Don't sweat it.richardf8July 11 2005, 12:48:37 UTC
Given how I feel about that symbol personally, I think I have a notion of why being associated with the Star of David could be irritating to you.
Actually, I'm fine with being associated with the Star of David. It's been a symbol of Judaism for a good many generations. What I'm not fine with is the "ooo, it's a magic symbol" response to it, as if the Jews chose it for occult reasons, when it was something we acquired at the behest of others. To my mind, it is stripped of occult meaning and signifies only that a space in which it appears is a Jewish space.
I apologize for offending you, but I still don't regret posting the entry. If I hadn't, I wouldn't have learned everything that reading this entry taught me, and neither would my readers.Oh, Please, don't sweat it; you opened asking whether it was offensive and whether it was accurate, so I answered you. And I thank you for asking. I would not have wanted to let such a teachable moment pass
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Actually, I'm fine with being associated with the Star of David. It's been a symbol of Judaism for a good many generations. What I'm not fine with is the "ooo, it's a magic symbol" response to it, as if the Jews chose it for occult reasons, when it was something we acquired at the behest of others. To my mind, it is stripped of occult meaning and signifies only that a space in which it appears is a Jewish space.
I apologize for offending you, but I still don't regret posting the entry. If I hadn't, I wouldn't have learned everything that reading this entry taught me, and neither would my readers.Oh, Please, don't sweat it; you opened asking whether it was offensive and whether it was accurate, so I answered you. And I thank you for asking. I would not have wanted to let such a teachable moment pass ( ... )
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