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Thread #112434   Message #2381339
Posted By: Nigel Parsons
04-Jul-08 - 09:30 PM
Thread Name: Was 'Lord of the Dance' anti-semitic?
Subject: RE: Was 'Lord of the Dance' anti-semitic?
"I danced for the scribes & the Pharisees,
But they wouldn't dance, and they wouldn't follow me.
I danced for the fishermen, for James & John,
They followed me, and the dance went on."

Surely not anti-semitic (leaving apart that the Jews aren't the only semites), Just anti-establishment. Those who should know their scriptures & be looking for a messiah (the scribes & pharisees) missed the relevance of Christ's appearance. The common people (the fishermen, tax gatherers etc.,) recognised him for what he was.

At this point I must admit to being a practising Christian (if there were any doubt)