-Caveat Lector- What individuals choose to do and what the religious leaders encourage are two different things. The Orthodox Jews set up many programs in which one can study and dispute. Granted they give weight to scholars, but serious learners are expected to study the scholarly writings, just as those who study in any scholarly field.
No matter what the area of study, people stop at the level at which they are comfortable. One can encourage adults to go further in their studies, but cannot force them. > -Caveat Lector- > > Saul/Paul was the one who moved the "Christians" away from Jewish > practice. The early Church fathers followed suit. It was really a > personality clash between 2 factions: that of James the brother of > Jesus, and the Paulists, who also included Peter. Obviously, the > Peter/Paul faction won both the day and the right to pass their > version of history down to us. > > One more thing: None of the three major religions we're talking about > here REALLY encourages the in-depth, word for word study of their > sacred texts. Yes, each one does have a few "scholars" but they are a > distinct minority, hence the world REALLY in caps. All 3 encourage the > vast majority of their believers to take the word of the "experts", be > they rabbis, sages, priests, imans, prophets, ministers, whatever they > call their most reverend leaders. Believers are not expected to think > for themselves; in fact, in Christianity, Jesus is referred to as "The > Good Shepherd" and he calls his followers "My sheep." > > Tenorlove > > __________________________________________________ > Do You Yahoo!? > Yahoo! Finance - Get real-time stock quotes > http://finance.yahoo.com > > <A HREF="http://www.ctrl.org/";>www.ctrl.org</A> > DECLARATION & DISCLAIMER > ========== > CTRL is a discussion & informational exchange list. Proselytizing > propagandic screeds are unwelcomed. Substance—not soap-boxing—please! > These are sordid matters and 'conspiracy theory'—with its many > half-truths, mis- directions and outright frauds—is used politically > by different groups with major and minor effects spread throughout the > spectrum of time and thought. That being said, CTRLgives no > endorsement to the validity of posts, and always suggests to readers; > be wary of what you read. CTRL gives no credence to Holocaust denial > and nazi's need not apply. > > Let us please be civil and as always, Caveat Lector. > ====================================================================== > == Archives Available at: > http://peach.ease.lsoft.com/archives/ctrl.html > <A HREF="http://peach.ease.lsoft.com/archives/ctrl.html";>Archives of > [EMAIL PROTECTED]</A> > > http:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/ > <A HREF="http:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/";>ctrl</A> > ====================================================================== > == To subscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: > SUBSCRIBE CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > To UNsubscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: > SIGNOFF CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Om <A HREF="http://www.ctrl.org/";>www.ctrl.org</A> DECLARATION & DISCLAIMER ========== CTRL is a discussion & informational exchange list. Proselytizing propagandic screeds are unwelcomed. Substance—not soap-boxing—please! These are sordid matters and 'conspiracy theory'—with its many half-truths, mis- directions and outright frauds—is used politically by different groups with major and minor effects spread throughout the spectrum of time and thought. That being said, CTRLgives no endorsement to the validity of posts, and always suggests to readers; be wary of what you read. CTRL gives no credence to Holocaust denial and nazi's need not apply. Let us please be civil and as always, Caveat Lector. ======================================================================== Archives Available at: http://peach.ease.lsoft.com/archives/ctrl.html <A HREF="http://peach.ease.lsoft.com/archives/ctrl.html";>Archives of [EMAIL PROTECTED]</A> http:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/ <A HREF="http:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/";>ctrl</A> ======================================================================== To subscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SUBSCRIBE CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] To UNsubscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SIGNOFF CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] Om
