The real challenge of reconciling Christians and Jews
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The real challenge of reconciling Christians and Jews
Saying sorry for the past just isn’t enough. Addressing Christian anti-Semitism involves facing its anti-Israel element head-on.
(July 15, 2021 / JNS) The Archbishop of Canterbury, Justin Welby, has announced that the Church of England plans to offer its “repentance” over anti-Semitic church laws that were passed in the 13th century.
Next year will mark the 800th anniversary of the 1222 Synod of Oxford. Among a number of grossly discriminatory measures, this implemented decrees that disqualified Jews from holding public office and forced them to wear clothing that distinguished them from Christians. These laws, says the church, heightened anti-Semitic feeling and led to the first nationwide expulsion of all Jews from England in 1290.