For example, Rev. Alan J. Munday, DD, OSL (Shekinah Ministries - UK almunday@minister.com 1 Little Acre, Beckenham, Kent, BR3 3ST, England) wrote of the IMJA and the MJAGB, "I agree though that their policies towards people of non-Jewish origin are discriminatory, I am a member and find it personally hurtful."
Replying to Canon Roy Clements (Anglican - Wakefield, UK) in 1995, Mr. Lewis (IMJA's Executive Secretary and a retired ordained minister of the United Reformed Church) wrote on behalf of the IMJA,
"We are a fellowship of Jewish believers in Jesus. We offer associate membership to non-Jewish Christians. ... Otherwise we would have the possibility of the organisation being run by non-Jewish Christians and would lose credibility."
The IMJA is a Christian association of "Messianic/Christian Jews" (i.e. "Jewish believers in Jesus"). It excludes its own "non-Jewish Christian" associate members from its own leadership so as to assert the so called "Jewish credibility" of this Christian association and mission to the Jews.
So are these associations motivated by religious bigotry or what? Let me try to put this issue in a context that will be more familiar to non- Jews. Supposing we construct an imaginary association along the lines of the IMJA or the MJAGB, but one that actually does involving religious bigotry. Let us imagine a Protestant association of "Protestant Roman Catholics" (daft idea I know but it might at least give some people an inkling of how Jews often feel when faced with terms like "Messianic or Christian Jew").
So full members will consist of Protestant converts from Catholicism (i.e. so called "Protestant Roman Catholics"). To prove that they are bona fide "Protestant RCs" they must show that one of their parents or grandparents were RC. In contrast, associate members are all Protestants with no parent or grandparent who was a Roman Catholic. Associate members are expressly excluded from any role in the association's leadership.
So, in accordance with Rev. Timothy N Nurse's opinion we now have an association motivated by Protestant bigotry against Roman Catholics. However there are several glaringly obvious objections to this version of events.
Firstly, how can one be both a Protestant and a Roman Catholic at the same time? Surely, as with "Messianic/Christian Jew", "Protestant Roman Catholic" is an oxymoron? How can one be both a Protestant and a Roman Catholic, in a religious sense, at the same time?
Secondly, if the leadership of the foregoing "Protestant RC" association is truly that bigoted against ordinary Protestants, why did they convert from Roman Catholicism to Protestantism in the first place? I can't imagine it is likely that a Roman Catholic anti-Protestant bigot would think that converting to Protestantism would be a good way of expressing his or her bigotry. The same is true of Jews who convert to Christianity. They do not convert because they are bigoted against Christians. What a silly suggestion Rev Nurse.
Thirdly, why would any ordinary Protestant become an associate member of such an association? Maybe they like the idea of being discriminated against by its bigoted leadership? I doubt it. On the other hand, I can fully understand why some Protestant Christians, steeped in social "race" mythology, might gladly associate with a Protestant Christian asociation of "Messianic/Christian _racial_ Jews". That they are wrong in their opinion that the Jews constitute a "race" is beside the point.
Fourthly, why might someone wish to misrepresent the discrimination practised by the IMJA and the MJAGB as being grounded in religious bigotry? That is the alleged religious bigotry of its supposedly "Jewish" leadership. Well this might appeal to, say, an antisemite or someone otherwise bigoted concerning Jews in general. It would allow them to wag the finger of accusation at the IMJA and the MJAGB whilst uttering self-righteous cries of "Jewish" religious bigotry. It would also allow them to deflect attention from the fact that both the IMJA and the MJAGB are actually racist Christian associations with no actual connection with the Jewish community. If you wish to discuss these points with Rev. Timothy N Nurse you might try one of the following e-mail addresses (NB "Nit Nurse" is one of Rev. Nurse's pseudonyms).
dam@kirrera.dsc.gal.ac.uk (Rev. T. N. Nurse)**
dam@kerrera.dsc.gal.ac.uk (The Nit Nurse)**
dam@dcs.gla.ac.uk (The Nit Nurse)
The_Minister@no_junk.xoommail.com
(Rev. Timothy N Nurse)
tnnurse@no_junk.usa.net
(Rev. Timothy N Nurse).
** In his excitement (no doubt) , Rev. Nurse misspelt this address both
times. It should be dam@kerrera.dsc.gla.ac.uk.
Incidentally, "dam" are the initials of Mr. David Morning (how he fits
into Rev Nurse's ministry I know not - secretary maybe?).