Daily Archives: May 12, 2009

‘Lyn, You Gotta Help Me’

Posted on May 12, 2009 by Luke Ford

I stagger into physical therapist Lyn Paul Taylor‘s office this afternoon. Jo the Hot Filipina shows me to my room. Lyn (join me on his Facebook Fan group) comes in and I wail: "You gotta help me. I’m a wreck. … Continue reading →

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A Wife Would Save Him From The Moralists

Posted on May 12, 2009 by Luke Ford

…"and a rich one from the moneylenders… Married, he might confront society without having to affront it." (Pg. 233 of Richard Ellmann’s biography of Oscar Wilde) I feel like the second coming of Oscar Wilde. Oscar Wilde discovered his genius … Continue reading →

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Providing Moral Leadership To A Kid At A Chareidi Yeshiva

Posted on May 12, 2009 by Luke Ford

yeshivaboy: hey luke, i have a quick question, did you find out about the documentary hypothesis before or after your conversion YourMoralLeader: as a child YourMoralLeader: my dad has a phd in bible yeshivaboy: and you converted anyway YourMoralLeader: yep … Continue reading →

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Christianity Broke With Judaism Over Conversions

Posted on May 12, 2009 by Luke Ford

Charlie Hall posts to Hirhurim: I don’t think it can be used as a halachic source for us (well, maybe for the leftmost part of the left wing?) but in the New Testament, Chapter 15 of Acts makes it quite … Continue reading →

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