THE POWER OF HYPOCRISY
This story illustrated the harmful effects of hypocrisy, especially in fathers, and could be used in a Father’s Day message: Years ago in Germany there was a young Jewish boy who had a profound sense of admiration for his father. The life of the family centered around the acts of piety and devotion prescribed by their religion. The father was zealous in attending worship and instruction and demanded the same from his children. While the boy was a teenager the family was forced to move to another town in Germany. In the new location there was no synagogue and the pillars of the community all belonged to the Lutheran church. Suddenly the father announced to the family that they were all going to abandon their Jewish traditions and join the Lutheran church. When the stunned family asked “why” the father explained that it was necessary to help his business. The youngster was bewildered and confused. His deep disappointment soon gave…
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