[Buddha-l] Religious Persecution [was: NYTimes.com: Let UsPrayforWealth]

[Franz Metcalf]

Dan et al.,

Thank you for the correction on the Marranos/Conversos. I spelled the 
name wrong, but the other error seems to be that I thought of the 
Marranos as those who held true to their Jewish heritage, while the 
Conversos I thought of as open converts. In any case--as with the 
Japanese--things are never so simple as that. Still, I have such 
respect for those who can hold so strongly to a tradition as to keep it 
alive despite centuries of persecution. Seems to me that Christians 
ought to maintain such respect, as well, but we all forget.

Franz