Saint Augustine Quotes
Do not slay them …. Scatter them.
Saint Augustine, 354-430, Bishop of Hippo, Christian Church Father & Philosopher, Prescription of dealing with Jews, City of God
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The “People of the Book” were the Jews and Christians who received special status in Muslim lands and societies. Despite the enmity and Muslim fundamentalist terrorism of modern times, Jews have historically lived in relative harmony in Islamic lands, and with the exception of the Christians in the Crusades, Christians were also given a place in Muslim societies. The “Book” refers to the Bible.
Ethnic cleansing was a basic component of early Islam. The contemporary seeming hysteria over American troops in Arab nations, has in addition to the usual problems of soldiers from another land this background. The same is true about the presence of Israel. From some points of view, the presence of Christians and Jew in the Middle East is wrong per se because it undermines the work and intention of the Prophet.
Lindbergh, a great aviator, was a Fascist who was a great admirer and supporter of Hitler and Mussolini.
See {618216} for a seemingly contradictory quotation by White.
Parton observed that the United States, by giving legal rights to Jews, set an example which improved the condition of Jews in many countries of Europe. There was much personal Anti Semitism in America then, but there was little difficulty for Jews in dealing and interacting with the government. America’s very existence and success since Independence was observed by much of Europe, and many tended to emulate the United States in some things. For many Europeans, the fact that Jews could be given all the rights of citizenship and nothing adverse was caused by that was the first time they had ever seen what their old cultures had feared for generations. The Papal States and Russia were as officially anti-Semitic as in the past while Sweden had recently given Jews full rights as citizens just as in the United States.
Augustine of Hippo, also known as Saint Augustine, was a theologian, philosopher, and the bishop of Hippo Regius in Numidia, Roman North Africa. His writings influenced the development of Western philosophy and Western Christianity, and he is viewed as one of the most important Church Fathers of the Latin Church in the Patristic Period. His many important works include The City of God, On Christian Doctrine, and Confessions.
