Source: The Daily Beast
A new poll reveals that 26% of Americans believe the Jews killed Jesus. They’re historically ignorant, but they do read their Bible—that is who the New Testament blames after all.
A poll released last week by the Anti-Defamation League (ADL) reports that twenty-six percent of the American public continues to believe that “Jews were responsible for the death of Jesus.” Although the number has dropped from 31% in 2011, the ADL described it as “surprisingly large.”
In many ways it is strange that anyone continues to think this. In the wake of World War II a number of Christian leaders and organizations issued formal statements on this topic. The Second Vatican Council of the Roman Catholic Church categorically stated that the Jews as a whole could not be blamed for the death of Jesus.
Jesus was a Jewish Messiah who came to gather the Jewish tribes and as a result he was persecuted by the Jews and attempted to be crucified by them. This article is a shallow attempt to distort the historical truth.
Categories: Christmas, Jewish Reactions, United States