Striving to be Better

For John, BLUF:  The author makes the case that the Constitution changed government by providing room for Jews to participate.  Nothing to see here; just move along.

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Christian Support for American Jews Began at the Founding

Here is the sub-headline:

The Hamas terror attack of Oct. 7 triggered an overwhelming display of support among American Christians for Jews and for Israel.  This continues a long history.

From The Epoch Times, by Constitutional Law Professor Rob Natelson, 12 Recember 2023 12/12/2023

The Author notes that on 18 August 1790 President G Washington wrote to the congregation of the Touro Synagogue in Newport, RI.  President Washington’s letter concluded:

May the Children of the Stock of Abraham, who dwell in this land, continue to merit and enjoy the good will of the other Inhabitants; while every one shall sit in safety under his own vine and figtree, and there shall be none to make him afraid.  May the father of all mercies scatter light and not darkness in our paths, and make us all in our several vocations useful here, and in his own due time and way everlastingly happy.

President Washingon has several nice turns of phrase.  Credit to him or his Clerk who might have helped him draft the letter.

Not that the road to today was always smooth. , For example, there was the lynching of Leo Frank in Marietta, Georgia, in 1918.  Historians are generally agreed he was wrongfully convicted for a crime he didn't commit, and when his sentnce was commuted, he was lynched.

We should all strive to eliminate religious intolerance.  The recent demonstrations and actions of students (and faculty) at Harvard and MIT are a blot on our record, and as a resident of Middlesex County I am disgusted.

Regards  —  Cliff