Stubble wrote: ↑Mon May 19, 2025 8:14 pm
1) direct expulsion from England in 1290 for coin clipping.
OK that's fine. Based on my research, there is some archaeological evidence that coin clipping did occur amongst a small group of both Jews and Christians.
The coin clipping scandal of 1278–1279 led to the arrest of more than 100 Christians and over 250 Jews. So it was not solely a Jewish phenomenon. Some confessions were obtained—but many under duress, torture, or threat of death.
But at the time, the Crown was deeply indebted to Jewish moneylenders. Arresting and executing them, then seizing their property, benefited the king financially. Though both Jews and Christians clipped coins, Jews were disproportionately arrested and punished. Over 100 Jews were executed, while Christian punishments were often more lenient. Trials lacked due process by modern standards. Torture and coerced confessions were common. Blood libels and antisemitic propaganda were rampant during this period. Coin clipping accusations fit into a broader pattern of demonizing Jews with fabricated or exaggerated charges.
So based on this example, I have a few follow up questions for you.
1. Do you think Jews and Christians or all humans should get the same punishments for committing the same crime?
2. Do you think that all trials back then, or even today, are completely accurate in their judgments? For example, if somebody confesses while you are torturing them, is that a credible or valid confession?
3. Let's say all 250 Jews that were accused of coin clipping actually did it, I would say that's most definitely not true but I'm being generous here. Do you think it is justifiable to expel all 3,000 Jews living in England if 10% of them do something that is wrong and that isn't even a violent or sexual crime?
2) see previous posts.
This is an example of me being bombarded. This thread is about Medieval anti-semitism and expulsions which has nothing to do about sexual behaviors. You are also telling me to go back through this thread and reference an old post. Let's just put this discussion in another thread so we can keep things organized better. I will address this subject there if you would like to create one.
3) countersemetism does not stem from the rejection of jesus unless you believe that rejection led to the destruction of the second temple and expulsion from Palestine.
This is a non sequitur to me. The Jews were occupied by Rome and expelled for an uprising. Later on after the collapse of the Roman Empire, the Catholic Church filled the power vacuum and the Catholics persecuted Jews for not accepting Jesus.
Do you deny that the Crusades were bloody and unjust for the Jews? There were many events like that over the past thousands of years.