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OK, @wil - The other shoe has dropped.

@walter - Could you explain your regard for the Sar Shalom Online Bible?

It goes way beyond just that, but I prefer to hear from @abuyusufalshafii before I can determine whether there is cause to register dismay.

Putting aside whether or not your description of certain ancient worldviews are correct, are we to assume that those worldviews are your current worldviews?

I have abstained from participating in this thread - first because this thread is in the Christianity subforum and second because I have had words with @Tony Bristow-Stagg in the past, primarily elsewhere, and I’ve said what I have thought I needed to say. But I am reconsidering.

Tomorrow night begins Purim. My wife made hamentaschen with the “help” of our 2 1/2 year old granddaughter - cherry, prune and chocolate. Chag sameach to all who celebrate.

@abuyusufalshafii - Can we assume that you are the author of the piece you posted since you did not attribute it to a source other than yourself?

@wil - Our new member is a guy - as indicated on his profile.

@CircleoftheWay - I’m not sure to what extent Watts’ training as a priest affected his thoughts. He was ordained in 1946 and left the church in 1951. Furthermore, he had been active in Buddhist circles for years prior to entering an Episcopal seminary.

It might be nice if here, or elsewhere on the forum, you introduced yourself and provided some information about who you are and what you believe. From what you've posted to date all I can determine is that you are not a Bible literalist, you are not fond of the Catholic church, you don't...

Father Longenecker wrote his piece as the priest of a Catholic church in South Carolina. He does not provide a date for the Pew study he used, but he specifically states that the numbers he presents are for the United States. By the way, the Catholic Herald has been a British publication with an...

So I'm clear on this, are you saying Jews were/are spiritually blind and/or spiritually ignorant?

I don’t think you understand what I wrote. I didn’t deny the horrible conditions that all too many people daily have to live through and deal with. I didn’t deny that love and justice demand that we each do our part to alleviate and correct those conditions. I simply noted that the tool on the...

But mean income is not the same thing as GDP per capita, and GDP per capita was not within the purview of the website tool.

Out of curiosity I plugged in a dollar amount for theoretical income, I’m in the US, that for a family of 2 adults and 2 children is so low that survival without help from an outside source would be virtually impossible. The website tool, however, announced how wealthy I am in comparison to most...

Every new year brings its own share of good times and bad, joys and sorrow, peace and turmoil, hope and despair…… Whatever the year brings remember you are part of a community of caring friends, ready to celebrate with you when times are good, ready to surround you with its love in moments of...

@Phyllis Sidhe_Uaine - May the upcoming secular new year be brighter for you and afford you more moments for joy.

Rule 2 of the Code of Conduct comes to mind, although @RJM and others determine its interpretation.

For those who care, other than a miniscule honorarium I have never made any money as a rabbi. All my income came from my secular employment.

I wish all who celebrate Christmas a happy holiday.