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Some Jewish Supporters Defend Rev. Hagee's Holocaust Remarks

By Howard M. Friedman

While John McCain has publicly distanced himself from Rev. John Hagee over Hagee?s remarks about the Holocaust (see prior posting), according to today's Washington Times some Jewish supporters of Hagee have come to his defense. Rabbi Aryeh Scheinberg, an Orthodox rabbi from San Antonio, said that Hagee "interpreted a biblical verse in a way not very different from several legitimate Jewish authorities?. Viewing Hitler as acting completely outside of God's plan is to suggest that God was powerles read more

Full post as published by Religion Clause on May 24, 2008 (boomark / email).