By A. James Rudin | Religion News Service 

​In Andrew Marvell’s 17th century poem “To His Coy Mistress,” the narrator addresses his reluctant lady saying, “And you should, if you please, refuse / Till the conversion of the Jews.”

It’s likely former Minnesota Congresswoman Michele Bachmann is unfamiliar with the poem. When she visited Israel earlier this month, she urged Jews to convert to Christianity as soon as possible because the end times were near.  (Click below to read entire article)

By A. James Rudin | Religion News Service 

​After Friday’s murderous attacks in Paris, more than half of America’s governors are voicing opposition to admitting 10,000 Syrian refugees to this country. In response, federal security officials have assured an uneasy public that all refugees will be fully vetted to prevent terrorists or criminals from entering the United States. (Click below to read entire article)

Fifty years to the day after the papal declaration that launched a new era in Catholic-Jewish relations, around 900 people gathered to commemorate the landmark document at Georgia Tech’s Ferst Center for the Arts.

“For centuries, it was documented by Catholics that somehow Judaism was a surplus religion following the rise of
Rabbi James Rudin who spent decades working to bring real-life meaning to the words of Nostra Aetate speaks to the crowd at Georgia Tech’s Ferst Center. 
​Christianity,” Rabbi James Rudin said. “Even though Jesus was a Jew living in the land of Israel and his early followers were Jews, the prevalent belief was that Jews had failed to recognize the Messiah and as a result Judaism was an extraneous religion subject to contempt. For over 1,900 years, there were tragic, horrific attacks, but Jews and Judaism did not disappear.”