Irony of Ironies

Jewish Students Flock to a Lutheran College

 

Muhlenberg College in Pennsylvania has recently become a popular destination for Jewish students.  According to Hillel International, Muhlenberg ranks 5th in the nation in terms of the percentage of its students that is Jewish.  Muhlenberg provides a welcoming environment for Jewish students with an active Hillel Center and an Institute for Jewish-Christian Understanding founded in 1989.

 

The irony, however, is that Muhlenberg is a Lutheran College affiliated with the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America.  Martin Luther was a notorious anti-Semite who later became a hero and spiritual mentor to the Nazis. 

 

To compound the irony, Henry Melchior Muhlenberg, for whom Muhlenberg College is named, was also an ardent anti-Semite, who lobbied strongly to have restrictions placed on Jews written into the Pennsylvania constitution.

 

To better appreciate the irony of the situation, click on the link below.

 

 

Irony of Ironies.

 

 

 

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