Avira, thanks for seeing my post. In other words, I think you are saying, ‘who cares if our efforts to get goyim to keep the 7 creates upheavel against us, it’s our job to advocate this at any cost.’
I am not a rabbi nor a historian, but I don’t believe that to be our mesorah. We’ve always fought for the ability for Jews to keep mitzvos and learn Torah, but when have we ever risked ourselves to ensure goyim keep their mitzvos? By “risks” I mean either risk of prosceution or increased antisemitism by those we offend.
Even without any risks, is there any time in history when we’ve been preocccupied with prosthyletizing or advocating for new-Jews? And why is this the time for compulsion compared to, say, when things were going well for Jews in Spain before the inquisition?
Additionally, I believe laws have not been persuassive in changing social attitudes, so the more effective way would be to befriend these people – at your own risk versus creating risk to your fellow Jews who don’t share your “mesorah.”
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