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Should one burn excerpts of the christian bible or Jews for j booklets?

anonymous
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    Could you [edit] this to say why you think there might be? Also, are you asserting that these items are avodah zarah and asking if burning is the right treatment, or are you also asking if they're A"Z? – Monica Cellio Dec 21 '16 at 03:31
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    Why would you think this would be a proper thing to do? Elaborate on your question. As Monica Cellio has said so nicely, are you asking if Christianity is Avodah Zarah? Because if you are this is a duplicate. – ezra Dec 21 '16 at 04:09
  • Related: http://judaism.stackexchange.com/questions/89/is-christianity-avodah-zara?rq=1 – ezra Dec 21 '16 at 04:10
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    Additionally, why would burning them be any better or worse than just throwing them in the garbage? – ezra Dec 21 '16 at 04:14
  • I don't understand the case. can you give an example? – kouty Dec 21 '16 at 04:57
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    you trying to start a pogrom? – ray Dec 21 '16 at 06:02
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    This is a really tactless and inconsiderate question. What would you think if you went to Christianity.SE and somebody asked whether or not they should be burning Talmuds? – Shimon bM Dec 21 '16 at 12:04
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    @ShimonbM I'd be interested to read the answers to that. I don't know much about to what extent previous burnings of the Talmud were religiously motivated. (I'm under no illusion that our religions aren't mutually exclusive.) – Double AA Dec 21 '16 at 13:36

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The commandment for the Jews conquering Canaan to destroy idols they'd encounter there -- once they acquire them -- does not apply to books.

If you are given missionary literature, just throw it in the garbage. (Even if it contains pieces of Tanakh or God's name.) -- As heard from Rabbi Hershel Schachter on a yutorah mp3 of his. I would add -- the best way to do so is quietly, without making a big fuss over it. Otherwise, you just call more attention to it.

Otherwise, if it's not your property, leave it alone!

Shalom
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