Does this qualify for the Matt Elliott no-fly zone for prejudicial comments?
(you may have to scroll through some irresistably cute pics before you find Matt's post on August 7.)
I was conversing with the small business owner (for whom I manage administrative details) as he was driving to the campus where he counsels students.
I mentioned the traffic being lighter today because of the
governor's moratorium on diesel bus fuel for two days this week.
We chatted a bit about the last minute decision to close Georgia schools for two days and it's impact on educational issues. Then my young friend began comparing our current governor to the previous two men to hold that public office. He called the official a good ol' boy Christian, getting fat giving jobs to his friends.
I said that if his was an accurate description, then the label Christian certainly didn't fit the behavior at all.
In fact, it reminded me of what I've heard described of Pharisees.
My good-natured Jewish friend was speechless and quickly changed the
subject.
Did I shine light on a truth?
Or did I exchange one bigoted remark for another?
posted by lee @ 10:16 AM
2 Comments:
There are, apparently, still Jewish people who would count themselves as Pharisees (see Wikipedia, so your comment may have offended him as his offended you. Probably both offenses were unintentional.
Ironically, Jesus' harsh words for Pharisees of His day were generally because they did not practice what they preached - a commonality of Christians, Jews and everyone else.
It sounds like you both were given pause at the turn your conversation took, though, and that could be a good thing.
Thanks for your comment, Keith.
Actually, my apology and his subsequent explanation of faith in humanism--not Judaism--has led us to agree to further discussion.
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