ok the jews have a word that means non jew its goy or goyim i am a christian and i want to know if any other "non jews" think that its offensive to have a word that means non jew bcuz whenever you have a word that excludes someone it makes it sound like you think you are better and they are not worthy of you my jewish professor is always using the word goyim to talk about this non jew who is dating his daughter who else thinks that the fact that jews use the word goyim to describe us non jews is offensive
2006-08-04 15:21:24 · 12 answers · asked by gino8887 1 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
ok people like bobkgin and the people saying oh well we call jews jews so we have a name for them its not the same your retarted the jewish language of yiddish has a word that means someone who is of no jewish heritage its not a religion its a disrespectful word which implies there superiority jews are not gods chosen people in the sense that you people are claiming they are the scum of the earth
2006-08-04 15:41:07 · update #1
Jews are strange folks. That's why God chose them-He wants to show the world that if He could love a Jew---then everyone can be loved by God.
2006-08-04 15:28:37 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 10⤋
O.K. I don't think it's offensive. It's hebrew. We as christians have words for non christians. I just used one "non christian" Every language has words for non christian,non jew, or what have you. If your daughter was dating someone who was not a christian, wouldn't you say that he was a non christian? What would be the difference between what you said and what your professor said. It is one in the same. Either way, I don't think it's offensive. As a christian, be proud to be a goyim. As a jew, be proud to be a non christian. PEACE EVERYONE. By the way, I am a goyim. tomAto--tomOto,potAto--potOto. See what I mean.
2006-08-04 22:40:18 · answer #2 · answered by ? 5 · 1⤊ 1⤋
I'm not Jewish, and I've never heard the term, but I don't think it's offensive. The word I think of for people that are not Jewish is Gentile. I'm a Gentile. It's okay to have a special word; we are distinct, because the Jews are God's special, chosen people. I am so blessed to have the same priviledge to come before God as they do.
2006-08-04 22:27:40 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 1⤋
The jews are god's chosen peopl. let them have a word. at least the gentiles can still go to heave, that's better than the jews not having a word!
2006-08-04 22:29:26 · answer #4 · answered by Chris K 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
"i am a christian ... whenever you have a word that excludes someone it makes it sound like you think you are better and they are not worthy of you"
I'm tempted to say 'practice what you preach'.
Are you ready to call Satanists "christian" because you don't want them to feel excluded or that you are somehow better than they?
Just what would you call "non-Christians" to avoid this problem?
How are Jews to label those who do not share their faith?
2006-08-04 22:34:36 · answer #5 · answered by bobkgin 3 · 1⤊ 1⤋
I don't really care, we call them Jews and they've been calling us Gentiles or what not for 1000s of years
2006-08-04 22:32:31 · answer #6 · answered by lil_jess_617 3 · 1⤊ 1⤋
You are pretty easily offended. I am an atheist...call me anything you wish regarding my disbelief in 'god', it won't bother me in the slightest. Lighten up. Different languages have different words which apply to different things. At the risk of being offensive, lighten up.
2006-08-04 22:29:37 · answer #7 · answered by homerunhitter 4 · 2⤊ 2⤋
Err....does that mean the word "atheist" is also offensive? I don't find it so, and I am one.
2006-08-04 22:32:02 · answer #8 · answered by SecondStar 4 · 1⤊ 1⤋
i don't think so, coz their is a wrod in Islam "kafir" which means non believers of Islam....and most of the religion do contain such words...
2006-08-04 22:25:43 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 1⤋
I had a boss who once call me a "Goy Stooge" God gave him a massive heart attack and he died!!!
2006-08-04 22:27:18 · answer #10 · answered by Jedi Baptist 4 · 3⤊ 1⤋
Aren't we the sensitive one.
2006-08-04 22:39:20 · answer #11 · answered by michinoku2001 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋