Sensitivities

Everyday I am learning about the sensitivities that are present here in Lebanon. In my previous post I mentioned my Eastern religions teacher and now I have another story to tell. I am also taking a class on the New Testament. The teacher was giving a basic history to put the Bible in historical context for the class. Before he could do this, he had to explain that he is not a Zionist and that he is not expressing political views in this class, just telling the facts. The issue was that he had to talk about Jesus being a Jew. Again, something that would absolutely not be an issue in the U.S.