In the past my jewish friends have always admitted that Jesus did exist and he was a prophet of God but not the messiah. At least we have a base for comparison. I'll seek out a third opinion and have a discussion about Jesus as the messiah.
"There ought to be a term that would designate those who actually follow the teachings of Jesus, since the word 'Christian' has been largely divorced from those teachings, and so polluted by fundamentalists that it has come to connote their polar opposite: intolerance, vindictive hatred, and bigotry." -- Philip Stater, Huffington Post
always working on cleaning my windows- me regarding Johari
always working on cleaning my windows- me regarding Johari