gsmith@brahms.BERKELEY.EDU (Gene Ward Smith) (10/05/86)
In article <1226@bunker.UUCP> rha@bunker.UUCP (Robert H. Averack) writes: >In article <755@ihlpf.UUCP> cher@ihlpf.UUCP (Mike Cherepov) writes: >>Luther was an incredible antisemite > ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ >Wow! Are you sure about what you said about Martin Luther? If so, please >follow-up with some evidence. As a Jew married to a Methodist, I see this >assertion as being quite inflammatory. However, if you can substantiate >this, Mike, please do so. Luther wrote a few virulently antisemitic tracts, a fact which the Nazis later found convenient to exploit. He went through much the same process as Mohammmad, as I recall -- he first wanted the Jews to join his team, and them became incensed when they declined. I didn't look any references up, but Mike's assertion is well known. ucbvax!brahms!gsmith Gene Ward Smith/UCB Math Dept/Berkeley CA 94720 ucbvax!weyl!gsmith The Josh McDowell of the Net