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Category Archives: Christianity
Crissy Asks: ‘Why don’t you believe that Jesus is the Son of God?’
David posts: “Because every human being is the Child of God.” Crissy posts to my FB: “Are you saying Jesus Christ is or isn’t the Son of God?” Luke says: “Judaism has always believed in a complete separation of man … Continue reading
Posted in Christianity, Judaism
Tagged books of the bible, child of god, first five books, first five books of the bible, hyam maccoby, jewish views, maccoby
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Self-Portrait In Turkey
In a 2004 lecture on Deuteronomy 16, Dennis Prager says: “The Jews are very tempted by Canaanite paganism. We’re all tempted by paganism. Pagan is the natural state of things. An invisible one God is hardly natural compared to a … Continue reading
Posted in Christianity, Dennis Prager, Torah
Tagged christian clergy, christian clergyman, Dennis Prager, fertility gods, goddess of fertility, invisible one, logical impossibility, male god, one god
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The New Testament Is Feelings Oriented While The Hebrew Bible Is Action Oriented
There’s plenty about action in the New Testament and plenty about feeling in the Hebrew Bible but the stereotype in my headline is generally true. When the Hebrew Bible talks about loving God, it refers primarily to action, not feelings … Continue reading
Posted in Adventist, Christianity, Dennis Prager, Personal
Tagged bible talks, dvar torah, god and goodness, hebrew bible, luke ford, mischievous side, prophet malachai
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Review: ‘God is not One’
It’s easy to say that all religions are one. It’s easy to say that we all believe in the same God. It’s easy to say that we all want to be in Heaven. It’s also false, argues Boston University religion … Continue reading
Posted in Book Reviews, Christianity, Islam, Judaism
Tagged belief in one god, five pillars, noble eightfold path, seventh day adventism, stephen prothero, university religion professor
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Tavis Smiley: More Christians Than Muslims Blow Up People Every Single Day
See the video. Tavis Smiley: “But Christians do that [blow people up] every single day in this country.” I did a Google news search on this and there’s not one result. I wonder why the news media ignore such foolishness. … Continue reading
Posted in Christianity
Tagged Ann Coulter, columbine killers, Dennis Prager, Google, google news, muslim extremists
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Righteousness By Faith – A Road To Nowhere
I remember growing up that Seventh-Day Adventism was regarded as a demanding religion. It wanted one-tenth of your money (tithe) and one-seventh of your time (the Sabbath). Then this righteousness by faith movement swept through Adventism in the 1970s and … Continue reading
Posted in Adventist, Christianity, Dennis Prager, Jews, Personal
Tagged church of jesus christ, Dennis Prager, faith movement, how to be a good person, invisible church, jewish theologian, loma linda university, righteousness by faith, seventh day adventism
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Why Aren’t Jews Debating Believers In Jesus?
Eric Zorn blogs: The obituary — Moishe Rosen dies at 78; founder of Jews for Jesus prompts me to ask readers about something that’s long mystified and impressed me: “Given that the divinity of Jesus is the core belief of … Continue reading
Posted in Christianity, Jews, Judaism
Tagged aryeh kaplan, counterpoint books, David Klinghoffer, gil student, jews for jesus, moishe rosen
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God Is Not One
When speaking to Jews and Christians, Dennis Prager often says that if you served Jews and Christians equally unripe cantaloupe, Jews would complain more because Jews don’t think suffering is good while Christians view suffering as Christlike. Christianity encourages a … Continue reading
Posted in Christianity, Dennis Prager, Jews, Religion
Tagged book god, culture of complaint, Dennis Prager, differences matter, stephen prothero, torah portion
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The Torah Says It Is OK To Ask Questions
From Dennis Prager’s eleventh lecture on Deuteronomy (2003): Dennis: “When people say ‘Jews’, nobody yawns.” Deut: 6:20: “If your child asks you tomorrow, saying, ‘What are the testimonies and the decrees and the ordinances that HaShem, our God, commanded you?” … Continue reading →