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Entry: Is There Conservatism Beyond Christianity? (or how to book a mental vacation in Athens or Valhalla) Link: http://www.takimag.com/site/article/is_there_conservatism_beyond_christianity_or_how_to_book_a_mental_vacation#23203 Post contents: @Sid Cundiff: If Christianity is a "fulfillment" of Judaism, it is a fulfullment that the Jews themselves reject. Yes, of course Christianity is an outgrowth of Judaism, and of course one must study the Old Testament (and other sources) to understand the New, but the very existence of a New Testament states quite clearly that the Old, however venerable it may be, is not sufficient in itself and is in at least some regards outdated or "obsolete." Surely those who continue to hold to the Old Testament to the exclusion of the New might take offense to such implications. By Christian lights, there is no reason for anyone to continue practicing Judaism rather than convert to Christianity, and in fact there was just recently some discontented rumblings from some Jewish authorities over Benedict XVI's Good Friday prayer, in which he said (translated from Latin), "Let us also pray for the Jews: That our God and Lord may illuminate their hearts, that they acknowledge that Jesus Christ is the Savior of all men." It is just ridiculous, and indicative of someone going through life wearing blinders, to suggest that this is not an essential conflict between the two faiths and a source of friction between their adherents, which was the real point I was making. Sent at: 2008 08 21