Jews in Britain “own” the Church of England, says report

By Carolyn Yeager

THE CHURCH OF ENGLAND HAS PUT OUT an authoritative document titled “God's Unfailing Word” that shockingly calls on Christians “to repent for centuries of antisemitism which ultimately led to the Holocaust,” according to The Guardian news of November 21.

The document says it seeks to promote a new Christian-Jewish relationship.

Justin Welby, the archbishop of Canterbury, wrote a foreward to the official document in which he said the chief rabbi of Britain Ephraim Mirvis, who was given the privilege of writing an afterword to the C of E report, was “a friend,” and his comments were received in a spirit of friendship, “however tough they are to read.” The two men are said to be personally close.

In his afterword Rabbi Mirvis criticised the church for its “purposeful and specific targeting of Jews for conversion to Christianity.” He pointed to a 2015 Vatican document that made clear that the Catholic church would not attempt to convert Jews, and complained that his ancestors were “faced with the brutality of the Crusades; it meant being forced to choose between converting to Christianity or certain death”.

My own position on this is that as long as Christians (white Europeans) continue to accept collective blame for “persecuting Jews” throughout the centuries (much of which exists only in the imaginations of militant and/or power hungry Jews) and retreat in the face of Jewish demands, so long will our culture, our nations be further judaized culturally and politically ... "owned" is the word I used in this article's title. The mainstream churches are increasingly in the lead of this capitulation, with the Church of England standing out as the foremost capitulator, along with the entire British government and citizenry. Independent Britons have become a rarity.

Antisemitism being outlawed as a crime against the Faith

The C of E document says that attitudes towards Judaism over centuries had provided a “fertile seed-bed for murderous antisemitism.” And that theological teachings had helped spread antisemitism, and Anglicans and other Christians must not only repent for the “sins of the past” but actively challenge such attitudes or stereotypes.

“The attribution of collective guilt to the Jewish people for the death of Christ and the consequent interpretation of their suffering as collective punishment sent by God is one very clear example of that.” […] “Within living memory, such ideas contributed to fostering the passive acquiescence if not positive support of many Christians in actions that led to the Holocaust.

“Christians have been guilty of promoting and fostering negative stereotypes of Jewish people that have contributed to grave suffering and injustice. They therefore have a duty to be alert to the continuation of such stereotyping and to resist it.”

The document acknowledges that two Church of England cathedrals, Norwich and Lincoln, were associated with the spread of the “blood libel” in the late Middle Ages, which held that representatives from Jewish communities were found to have abducted and drained the blood from living Christian children for use “in the making of Passover matzos (unleavened bread)” or for other purposes. Some of these events are well-documented and never convincingly refuted, however much they are now downplayed and rejected by mainstream authorities, such as the Christian clergy and churches. 

Both cathedrals now have signs apologizing for their role in the "blood libel." In Lincoln Cathedral, a plaque says: “This libel against the Jews is a shameful example of religious and racial hatred which, continuing down the ages, violently divides many people in the present day.” Why is libel and hatred only said to be from the Christians and never the other way around? The so-called Holocaust is a blood libel against the entire German nation, for which it was punished and continues to be punished, in spite of considerable evidence to the contrary that is supressed. This shows only one thing: that it is the Christians who have suffered under the Jews far more than any Jewish suffering under Christians. But who is calling for Jewish attitudes of repentence?

Israel an eternal thorny problem

On the subject of Israel, the document says that Christians should accept that:

(a) most Jews consider Zionism an important and legitimate aspect of Jewish identity,

(b) the state of Israel has a right to a secure existence within recognised and secure borders according to the common principles of international law,

(c) the principles of international law also guarantee the rights and security of the Palestinian people,

(d) the current apparent impasse presents grave moral difficulties and is ultimately untenable.

This is hypocritical, because admittedly impossible to accomplish. It basically advises that Christians must be “sensitive” to all parties, but cannot suggest any viable solution because Israel's “right to a secure existence” is based entirely on lies. Who gave Jews the right to form that state where it is? The English played a very large role in giving them that right. The English are also major players in keeping alive the “holocaust" myth that buttresses Israel's so-called "right to exist.” The Guardian news organization is highly supportive of both.

The document concludes with this advice to British Christians:

“Conscious of the participation of Christians over the centuries in stereotyping, persecution and violence directed against Jewish people, and how this contributed to the Holocaust, Christians today should be sensitive to Jewish fears.”

You can read the entire document as a PDF at this link: https://www.churchofengland.org/sites/default/files/2019-11/godsunfailingwordweb.pdf or read key passages here.

Listen to Carolyn on The Daily Nationalist podcast about this post and topic.