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	<title>Comments on: Pew&#8217;s Dishonest Comparison of Jews and Evangelical Christians on Israel</title>
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		<title>By: Gregory Smith, Pew Research</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Gregory Smith, Pew Research]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 12 Oct 2013 02:15:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[In the above post, Daniel Greenfield criticizes a recent Pew Research Center blog post (based on findings from our recent survey of  U.S. Jews) that compares Jewish and evangelical Protestant beliefs about whether God gave the land of Israel to the Jewish people. He suggests that a better comparison would be between evangelicals and Orthodox Jews. We agree that comparing evangelicals and Orthodox Jews is interesting. In fact, we reported results for Orthodox Jews in a table in the blog post that Greenfield criticizes. However, we respectfully disagree that comparing evangelicals with Jews as a whole is somehow “dishonest.” After all, Orthodox Jews are not the only Jews who tell us they feel a strong attachment to Israel. Comparing the views of Jews and evangelicals on this issue helps lend context and perspective to the views expressed by both groups. 

 The Pew Research Center is is a nonpartisan, nonadvocacy organization, and as such, we strive to present our findings accurately, impartially and transparently. The same is true of our survey of U.S. Jews, which we hope will serve as an important source of information for readers interested in the attitudes, experiences and characteristics of the U.S. Jewish community. We encourage readers to take a look at our full report (http://www.pewforum.org/2013/10/01/jewish-american-beliefs-attitudes-culture-survey/) to explore the survey results for themselves.

– Gregory Smith, Director of U.S. Religion Surveys for the Pew Research Center’s Religion &amp; Public Life Project]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>In the above post, Daniel Greenfield criticizes a recent Pew Research Center blog post (based on findings from our recent survey of  U.S. Jews) that compares Jewish and evangelical Protestant beliefs about whether God gave the land of Israel to the Jewish people. He suggests that a better comparison would be between evangelicals and Orthodox Jews. We agree that comparing evangelicals and Orthodox Jews is interesting. In fact, we reported results for Orthodox Jews in a table in the blog post that Greenfield criticizes. However, we respectfully disagree that comparing evangelicals with Jews as a whole is somehow “dishonest.” After all, Orthodox Jews are not the only Jews who tell us they feel a strong attachment to Israel. Comparing the views of Jews and evangelicals on this issue helps lend context and perspective to the views expressed by both groups. </p>
<p> The Pew Research Center is is a nonpartisan, nonadvocacy organization, and as such, we strive to present our findings accurately, impartially and transparently. The same is true of our survey of U.S. Jews, which we hope will serve as an important source of information for readers interested in the attitudes, experiences and characteristics of the U.S. Jewish community. We encourage readers to take a look at our full report (<a href="http://www.pewforum.org/2013/10/01/jewish-american-beliefs-attitudes-culture-survey/" rel="nofollow">http://www.pewforum.org/2013/10/01/jewish-american-beliefs-attitudes-culture-survey/</a>) to explore the survey results for themselves.</p>
<p>– Gregory Smith, Director of U.S. Religion Surveys for the Pew Research Center’s Religion &amp; Public Life Project</p>
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		<title>By: defcon 4</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 09 Oct 2013 17:18:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Didn&#039;t allah give the entire world to the ubermenschen?]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Didn&#8217;t allah give the entire world to the ubermenschen?</p>
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		<title>By: Paul Pikowsky</title>
		<link>http://www.frontpagemag.com/2013/dgreenfield/pews-dishonest-comparison-of-jews-and-evangelical-christians-on-israel/comment-page-1/#comment-5288602</link>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Paul Pikowsky]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 09 Oct 2013 16:56:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Who cares if more white evangelicals than American Jews say God gave Israel to the Jewish people?  Maybe there are more white evangelicals than there are American Jews.  Jews are a distinct minority in the US with Christians the majority.  The Bible says that God gave Israel to the Jews and Christians should believe in the Bible.  If more Christians were to abide by that part of the Bible, then it is conceivable that more Christians would exist who believed that God gave Israel to the Jewish people than there are Jews everywhere.]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Who cares if more white evangelicals than American Jews say God gave Israel to the Jewish people?  Maybe there are more white evangelicals than there are American Jews.  Jews are a distinct minority in the US with Christians the majority.  The Bible says that God gave Israel to the Jews and Christians should believe in the Bible.  If more Christians were to abide by that part of the Bible, then it is conceivable that more Christians would exist who believed that God gave Israel to the Jewish people than there are Jews everywhere.</p>
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		<title>By: alihusaini</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 09 Oct 2013 15:01:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Now this is a much more interesting article Daniel.]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Now this is a much more interesting article Daniel.</p>
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		<title>By: objectivefactsmatter</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 09 Oct 2013 01:06:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[It&#039;s also used as a red herring because the idea is that if these people beleive God gave the land to Israel, that&#039;s not a valid reason for supporting a sovereign and their support is not legitimate.


Nobody asked if that is their sole who even primary reason for supporting Israel.


Obviously if there was some underlying injustice (according to Biblical standards), Bible believing people would not consider that God supports Israeli sovereignty.


But that is the key reason these liars bring up theology when discussing Israel. It&#039;s a bit of a &quot;dog whistle&quot; for Bible-haters and Israel haters. They just feel intuitively that people who hold the view that God gave them the land have no other rational motives for supporting Israel.]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>It&#8217;s also used as a red herring because the idea is that if these people beleive God gave the land to Israel, that&#8217;s not a valid reason for supporting a sovereign and their support is not legitimate.</p>
<p>Nobody asked if that is their sole who even primary reason for supporting Israel.</p>
<p>Obviously if there was some underlying injustice (according to Biblical standards), Bible believing people would not consider that God supports Israeli sovereignty.</p>
<p>But that is the key reason these liars bring up theology when discussing Israel. It&#8217;s a bit of a &#8220;dog whistle&#8221; for Bible-haters and Israel haters. They just feel intuitively that people who hold the view that God gave them the land have no other rational motives for supporting Israel.</p>
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