Re: Is religion antithetical to democracy [formerly: Are Islam and

Herman Rubin wrote:
> ...
> A point of disagreement; Judaism is NOT aggressive, although
> the Orthodox are aggressive in imposing their notions of
> proper behavior on other Jews.  Conversions are discouraged,
> and there is no belief that non-Jews are not deserving of 
> whatever reward.
> ...

Well - the whole Tora/Old Testament is a book talking about wars with 
the people of God being the good ones - and, btw the only good ones - 
driving away people from their homes with the sole argument of sins of 
the ancestors of these people.

That's a legacy all three religions have to live with since all three 
are based on these books.

But that's not my point.

What makes Judaism as aggressive as Christianity and Islam is the fact 
that everybody else is seen as sinful and inferior.