This was an editorial in the NY Slimes this past weekend. It is written by a Jew.  OK, fine, he is entitled to his opinion. To be honest — and I know that at least some of you will  condemn me to hell for saying this — I also have wondered if humanity would be better off without this God as depicted in the Old Testament.  Mark Twain sure didn't like that fella.

But,my main reason for posting this is that there are still people who post here … some are newbies, some are regyoulahs … who say America is based on a "Judeo-Christian" culture.  Please, just stop.  There is no such thing. The core tenets of these two faiths are diametrically opposed.

I'm not saying they should hate us or, that we should hate them. People have the right … yes, RIGHT! … to believe what they want. If they are "evil" for what they believe, well, OK fine.  Not my problem. Not your problem either. Let God sort it out in the end! OK?

However, what I am saying is that when you MIX religions together, in this case two of them,  you ultimately destroy the meaning of BOTH of them … and the concomitant effect on society can be devastating. Let Jews be Jews.  Let Christians be Christians.  But, for Godssake don't foist your Judeo-Christian crap on me!  Thank you.

This weekend, Jews around the world will celebrate the holiday of Passover, the name of which comes from the story of God "passing over" the homes of our distant ancestors on his way to slaughter the first born sons of evil Egyptians. Our forefathers, the story goes, marked their doorposts with lamb's blood in order to spare their own sons the awful fate of their enemies.