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Luke Ford Shabbaton At Westwood Jewish Center – Shabbos Lunch Speech

* Define good * Christian vs Jewish views * At 22, I noticed older people were kinder than younger people * Psychological/addiction obstacles to goodness * Belief in God and a transcendent moral code * A set of daily practices … Continue reading

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She Liked My Blog

The phone rang a few years ago. I picked it up. There was a girl’s voice. “Is this Luke Ford?” “Yes,” I said. “I like your blog,” she said. “Thank you,” I said. There was silence. “That’s it,” she said. … Continue reading

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Some Game?

He sat at his desk in the law office Wednesday afternoon grinding out the work when suddenly an attractive young brunette appeared before him. “Hi!” she said. “I’m Devi*.” He was taken aback and only stuttered out a “hi” after … Continue reading

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Historian Marc B. Shapiro: “Luke Ford reports all of the ‘juicy’ quotes, and has been doing it for years.”

History professor Marc B. Shapiro emails FailedMessiah: The conversation in my class was not designed to be broadcast all over the world so people can join in and heap abuse on a great Torah sage (and I have to say … Continue reading

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The Apprenticeship Of Luke Ford

I was listening to Dennis Prager’s radio show today. He’d just returned from his fifth trip to Australia, my homeland. Dennis said that Australia was over-regulated and rather reserved. An American woman phones in. “Australians are reserved. Timid. When I … Continue reading

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