nrkal <nrkal@...> wrote: Freethinkers, including me, spend a lot of time bashing Islam and Christianity. I think we need to be more equal opportunity...
Since I am Freethinker by choice and a Jew by birth I feel that I should reply. n> 1- It's a bloody, violent religion. Just read the Torah, about how n> God...
Since I am Freethinker by choice and a Jew by birth I feel that I should reply. n> 1- It's a bloody, violent religion. Just read the Torah, about how n> God...
... See what I mean? As soon as anyone says anything remotely critical of Judaism or Israel, then one becomes "Jew hater" and "anti-Semetic". I don't recall a...
[snip for context] ... I have a question for anyone who claims to be a Jew by race. If Jews do not consider their own particular bloodline to be "superior" or...
Hello uncle_rich0101, Monday, September 1, 2003, 12:10:26 PM, you wrote: u> I have a question for anyone who claims to be a Jew by race. u> If Jews do not...
[...] ... [...] RICH: Great quotes, Kal. Thanks very much for posting these. I had never read them before myself, and didn't even know they existed. They...
u> RICH: Great quotes, Kal. Thanks very much for posting these. u> I had never read them before myself, and didn't even know u> they existed. They certainly...
K> See what I mean? As soon as anyone says anything K> remotely critical of Judaism or Israel, then one K> becomes "Jew hater" and "anti-Semetic". Why didn't...
es> It was almost a sure invitation to counter prejudice, when the Hebrew *Nation* appointed themselves "Gods Chosen People". And I don't know why I said...
[snip for context] ... RICH: I think it is important to point out here that the statement you made above that "if God favors anybody, so what..." seems to...
... According to many people, ANY criticism of Israel and Judaism is by definition short-sighted. ... Read it cover to cover and studied it many times. Like ...
u> RICH: I think it is important to point out here that the u> statement you made above that "if God favors anybody, so what..." u> seems to carry with it the...
... This is not a mistake. The evidence is in the Torah, racism at its peak: "For you are a holy people to the LORD your God; the LORD your God has chosen you...
RICH: I think it is important to point out here that the statement you made above that "if God favors anybody, so what..." seems to carry with it the...
... This is not a mistake. The evidence is in the Torah, racism at its peak: "For you are a holy people to the LORD your God; the LORD your God has chosen you...
I'm not in the mood to read a load of anti-Jewish drivel. Let me know when it ends, and I'll re-subscribe. Bye for now. ~~~Eric How many legs does a dog have...
... RICH: In all fairness to Feivel, Kal, he did point out that the reason the God of the Bible commanded the mass-slaughter of all the citizens of the...
... know when it ... RICH: Eric, if anyone who claims to be of Jewish descent is offended by any of this discussion, they should realize that we are not being...
... Richard, It depends on who you ask. Many Jews think the Talmud is also inspired. I understand that the God of the Torah ordered the mass slaughter of...
... It amazes me, Richard, that if this thread was bashing Christianity or Islam or Huinduism or even Atheism, Eric would not be so pissed off. Some subjects...
In a message dated 9/1/2003 4:10:06 PM Central Daylight Time, ... I'm not Jewish, either by birth or conversion, but it's my understanding that the concept of...
In a message dated 9/1/2003 4:38:39 PM Central Daylight Time, nrkal@... ... I'll tell you how it' different. The wars for Canaan were 3,000 years ago. ...
The Torah on war Comments on PARSHAT SHOFTIM by Rabbi Shlomo Riskin Efrat, Israel - And it will be, when you come near to warfare, the priest shall step...
... Are you saying that if a tragedy happens to some people, they become especially immune? I have to disagree, for the following reasons: 1- Just because one...
... It's not different at all when so many modern Jews read these stories today and it inspires them and they glorify such acts and attribute them to God. If...
In a message dated 9/1/2003 5:01:04 PM Central Daylight Time, nrkal@... ... Some? 6,000,00 0? Yes, when a tragedy happens to 6 million people, they ...
... "Some" did not indicate quantity, but rather like, "Some guy came by today." Nevertheless, criticizing the Torah is not the equivalent of criticizing the...
"...men have debated the problems of existence for thousands of years -- and that is precisely why I am skeptical about most of the answers. One of the great ...
