiliated with? Does it have a religious designation?
- Thank you, but no thanks. I am already affiliated with (Jewish Group Name)
- End your response with concluding statement:
- I appreciate your sincerity, but I am happy with my identity as it is. HAVE A GREAT DAY!
- If challenge continues:
- Oh! You’re Jewish. Did you know that many quotes from the Jewish Bible have been taken out of context or mistranslated?
- Have you ever read the Bible in its original text?
- Why don’t you join me, and let’s sit down and discuss this with my Rabbi. He is more knowledgeable about this than I am.
- Thank you, but I am happy with my identity as it is. I encourage you to respect the other students on this campus who have their own beliefs. I’m not pushing my views on you, so please respect us in the same way.
- If the recruiter is a good friend:
- I appreciate that you want to share your thoughts with me, but you need to know that it makes me uncomfortable.
- We need to agree to disagree.
- I care about you, and respect your beliefs. If you really care about me, you need to respect mine.
- If you’re in an awkward situation (i.e., you are a guest at a party, your sorority has a Bible study,
or your team has a pre-practice prayer circle, etc.)
- I’m very comfortable with my religion, and I would rather sit this one out.
- Let me know when you’re done, and let’s hang out later!
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