Tag: judaism
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September 13, 2006 06:55 PM EDT --
Fear is the main source of superstition, and one of the main sources of cruelty. To conquer fear is the beginning of wisdom. ~ Bertrand Russell
I'm an agnostic. This doesn't mean I believe a god . . . more
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December 08, 2006 05:09 PM EST --
This week, the Committee on Jewish Law and Standards of the Conservative Jewish Movement accepted three teshuvot (legal opinions about Jewish law, singular teshuva) about the status of gays and lesbians . . . more
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September 12, 2007 04:12 PM EDT --
If we would like others to take us seriously and not judge us as being fanatics in our religious beliefs we should strive to be open minded, many-sided and well balanced, mentally, socially and spiritually. . . . more
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September 03, 2007 04:31 PM EDT --
Listed below, in chronological order, are the seven divinely revealed religious systems which still have followers today. The date shown for each is the starting date of the religion or the date . . . more
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January 12, 2006 10:16 AM EST --
I don't have much time today, but I would still like to set forth some brief thoughts on religion. Specifically, I've been thinking about a practice I've noticed among my . . . more
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December 09, 2006 01:13 AM EST --
This is a follow-up post to my earlier thoughts about the recent decision by the Committee on Jewish Law and Standards of the Conservative Jewish Movement regarding the place of gay and lesbian Jews in . . . more
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October 20, 2006 06:41 PM EDT --
If this doesn't make you laugh early on, just bail. Because either you'll get why this is the greatest thing ever, or you won't. If not, stop as soon as you figure that out. It won't get . . . more
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September 23, 2006 07:22 PM EDT --
FARGO, North Dakota -- Jurors here sentenced a convicted sex offender to death yesterday.
Alfonso Rodriguez, 53, of Crookston, Minnesota, received the sentence for kidnapping and killing University of . . . more
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March 21, 2006 02:35 PM EST --
How would you define "Hinduism"? Do you believe that "Hinduism" is a religion? If so, how would you define 'religion' in relationship to "Hinduism"? Would your definition . . . more
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July 13, 2007 10:38 AM EDT --
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Esther Sternberg is a scientist's scientist. She is wary of the commercialized self-help industry and of unsubstantiated . . . more
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December 20, 2007 02:21 AM EST --
Here are some links that I have acquired over the years as a librarian at a Hillel library that I have found to be particularly helpful to me in finding out information on the latest books of Jewish interest. . . . more
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May 04, 2007 11:22 AM EDT --
Up to now I have resisted interviewing Sam Harris or Richard Dawkins, who have coined best-selling battle cries like "the end of faith" and "the God delusion." They validly critique . . . more
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September 07, 2007 11:03 PM EDT --
At the beginning of this conversation with Rabbi Sharon Brous and again at the end, we discuss a seminal prayer-poem of Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur, Unetaneh Tokef. It is a recital of commonplace mortal . . . more
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December 22, 2006 07:20 PM EST --
The recent world conclave in Iran of those who believe that the Holocaust of World War II either never existed or was vastly overstated has concluded. As one might expect of a meeting of true believers . . . more
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May 22, 2008 05:24 PM EDT --
Approaching Prayer
Prayer is as old as time and as vast as human experience, found in every culture across history. Counter-intuitively perhaps, prayer is a far more common bond among Americans . . . more
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December 27, 2006 04:31 PM EST --
The prophet Micah prophesied in the reigns of Jotham, Ahaz and Hezekiah, which is the years 739 – 693 BCE. His description of the end of days is similar to Isaiah but with a very significant . . . more
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February 20, 2007 12:00 AM EST --
What The World Needs Now
Since the world’s crossed over into the 21st century of the Christian Era, it coulld sure use some good old fashioned Christian acts of virtue, right about now. This . . . more
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May 16, 2008 11:09 AM EDT --
The Freelance Monotheism of Karen Armstrong
With sweeping books like A History of God and The Battle for God , Karen Armstrong is known for her singular insight into religion in our world. But . . . more
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June 05, 2008 05:51 PM EDT --
The Spiritual Audacity of Abraham Joshua Heschel
A list of Abraham Joshua Heschel's books alone is evocative — among them God in Search of Man , Man Is Not Alone , and his epic works . . . more
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January 06, 2007 01:32 AM EST --
By Gary Jaron, January 2007
One of the most famous paradigm shift in human history is commonly called the ‘Copernican revolution’.
“The Copernican principle is the . . . more
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