Fatwa

On his radio show today, Dennis Prager said: “I want you to think about people you know who went from right to left or left to right [politically] and is there any tendency in their daily kindness and niceness? Is there any relationship? It’s like a religious conversion.

“Someone who becomes a Christian or a religious Jew or a Muslim, do they become kinder after conversion? If you don’t get better with your conversion, there’s something wrong.”

I’ve found that nothing has made me nicer and easier to get along with than Alexander Technique. It’s helped me more than religion in this department.

I wonder if converting to Judaism made me a kinder person? If not, what’s the point? Nobody has ever accused me of being kind. Did your conversions (politically or religiously) make you a finer person? I fear I am largely unchanged.

From DennisPrager.com:

Tuesday, January 18, 2011 Radio Show
H1: How Important Is Blood?
Prager H1: How important is blood? Not very. Here’s a good example. Michael Reagan, the adopted child of Ronald Reagan, honors and promotes his father’s values and memory; Ron Reagan, the biological son, dishonors his father’s values and memory… European Union Student Calendar (whatever that is) listed many religious holidays, but forgot one – Christian holidays… New research suggests that during first two years of college students spend more time partying and sleeping than studying…

Tuesday, January 18, 2011 Radio Show
H2: Fatwa
Prager H2: In Egypt a fatwa was issued and approved by a major Islamic theologian endorsing the idea that Muslims can attack anyone anywhere who opposes Islam… Dennis talks to Roy Baumeister, Professor of Psychology and head of the social psychology graduate program at Florida State University. His new book is Is There Anything Good About Men?: How Cultures Flourish by Exploiting Men… Chris Matthews makes some very foolish comments about blacks and Conservatives to former RNC Chairman, Michael Steele. They say a lot about how liberals, even bright liberals like Matthews, think.

Tuesday, January 18, 2011 Radio Show
H3: Ultimate Issues Hour: The Fifth Commandment
Prager H3: The fifth of the Ten Commandments states that you have to honor your father and mother. Why does it say “honor” not “love”? And what does it mean to honor your parents.

Is There Anything Good about Men?

Dennis talks to Roy Baumeister, Professor of Psychology and head of the social psychology graduate program at Florida State University. His new book is Is There Anything Good About Men?: How Cultures Flourish by Exploiting Men.

A Fatwa You Should Know About

Mideast scholar Barry Rubin writes in the Jerusalem Post about a new fatwa with very disturbing implications. If it’s accurate, the implications are ominous.

First Two Years of College a Waste of Time

Learning is a distant priority. Students spend most time partying and sleeping. Hey, that’s gotta be worth $40K a year in tuition, right.

Modern Art Alert, #453

How does this grab you: a sculpture of a policewoman urinating. Now who can say that doesn’t elevate the culture? Come on, don’t be so predictably bourgeois.

No More Christmas and Easter in Europe

The European Union Student Calendar (whatever that is) lists many religious holidays, but forgot one – Christian holidays. Just an oversight? Perhaps, but no one noticed?

Boteach: Honoring the Child Spirit

Dennis talks Rabbi Shmuley Boteach about his new book Honoring the Child Spirit: Inspiration and Learning from Our Children. They also talk about Shmuley’s defense of Sarah Palin’s use of the term “blood libel.”

Rev. ML King: Letter from a Birmingham Jail

Dennis calls this one of the most profound documents he’s ever read. Please note that it’s steeped in references to God.

About Luke Ford

I've written five books (see Amazon.com). My work has been covered in the New York Times, the Los Angeles Times, and on 60 Minutes. I teach Alexander Technique in Beverly Hills (Alexander90210.com).
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