>Peter, I'll give you my 2 cents - I didn't find your statement anti-semitic. I just found it stupid.
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>However, I can see how someone who has confronted true anti-semitism would find your remark to be anti-semitic as well.
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>The truth is that Jewish people often put up with a ton of crap. My wife grew up having other kids (and a few adults!) telling her she'd burn in hell for not accepting Christ. After hearing years of that, a person can easily build up a set of defenses.

I didn't want to participate in this thread, but it seems to be ending, so I would just add, for the record, that for some reason I was able to recognize Peter's words as a joke, at first point; and I don't think that his remark should be interpreted as anti-semitic, even by a person who has confronted true anti-semitism. Well, I had few chances, actually. Anti-semitism is not very rare, so artificial increase by adding Peter to the pool is not needed, imho.