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GUEST,A Friend	Was 'Lord of the Dance' anti-semitic? (353* d)	RE: Was 'Lord of the Dance' anti-semitic?	02 Jul 08
I doubt that Carter had anti-Semitic intentions in writing "Lord of the Dance." However, the song does reflect almost 2,000 years of Church teachings that were at the heart of Christian anti-Semitism and that paved the way for the Holocaust. It was only in the 1960s, that the Pope offically disavowed the Church's traditional stance of the Jews being responsible for killing Christ. The question of anti-Semitism in "Lord of the Dance" is not new. It's been discussed for years and was addressed in a Quaker publication in 1999. Perhaps you folks who are so quick to condemn or mock Gerry should read the article. Here is a link to the PDF of the article. A Quaker acknowledgement of anti-Semitism subtext to Lord of the Dance

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