Wednesday, July 2, 2008

No Jesus, No Pig

“This Jewish religion … it’s scary.”
“Scary? How so?”
“It’s strange. You know, strange people, strange words, strange food.”
“It’s just different.”
“What about the Bible? How do you interpret it.”
“We have the Hebrew Bible, the Old Testament. But we don’t use the New Testament.”
“Ah, I see. So, how do you pray? What do you talk about? Jesus?”
“Well, no.”
“No Jesus?!”
“No Jesus.”
“Isn’t that boring?”
“Not really. There’s a lot to talk about.”
“What about God?”
“Yes, there is God.”
“But no Jesus?”
“No Jesus. Jews don’t believe Jesus is God.”
“Ah, I see. And what about the food. You eat meat?”
“Yes, some Jews eat meat if it’s prepared a special way. Cows and chickens, but no pig.”
“No pig?!”
“No pig.”
“And no Jesus.”
“Right, no Jesus.”
“Wow. Scary.”
“Just different.”

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