Litmus test for Biblical statements

Biblical statements can be tested for their authenticity based on what we know about God. In looking at these statements, the question to be asked at all times is, "Would this be something that an all-knowing, all-powerful, all-righteous creator of the universe would say?" If...

Why does the religious right defend the genocide of Noah's flood?

 I was listening to conservative talk radio. The host is technically  of conservative Judaism, though his beliefs are very much in line with Orthodox Judaism. But, he defends the so called Noah's flood as strongly as any fundamentalist Christian. First of all, this...

Republican calling for Muslims to be kicked out of military

If there is one thing you can count on, it is that Christian fundamentalists (which make up a sizable percentage of the Republican party) hate Muslims. Maybe more so than they hate atheists or gays or immigrants or Wiccans or feminists or union leaders. Now, I'm no great...

Pope sues over picture of him kissing guy/ more bashing of Obama

There is a doctored photo of Pope Benedict XVI kissing a Muslim cleric. It's an obvious fake. It is an ad meant in part to protest the pope's opposition to gay rights, including same sex marriage equality. Well, the pope is threatening legal action across the world to...

The teaching of hell to small children is a form of child abuse

Is teaching children there is a hell where they will be tortured in a lake of fire, child abuse? Well, I would state, yes. Yes it is, at least mental and emotional child abuse. I was not raised in a church to believe that I will be tortured for all eternity if I don't...

Is Penn State as bad in abuse coverup as the Catholic Church? No

I was listening to conservative talk radio, and boy, do I have a lot to say in response. One host stated that the Catholic church was treated worse than Penn State, when it comes to sexual abuse of children, and its' coverup. Give me a break! The Penn State scandal...

How the religious right tell former addicts to hate gay family me

There are many people in the religious right who had lived, before they supposedly found their deity, a screwed up life. They were alcoholics. They were on drugs. Cocaine, heroin etc. They were depressed and suicidal. Well, once they find religion they judge gays as...

Wannabe Christian conservative Congressman showing hypocrisy

Gary Boisclair is a a Christian conservative running for the U.S. Congress in the state of Minnesota against Muslim Congressman Keith Ellison. Well, Mr. Boisclair believes that Ellison shouldn't be in the U.S. Congress because there are many bad things (which there are) in...

THE AKIDAH - The Sacrifice a very different take…

By Yoram Getzler. Co-Host at IsraelSeen.Com The Akidah, is the section of the Hebrew scripture, the Torah in which our father Abraham is “told by God” to take his son; son of his old age (Abraham is 100...

Semantic insights 4 into the Torah – Bible Reading – Parashat vaY

Dr. Yitzhaq Hayut-Man.  The name of the Parashah, VaYeRA has to do with sight and vision, and there are ten instances in this Parashah with matters of extraordinary visions, or of lack of sight leading to...

Stumps and Parallel Translations

Stumps When some trees fall down, they don’t leave a stump as when trees are sawn down or as when they break in two having been blown by wind or struck by lightning. They uproot instead. When an old tree uproots,...

Four hundred year old Bible

Fusion Over 1, 611 years after the death of Christ, King James decided that England needed a translated version of the Bible, one in plain English. Don’t you wonder what type of people translated the Bible, what...

Because We Need to Love – Parshat Eikev

By Ariel Ben Avraham In previous commentaries we have insisted that there is not such a thing as the apparent conditionality of God’s Love, because all conditions exist on our behalf. We also have repeated that Love is its cause and effect, its instant reward, and in...

Frequently misqouted Bible phrases revealed

Even though the Bible is the most revered book in the U.S., it's also the book that's most frequently misquoted. CNN has revealed "phantom passages" that most people think are included in the Bible, when in fact they are not. So the next time you want to quote your favorite...

deists against religions

Islam is a violent religion. Please view the rational/balanced video at: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hLiku08FlRg The Qur'an is a fantasy: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2CHm2xigkBc Paul created Christ: http://www.youtube.com/user/smsavage32 .. what else .. ;) Before i...

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