Quote Originally Posted by Jer View Post
Where does Judaism preach deceit and denial to gain numbers and then once you have the upper hand.... force that hand onto others who will follow or die? Where does Judaism preach surrender is only acceptable when it's your side surrendering and if an enemy surrenders their options are to convert or die?

I can appreciate what your friends have been through but I also have Christian and Catholic friends who don't understand the first thing about the religion they practice.
+100! No other "religion" (see my comment above about how this applies to Islam) preaches absolute submission and conversion or extreme/severe punishment (ie: death) to those who refuse to join. That's not what America is founded upon, it was founded by people fleeing a religious society that persecuted them, thus why our founding fathers wanted to make it a safe place for people to practice whatever they believe and be governed by different ideals aside from religion.