I am truly a member of a small, hopefully growing, minority: a Jewish conservative. I was an AARP member until two years ago, when I joined AMAC, my new "family". I fully support the conservative view of faith in God and His gift to us - the Ten Commandments. I feel the anguish of many christians who are labeled "morons" by faithless leftist elitists. I am anguished as well, and for the same reason.
Since AMAC should be the conservative answer to the AARP, it should proudly embrace ALL people of faith (i.e., people who believe in God; people who believe in tolerance and abhor fanatic violence in the name of a god; people who believe in the Ten Commandments; people who will help their neighbors in need regardless of color, race, religion or sex; people who believe in the sanctity of the individual to freely execise their faith in peace and compassion).
I therefore suggest that AMAC be more inclusive in its messages rather than just christian. "Judeo-Christian" references will be more appropriate, but people of ALL benevolent faiths should be embraced. That will create a very powerful AMAC, and ultimately clip the wings of the faithless, left-leaning AARP.
Point well taken Uri. I don't think there was any exclusion meant, just perhaps a fogging of the brain. I am sure AMAC welcomes all faiths, and that they are interested in all things that will make this organization grow...
Uri, So sorry you have felt excluded. I always thought of this association as conservative and not based on religion. I'm quite sure the founders meant it to be so. I hope you will feel welcome here even though most of the members probably consider themselves christian (including myself). I am delighted to hear about conservative viewpoints no matter what religion (or no religion) the person holding those views may be.
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A government that endeavors to save man from his own folly succeeds only in creating a nation of fools
- Edmund Burke
A particular religion or lack of one is not as important here as our conservative values. If we stick to conservative values instead of worrying about a particular religion we will incur much less in-fighting, which could easily destroy a newer small group such as AMAC.
Uri, thanks for the post.
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...IF it were possible for Muslims to co-exist with others, there would be Christian Churches and Jewish Synagogues in Mecca.
As another member of Uri's "small minority" (which I believe may be a fair bit larger than he seems to believe because the most vocal Jewish leaders may be much more proportionally liberal than Jews in general), I agree both with his perception that many of the members (not necessarily the leaders) here use "Christian" when they (probably) mean "Judeo-Christian" (*shudder* -- I wish we could find a better word than that! :) ) and that it would be helpful to appear more inclusive. It doesn't really bother me all that much because I know that Christian anti-Semitism is much reduced than in years past, both Christians and Jews seem to understand that we share so many values and we do, after all, live in a predominantly Christian nation, despite which fact it is Christianity that appears to be the religion most under siege in the USA these days.
I am a decades-long member and supporter of the IFCJ (International Fellowship of Christians and Jews).
Uri, you are Jewish, covered under the first covenant.
I am Christian, covered under the second covenant.
You are my brother because I was grafted into your family.
