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Why Good Friday was dangerous for Jews in the Middle Ages and how that changed

Why Good Friday was dangerous for Jews in the Middle Ages and how that changed

Medieval Christians received the message on Good Friday that the Jews were the enemies of Christians who killed their savior. In the wake of the Second Vatican Council, negative language about Jews was removed from the most common version of the Good Friday service. Around the same time, many Protestant churches also revised their Holy Week services so that anti-Jewish language and actions were avoided, but more needs to be done to address the legacy of hostility against Jews that remains embedded in Christian scriptures and liturgies.

Man charged with cyber threats against Jews, Muslims, blacks

Man charged with cyber threats against Jews, Muslims, blacks

Pennsylvania man Corbin Kauffman, 30, used aliases to post hundreds of racist, anti-Semitic and Islamophobic messages, images and videos, several of which contained threats. Kauffman was released from custody pending the outcome of his case on condition that he stay off the internet.