Religion
Becoming Jewish, Part 5 (Sacrifices)
When I was a boy, growing up in the Southern Bible Belt, it was common to come across Jack Chick tracts. He’s about as legalistic as they come with condemnation, hellfire and a gratis of little devils coming after anyone who has a good time, and even acts of kindness are chalked off as excuses [...]
Becoming Jewish, Part 4 (On Holiday)
The store owner smiled as she spoke, “You need to get a Seder plate now, you understand why?” “No,” I replied. “You have four children. … It’s like Christmas when you bring out the decorations.” That made sense. Our holidays, if not defined by symbols, are marked by them. My wife trusted my ability to [...]
Becoming Jewish, Part 3 (The Commandments)
I find the justification of modern-day Christian leaders to sequester the fourth of the ten commandments invalid and obscene. If leaders taught obedience to the rules outlined in Acts 21:25 or the seven laws of Noah, which it strongly overlaps, then it would make sense to not follow the Sabbath. Most of the pastors who [...]
Becoming Jewish, Part 2 (The Ritual Of Righteous Living)
My anthropologist professor informed the class that every amassing ritual has a fail-break to stop it. Her example was the point in the wedding ceremony where the congregation is asked that if anyone knows of a reason why the couple shouldn’t wed to “Speak now or forever hold your peace.” Other times rituals fail because [...]
Becoming Jewish, Part 1 (Half Born)
The doctor hadn’t arrived and the contractions were getting more frequent. “Don’t push!” the nurse cried out, then flushed white and ran out of the room in a panic.
It was her first day in the maternity ward and knew only what she was trained for. Contractions were two minutes apart, lasting more than a minute [...]
Purim
My family attended their first Purim a couple of weeks ago. I’m still reflecting on it with a certain level of interest, clicking through articles on various blogs and Jewish websites.
The lowdown is that everything happens for a reason. If we choose not to risk ourselves for righteousness in whatever circumstance we’re placed into [...]
“Give Me Liberty or Give Me Death and Taxes”
Samantha Bell, Joe Stack’s daughter in Norway, made a comment to Good Morning America stating that she considered her dad a hero because he acted out in a way to make others stand and take notice of a problem with our government that causes a state of exasperation to so many. She also sent out [...]
Liberal Suicide
I find it ironic that citizens who reside in the most liberal city of Texas, which recently incurred a kamikaze incident, would label suicide as an act of cowardice. It’s the same strong liberalism of these same citizens and their “ideals” that promote millions of abortions each year.
Here’s a quote from Wikipedia:
“Liberalism asserts that [...]
Science’s marriage to law
Science apart from law doesn’t exist.
We have irrefutable laws of math, physics, chemistry and biology from which all other genres of science stem. How is it, then, that any so-called “science” could exist without laws?
Founding fathers of scientific principles believed strongly in a law-giving God. If the God that created the universe provided laws for [...]
The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse – The Red Horse
Apparently, I’m in good company when it comes to conspiracy theories colliding with Judaeo-Christian beliefs. Former president Hoover mentioned in a 1954 Time interview that he figured the Red Horseman to represent pestilence. Specifically, a revolution. Today the largest political threats also ironically don the red color. Are we in for a communist take-over soon?
Despite [...]
