#Interfaith

[gay-jewish-bucky]

Religion is good and beautiful and meaningful and has a fundamentally important place in human civilization that cannot be replaced ❤️

[queerprayers]

The most interfaith environment i have been in for a while has been my local college encampment in solidarity with Palestine. I just sang the Shabbat prayers and stood around Muslims during their evening prayer and said Vespers for those martyred. A child did a cartwheel and laughed during the moment of silence, and I rejoice that she knows joy and safety. I read Letter from a Birmingham Jail this morning—my grandfather's copy—and the reverend already said everything we need to hear, it seems. Go sow holy tension where it deserves to be seen. Keeping vigil with the possibility of arrest may be the closest I have come to Jesus' last days. He is dying in his homeland, over and over, and he was there on that grass, too.

[many-sparrows]

[butchdykejesuschrist]

Looking for other queer (especially those run by trans folks and butches) Christian blogs! Also happy to follow Christian blogs run by affirming and active allies to queer people and Leftist Christian blogs.

I would also like to broaden my knowledge of other faiths and be more active with Interfaith solidarity and would like to follow more Islamic and Jewish bloggers that don't mind (queer) Christian blogs following or (respectfully) interacting!

If you'd like me to follow please, like, reply, or reblog!

[divinum-pacis]

May 2025: Pope Leo XIV holds a special audience for ecumenical and interreligious delegations who took part in the Solemn Mass for the Inauguration of his Petrine Ministry.

In his address, the Holy Father highlighted Pope Francis’ emphasis on universal fraternity.

Pope Francis “promoted both the ecumenical path and inter-religious dialogue,” Pope Leo said, “above all by cultivating interpersonal relations, in such a way that, without taking anything away from ecclesial bonds, the human trait of encounter was always valued. May God help us to treasure his witness!”

Photos from Vatican News

[unbidden-yidden-deactivated20240]

In light of that ask, to my fellow jumblr folks: reblog if you are Jewish and stand in solidarity with Muslims against Islamophobia and believe that it is ethically, morally, and religiously important to do so. Reblog if you, too, view this as part of the commandment to love your neighbor as yourself. ♡

[yekuthiel]

hot opinion from me as christmas and hanukkah fall on the same day this year — coming from an american jew

american jews celebrating christmas in their own way doesn’t make them less jewish ,, and just because YOU have negative associations with christianity with christmas doesn’t mean every jew does

for as much as jews on here say christmas can’t be secular to an extent i agree but y’all are forgetting the fact many american jews observe christmas in a secular way — when an american jew celebrates christmas it’s often celebrating they get time off to be with their families,, that’s what their celebrating

not the birth of christ, or anything to do with christianity itself

just being able to spend time with family without the looming stress of work or school and to have a few days to just laze around

and for jews who’s family are interfaith — they practice christmas and hanukkah together and celebrate the love between them as a family under different faiths yet united

a jew is a jew — just because a jew practices differently from you don’t mean their less of a jew, y’all seriously need to get your act together cause this is just disappointing

tdlr; stop shaming american jews for liking or celebrating christmas, stop shaming interfaith jewish families for celebrating both hanukkah & christmas and y’all need to understand christmas can be celebrated in a secular way

[girlactionfigure]

The Jewish concept of being the “Chosen People” is often misunderstood. It’s not about superiority, but a unique covenant with God—one that comes with extra responsibilities, not privileges. Jews are tasked with living by the Torah, upholding justice, and being a light unto the nations.

Judaism teaches that God has a relationship with all people. Non-Jews who follow the Seven Noahide Laws are seen as righteous with a share in the World to Come.

While some Christians and Muslims have their own interpretations of chosenness—like tahrif in Islam or replacement theology in Christianity—Judaism’s message remains clear: chosenness is about service, not separation.

Unfortunately, this idea has been distorted by antisemites who falsely claim it’s about supremacy.

But at its core, chosenness is a sacred mission to build a more just and compassionate world.

Unpacked Media

[gaelic-symphony]

The past few months have been an absolute nightmare for Jews all over the world, but one thing that’s kept me hopeful and strong is the amount of Jewish-Hindu solidarity I’ve seen. Solidarity between Jews and Hindus is by no means a new phenomenon—it’s not just coincidence that India is one of the few places on Earth where Jews have consistently been fairly safe for most of history. But when it feels like the whole world hates us, it’s comforting to know that there are people out there we can count on to be our allies, to understand what it means to be part of an ethnoreligious group with a long and often ignored history of being oppressed and colonized by both Christian and Muslim empires.

So if you are a Hindu reading this, and you’ve spoken out against antisemitism and/or reached out to offer support to the Jews in your life in the past few months, thank you. From the bottom of my heart, thank you. We see you, and we love you!

[explorations-in-judaism]

חנוכה שמח!!

[the-accidental-urglaawer]

[queerprayers]

begging for christians to remember jesus was jewish. like, that is an inescapable part of him. yeah he's also universal but like it's incredibly fucked up to say he would've been palestinian when that's factually not true

Hi, beloved, I agree with your first two sentences! I'm going to try to write this response as neutrally as I can, as I don't think answering this is the best place for me to elaborate on things unrelated to your specific statement. I am not an expert, but I don't think any of these paragraphs require expert information—though of course further nuance can be found elsewhere.

There are many different ways to look at calling Jesus Palestinian, and for much of my life I was not aware of them. I had always called him Palestinian—for instance, there are hymns I grew up singing that reference Palestine. This is not a new phenomenon, although of course knowledge and discussion of that term has increased in recent years, and currently is very tied to specific ideological and material conflicts. This was also not a political statement—neither a Palestinian nationalist, anti-Israel, or antisemitic one (do note that I am differentiating these positions)—especially because anything written before the founding of the modern state of Israel did not (and could not) take that into account.

It is common practice to reference where historical figures are from with what the land is now referred to—saying they were born in "modern-day ___." Bethlehem is currently annexed as part of the West Bank, so it is accurate to say he was born in modern-day Palestine—while this is obviously politically controversial, as some wish to make that land fully a part of Israel, and whether Palestine should be considered a legitimate state is not agreed upon, we can at least agree that is currently in a territory named Palestine.

To use the geopolitical language of his time, Jesus was a Judean (although the name Palestine was used for parts of that land by the Greeks previously, and the phrase "Jewish Palestine" is sometimes used). I would agree that it is inaccurate to say Jesus was Arab, which I think is what you're getting at. The modern ethnic identities of Middle Eastern peoples were not in place, and Islam had yet to unite areas the way it did later. I would agree that "Jewish" is the best way to refer to his ethnicity, and this was his category in the Roman Empire.

The people who call Jesus Palestinian for further reasons besides his hometown being in modern-day Palestine have a variety of opinions—some are Palestinian Christians who identify with his experience of hardship, some are nationalists who support reclaiming the entire land as Palestine, some find that the most historically encompassing term, etc. These reasons can obviously be antisemitic and an attempt to distance him from Judaism, but they can also be reclamations of a complicated identity or simplified/summarized historical reasons, and I don't think they're all "fucked up"—which brings me to the last thing I want to point out:

"Palestinian" and "Jewish" are not opposites, nor are they mutually exclusive. Of course the modern usage of Palestinian has been narrowed and tied to Arab ethnicity and Islam, but there are Jews living in Palestine, and furthermore, there are Arab Jews. Israel has a history of mistreating Arab (and African, and probably other categories of) Jews, even those who are Israeli. To call Jesus (or anyone) Palestinian is not inherently to erase his Judaism, and I think to say it is in fact erases the lived experience of Jewish people who are minorities even within their own faith. It is also to tie "Jewish" with "Israeli" inextricably, which makes it harder to have nuanced conversation, and binds all Jews to a state they have differing opinions on.

You can (and should) disagree with some of the reasons people call Jesus Palestinian, or you may not consider it the most accurate/relevant/useful way to describe him, but please leave some space for the word Palestine to be a reality, and allow the complicated history of a land to produce many ways to refer to the people who have lived there. And when people do introduce more political reasons into the conversation, those experiencing genocide finding solidarity in their religious figure being born in the place where they live is not my priority right now—especially when there are actually people being actively antisemitic in their politics.

These are discussions that others more knowledgeable/relevant than me have had, and I will link some examples and sources below. 

<3 Johanna

"Was Jesus a Palestinian?" (Got Questions) 

"Was Jesus Palestinian?" (The Conversation)

"Jewish Palestine at the Time of Jesus" (Encyclopedia Britannica)

"Is Jesus Palestinian? Palestinian Christian Perspectives on Judaism, Ethnicity and the New Testament" (Dr. Michael J. Sanford)

"Who are Mizrahi Jews?" (Vox)

"The plight of Ethiopian Jews in Israel" (BBC)

"There is a Holy Land Called Palestine" & "Christ is Alive! Let Christians Sing," two examples of the kind of thing I grew up with (Hymnary)

[fmluder24]

Kid Mulder going to Purim parties as Spock. Mulder giving William a Hebrew name. Mulder teaching Scully how to make matzah ball soup. Mulder lighting a yahrzeit candle for Samantha post “Closure.” Mulder fasting on Yom Kippur with all the passion he normally devotes to arguments about aliens, even if he doesn’t believe in God. Maybe especially because he doesn’t. Mulder debating explanations of the ten plagues with Scully in his kittel over Passover dinner. Mulder giving Scully his jacket in their balcony sukkah. Mulder wiping powdered sugar off Scully’s nose after she bites into a sufganiya on Chanukah.

Mulder, a reclaimed celebration of all things Jewish, instead of merely the problematic stereotypes the writers gave him.

[ainsi-soit-il]

Feel free to tag with your answer, rationale, and with your religious affiliation.

Please reblog this if you vote; I would like a larger sample size.

[divinum-pacis]

May 2025: Pope Leo XIV holds a special audience for ecumenical and interreligious delegations who took part in the Solemn Mass for the Inauguration of his Petrine Ministry.

In his address, the Holy Father highlighted Pope Francis’ emphasis on universal fraternity.

Pope Francis “promoted both the ecumenical path and inter-religious dialogue,” Pope Leo said, “above all by cultivating interpersonal relations, in such a way that, without taking anything away from ecclesial bonds, the human trait of encounter was always valued. May God help us to treasure his witness!”

Photo from Vatican News