Vice President Vance,
I commend you for hosting Turning Point events on college campuses.
Two statements from your response to a student on school prayer warrant clarification and elaboration:
You credited Christianity with teaching the world that "all men are created equal," rooted in the biblical idea that we are made in God's image. That concept originates in Genesis 1 of the Hebrew Bible—a Jewish idea that later influenced Christianity. The full story deserves to be taught.
You said Christianity taught the world not to force religious belief, but that individuals should choose faith freely. This overlooks 2,000 years of Christian persecution of Jews for refusing conversion. Among the three major Western faiths, only Judaism teaches that the righteous of all nations earn a place in the world to come.
The New Testament’s claim that "no one comes to the Father except through me" (John 14:6) is hardly tolerant by modern standards.
Christianity’s current embrace of tolerance is welcome—but it’s not the whole story. The principle of free religious choice has deeper roots in Jewish theology.
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