The Esther group, Hamar, arranged an extraordenary rememberance night in Hamar the 9th of November. The guest of honour this evening was Jahn Otto Johansen.
The night was silent and the streets nearly empty, but through Hamar a procession of about 70 - 80 people with torch lights made their way with help of a police car in front.
When I listen to such people as Jahn Otto Johansen, I am thankful to God and proud of being a Norwegian.
He gave an appeal first on the market square and then inside an auditory close by he delivered a lecture on antiSemitism, - Someone is never afraid of speaking words about righteousness and they never give up. Jahn Otto Johansen is one of them!
I am glad that some more people came to the auditory afterwards; maybe about 110-120 attended. But where were the press photographers? I couldn't see them at all. Are we forgetting to honor the old and wise men and women in our nation, and are we forgetting to learn about what they have to say?
Anyway, he let us to know: he has a lot of knowlegde -and wisdom too.
He spoke about antiSemitism throughout history and focused on different countries in Europe. He also reminded us that the Christians have promoted it a lot. Already in a church council in year 888, they made a clear statement, that it is forbidden to have meals with both Christians and Jews.
Then he also reminded us about the historical fact that there were no ghettoes before the great crusades and the Inquisition. It means there were no ghettoes before around year 1000-1100 after Christ.
To be more clear: The ghettoes actually came with the crusades and the inquisition.
Few countries have openly regreted for their antisemtism during Second Worldwar, but Germany has. Jahn Otto also used some time to focused that. It came up in the sixties when the young generation asked their daddies: What did you do in the Second World war? - Every year, in the middle of Berlin they are reading the names of the Jews they lost because of Nazism. - 55 000 names are being red loud: why? They don't want the offers to be nameless. Another example:" Mein Kampf " of Hitler is forbidden to sell in Germany, but like in Austria and in Russia they are selling it openly in the streets.
We should ever be ashamed, as Christians, about what we throughout history have done towards the Jews, and it should make us always to live in repentance for doing what is right towards them.Then we should also guard our-selves against all kind of hate and contempt to all people groups. And if we still have some kind of this hatress or contempt, we should get rid of it by confessing our sin before God.
Let us always be curious about the true facts in history. It can help us to do right in future!
The night was silent and the streets nearly empty, but through Hamar a procession of about 70 - 80 people with torch lights made their way with help of a police car in front.
When I listen to such people as Jahn Otto Johansen, I am thankful to God and proud of being a Norwegian.
He gave an appeal first on the market square and then inside an auditory close by he delivered a lecture on antiSemitism, - Someone is never afraid of speaking words about righteousness and they never give up. Jahn Otto Johansen is one of them!
I am glad that some more people came to the auditory afterwards; maybe about 110-120 attended. But where were the press photographers? I couldn't see them at all. Are we forgetting to honor the old and wise men and women in our nation, and are we forgetting to learn about what they have to say?
Anyway, he let us to know: he has a lot of knowlegde -and wisdom too.
He spoke about antiSemitism throughout history and focused on different countries in Europe. He also reminded us that the Christians have promoted it a lot. Already in a church council in year 888, they made a clear statement, that it is forbidden to have meals with both Christians and Jews.
Then he also reminded us about the historical fact that there were no ghettoes before the great crusades and the Inquisition. It means there were no ghettoes before around year 1000-1100 after Christ.
To be more clear: The ghettoes actually came with the crusades and the inquisition.
Few countries have openly regreted for their antisemtism during Second Worldwar, but Germany has. Jahn Otto also used some time to focused that. It came up in the sixties when the young generation asked their daddies: What did you do in the Second World war? - Every year, in the middle of Berlin they are reading the names of the Jews they lost because of Nazism. - 55 000 names are being red loud: why? They don't want the offers to be nameless. Another example:" Mein Kampf " of Hitler is forbidden to sell in Germany, but like in Austria and in Russia they are selling it openly in the streets.
We should ever be ashamed, as Christians, about what we throughout history have done towards the Jews, and it should make us always to live in repentance for doing what is right towards them.Then we should also guard our-selves against all kind of hate and contempt to all people groups. And if we still have some kind of this hatress or contempt, we should get rid of it by confessing our sin before God.
Let us always be curious about the true facts in history. It can help us to do right in future!
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