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When you selected Martin Luther as your mental leader, have you been aware of his antisemitism?

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Martin_Luther_and_antisemitism



> When you selected Martin Luther as your mental leader

That's not what I got from the post at all. Historically Martin Luther is extremely significant, and as that's as far as I can see why OP referenced him. And frankly, it's not very useful to apply modern norms to historical figures. I get the same vibe from your post as "Did you know Thomas Jefferson owned slaves? And raped Sally Heming? Clearly it was non-consensual because of their master-slave relationship."


It is very important to apply modern norms to historical figures - to better understand the past and how misaligned ideas / movements / behaviors from the past can be in the present.


The ELCA has condemned his antisemitism while still lauding the brilliance of his theology. One is entirely separable from the other.




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