Why do some people think Jews are bad people?

Answer 1

No. Jews and the Jewish religion are neither evil nor discriminatory. Please see below.

As to any religion's "evilness", this is difficult to measure, since "evil" is a value-judgment more than an empirical term. However, if the virtues of Judaism are discussed, such as respect for the widow and the orphan, the view that the best man is one who cares for his wife, the desire to rebuild the world into a more respectful and decent place, and the desire to treat every person with dignity and care, these views generally align more with "good" than "evil". Some Christian and Muslim groups allege that Jews are evil. The Christians who say this do because the Jews rejected Christ as their Savior which assumes necessarily that Jesus was the Jews' Savior without understanding Jewish objections. The Muslims who say this base their hatred of Jews on verses of the Qur'an that claim that some Jews had been turned into monkeys and pigs because God despised them and the Hadiths concerning the Jewish Tribes of Arabia. However, a religion's good or evil character should not be determined by historical perceptions of a religion by other religions but on the merits of that philosophy and ritual as expressed by those people themselves.

Judaism is also not discriminatory. Judaism actually asserts a far greater degree of equality between Jews and non-Jews and between men and women than most other religions. As concerns Jewish-Gentile relations, Jews have always believed that Gentiles have a unique role in the physical world, the spiritual world, and the World-to-Come (the Jewish euphemism for the afterlife). Contrary to Christianity or Islam, Judaism does not have the idea of damnation at all (forget eternal damnation) and the sinners have the ability in the afterlife to purify their souls. The term Chosen-People is usually seen as the basis for the view that Jews are discriminatory, but this term is often misinterpreted. It is not a sentiment of ubermensch or something similar but an appointment or calling -- similar to the appointment of the Fellowship of the Ring in Lord of the Rings. The members of the Fellowship are assigned a specific task, but this does not make them "better people" than anyone else. This is reflected in the view that Gentiles should have equality in terms of civil and political law in almost all Jewish circles. In terms of men and women, women in Judaism are encouraged to get educations and join the workforce. Much is made of Asenath Barzani, a Kurdish Jewess in 1600 who became a respected Rabbi in her community. In the Cochin Jewish community of India, there are numerous traditionally female-sung balads/prayers.

Answer 2

Christian Answer

Humanity is evil. The original creation was very good (Gen.1:31). To be truly human, a person must have the power of choice. God limited Himself in giving people and angels freedom. Humanity's first sin brought a radical change in the universe: death, anguish in child bearing, male domination over the wife, toilsome labor, and thorns and thistles (Gen. 1,2, and 3). The whole creation has been affected by human sin and is now in bondage to decay (Romans 8:22). The new heavens and the new earth will have no more suffering (Rev. 21:4). This means evil and suffering are not eternally inevitable but are bound up with the actions of sinful humans.

Jewish Answer

Judaism teaches that all people are born good and innocent. The concept that Jews, as a group, were or are evil was introduced in the Christian New Testament and is obviously a false claim.

Answer 3

No, people of the Jewish religion are not, "bad luck." Yes, during World War II, Hitler, made his Nazi's kill over 6,000,000 Jewish peoples. But I doubt that people of the Jewish religion are bad luck. I doubt that people of the Jewish religion are bad luck is because: a.) Judaism is NOT a violent and heathenous religion. b.) One of the, "Core Beliefs" of Judaism, "is to do what God thinks is just and merciful"

Answer 4

No, they are just people trying to live their lives.

Answer 5

Jews are not a monolith and just like any other ethnic or cultural group, there are good and bad Jews with the majority on the good side.

Answer 6

Jews on average are unusually successful, and other some people suffer from envy.

Answer 7

They are Neither Good People or Bad People

Answer 8

Just as bad as every other religion in existence.

Answer 9

Not at all