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Category Archives: Christianity
The Torah Is Not In Heaven II
Greg Leake emails: Hi Luke, I was just reading your entry ‘The Torah Is Not In Heaven.’ This may seem tangential, but I feel that religion basically faces two major metaphysical challenges today. They are: 1) the enlightenment experience 2) … Continue reading
Posted in Christianity, Judaism
Tagged comparative religions, history of religions, midland texas, mircea eliade, near death experience, states of consciousness
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God Loves You!
Have you ever heard a Jew talk that way? I have not. If we heard a Jew talk that way, we’d send him for psychological help, notes Dennis Prager. So why don’t Jews talk that way? The Torah has a … Continue reading
Posted in Christianity, Jews, R. J. B. Soloveitchik
Tagged airy fairy, aristotelian philosophy, congregation of israel, Dennis Prager, grace god, jewish mind, muslim countries, night god, psychological help
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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 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 →