Not to take any sides as being “pro-Jew” or “anti-Christian”..I love Jesus.
To my knowledge, the phrase “Judeo Christian” is not and never has been an adjective used to describe a particular people.
In 4 decades on this planet, I’ve only ever heard it used to describe American moral culture and/or the genesis of American government.
I have always taken it to mean that our moral culture and original intended government function on basis of and are/were inspired by the God of the Bible and his Ten Commandments.
I really don’t believe it’s supposed to mean anything more or anything less than that.
Whatever your feelings about Jews or Christians, most people would seem to agree that the principles stated in the ten commandments are just and fair, and probably good to live by.
The founders apparently believed in the God of the Bible specifically and every single thing that they called a “right” was something that they believed was already given to every human by God in the first place. At the time, it was a revolutionary idea because no other government on the planet saw things that way, even those professing to be “Christian governments”, like the British monarchy.
The first books of the Old Testament were written by Moses, a Jew. Whether anyone likes it or not. The Ten Commandments started with him. Hence “JUDEO Christian.”
I would also argue that Moses was very clearly of a different spiritual makeup and mindset than many/most of those proclaiming to be “Jews” in this day and age.
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