Seal: I had not seen that in Lipush's post, so yes I've made a mistake. It happens.
I'm not going to go and blast Lipush ONLY because I understand that her English is somewhat limited.
It is indeed frustrating to be constantly told that one believes something which is ANTITHETICAL to one's actual beliefs and 'doctrine' (Judaism really doesn't have much of that at all). I have seen it where ignorant Protestants insist on informing Catholics that they are idolaters and worship Mary: I understand that is ridiculous and false, but it's very difficult to get them to give up their 'anti-papist' stereotypes.........
Whenever a person claims they've heard 'chosen' stuff from the Jews they've encountered - I always wonder about that. Because I've never heard that shit in over 50 years of listening very carefully, and I'm certain I've been around far more Jews than any of those other individuals. NOT just Jews from the big cities of the US east coast, but plenty of other locations around the globe - NZ and OZ, and various places in Europe. It's just NOT something we tend to say - because it really is NOT part of our 'core beliefs' or our doctrine.
In addition, I've been informed by many people who are not Jewish that they've never heard that stuff from their Jewish associates.
In fact, the absolute ONLY people I've ever heard such claims from - that Jews 'talk about being chosen' - have been people who never had been to a Jewish service or joined a Jewish family for Sabbath, and people who ascribe to many of the negative and vile stereotypes about Jews.
I'm certain there are exceptions to any 'trend' - but so far I've not personally found one to either of the trends I noted above.
i am not telling you what you believe. i am telling how most people perceive what you believe.
as for my hearing jewish friends use it, they never used it in a serious "we are better than you" way. most of the times it was in a sort of a mocking of their elders. do you think gentiles made this up..."jews were chosen by god to spread his word among the nations". that is about the way it is most commonly heard.
you can't get around it. your religion is ethnocentrically based and elevates your people above others. egalitarian people reject that notion.
as for me, i am proud not to have been chosen, to have a shared humanity.