--- In [email protected], cardemaister <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> It was a *huge* surprise to me that Luther had such a negative
> attitude towards Jews!
>
> http://www.humanitas-
international.org/showcase/chronography/documents/luther-jews.htm
>
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Luther's attitude toward Jews was based more on jealousy of Jewish
success rather than any religious bias. You can see Luther's social
jealousy in his comments about Jews sitting by the oven, eating pears,
while a self-styled good Xtian like Luther was poor and struggling his
whole life:
From: Martin Luther, "Von den Juden und ihren Lügen" ("About the Jews
and their lies")... and wealth while they sit behind the oven, laze
about, splurge, fry pears, ...
http://tinyurl.com/yvmnde
