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On Wednesday, June 29, 2016 at 11:43:21 AM UTC-5, KeithInTampa wrote: > > When was the last time anyone can remember, that we saw a Jewish or a > Christian individual, or a Jewish or Christian Group, kill, murder, maim, > push someone off a building, drown someone or stone someone to death; in > the name of Moses or Jesus Christ? > > > > On Wed, Jun 29, 2016 at 12:41 PM, Keith In Tampa <[email protected] > <javascript:>> wrote: > >> https://player.vimeo.com/video/167607521 >> >> On Wed, Jun 29, 2016 at 12:29 PM, plainolamerican <[email protected] >> <javascript:>> wrote: >> >>> Judaism maintains that the righteous of all nations >>> <http://www.jewfaq.org/defs/nation.htm> have a place in the world to >>> come <http://www.jewfaq.org/defs/world.htm>. This has been the majority >>> rule since the days of the Talmud >>> <http://www.jewfaq.org/defs/talmud.htm>. Judaism generally recognizes >>> that Christians and Moslems worship the same G-d >>> <http://www.jewfaq.org/defs/g-d.htm> that we do and those who follow >>> the tenets of their religions can be considered righteous in the eyes of >>> G-d. >>> >>> Contrary to popular belief, Judaism does not maintain that Jews are >>> better than other people. Although we refer to ourselves as G-d's chosen >>> people, we do not believe that G-d chose the Jews because of any inherent >>> superiority. According to the Talmud (Avodah Zarah 2b), G-d offered the >>> Torah <http://www.jewfaq.org/defs/torah.htm> to all the nations >>> <http://www.jewfaq.org/defs/nation.htm>of the earth, and the Jews were >>> the only ones who accepted it. The story goes on to say that the Jews were >>> offered the Torah last, and accepted it only because G-d held a mountain >>> over their heads! (In Ex. 19:17, the words generally translated as "at the >>> foot of the mountain" literally mean "underneath the mountain"!) Another >>> traditional story suggests that G-d chose the Jewish nation >>> <http://www.jewfaq.org/defs/nation.htm> because they were the lowliest >>> of nations, and their success would be attributed to G-d's might rather >>> than their own ability. Clearly, these are not the ideas of a people who >>> think they are better than other nations. >>> >>> Because of our acceptance of Torah, Jews have a special status in the >>> eyes of G-d, but we lose that special status when we abandon Torah. >>> Furthermore, the blessings that we received from G-d by accepting the Torah >>> come with a high price: Jews have a greater responsibility than non-Jews. >>> While non-Jews are only obligated to obey the seven commandments >>> <http://www.jewfaq.org/defs/noah.htm> given to Noah, Jews are >>> responsible for fulfilling the613 mitzvot >>> <http://www.jewfaq.org/defs/613.htm> in the Torah, thus G-d will punish >>> Jews for doing things that would not be a sin for non-Jews. >>> The Seven Laws of Noah >>> >>> According to traditional Judaism, G-d >>> <http://www.jewfaq.org/defs/g-d.htm> gave Noah and his family seven >>> commandments to observe when he saved them from the flood. These >>> commandments, referred to as the Noahic or Noahide commandments, are >>> inferred from Genesis Ch. 9, and are as follows: 1) to establish courts of >>> justice; 2) not to commit blasphemy; 3) not to commit idolatry; 4) not to >>> commit incest and adultery; 5) not to commit bloodshed; 6) not to commit >>> robbery; and 7) not to eat flesh cut from a living animal. These >>> commandments are fairly simple and straightforward, and most of them are >>> recognized by most of the world as sound moral principles. Any non-Jew who >>> follows these laws has a place in the world to come >>> <http://www.jewfaq.org/defs/world.htm>. >>> >>> The Noahic commandments are binding on all people, because all people >>> are descended from Noah and his family. The 613 mitzvot >>> <http://www.jewfaq.org/defs/613.htm> of the Torah >>> <http://www.jewfaq.org/defs/torah.htm>, on the other hand, are only >>> binding on the descendants of those who accepted the commandments at Sinai >>> and upon those who take on the yoke of the commandments voluntarily (by >>> conversion <http://www.jewfaq.org/defs/conversion.htm>). In addition, >>> the Noahic commandments are applied more leniently to non-Jews than the >>> corresponding commandments are to Jews, because non-Jews do not have the >>> benefit ofOral Torah <http://www.jewfaq.org/defs/oral.htm> to guide >>> them in interpreting the laws. For example, worshipping G-d in the form of >>> a man would constitute idolatry for a Jew; however, according to some >>> sources, the Christian worship of Jesus does not constitute idolatry for >>> non-Jews. >>> Goyim, Shiksas and Shkutzim >>> >>> The most commonly used word for a non-Jew is goy. The word "goy" means " >>> nation <http://www.jewfaq.org/defs/nation.htm>," and refers to the fact >>> that goyim are members of other nations, that is, nations other than the >>> Children of Israel. >>> >>> There is nothing inherently insulting about the word "goy." In fact, the >>> Torah <http://www.jewfaq.org/defs/torah.htm> occasionally refers to >>> theJewish >>> people <http://www.jewfaq.org/defs/people.htm> using the term "goy." >>> Most notably, in Exodus 19:6, G-d says that the Children of Israel will be >>> "a kingdom of priests and a holy nation," that is, a goy kadosh. Because >>> Jews have had so many bad experiences with anti-Semitic non-Jews over the >>> centuries, the term "goy" has taken on some negative connotations, but in >>> general the term is no more insulting than the word "gentile." >>> >>> The more insulting terms for non-Jews are shiksa (feminine) and shkutz >>> (masculine). I gather that these words are derived from the Hebrew root >>> <http://www.jewfaq.org/defs/root.htm> Shin-Qof-Tzadei, meaning >>> loathsome or abomination. The word shiksa is most commonly used to refer to >>> a non-Jewish woman who is dating or married to a Jewish man, which should >>> give some indication of how strongly Jews are opposed to the idea of >>> intermarriage <http://www.jewfaq.org/defs/intermarriage.htm>. The term >>> shkutz is most commonly used to refer to an anti-Semitic man. Both terms >>> can be used in a less serious, more joking way, but in general they should >>> be used with caution. >>> >>> If you are offended to hear that Jewish culture has a negative term for >>> non-Jews, I would recommend that you stop and think about the many negative >>> terms and stereotypes that your culture has for Jews. >>> Interfaith Marriages >>> >>> I once received a message from a man who told me that many Jews do not >>> like gentiles. He knew this because his (Jewish) girlfriend's friends and >>> parents disapproved of him. I explained that these people did not >>> disapprove of him because he was Christian; they disapproved of him because >>> he was a Christian dating a Jew, which is another issue altogether. >>> >>> Traditional Judaism does not permit interfaith marriages. The Torah >>> <http://www.jewfaq.org/defs/torah.htm> states that the children of such >>> marriages would be lost to Judaism (Deut. 7:3-4), and experience has shown >>> the truth of this passage all too well. The 2000 National Jewish >>> Population Survey <http://www.jewishdatabank.org/NJPS2000.asp> found >>> that only a third of interfaith couples raise their children Jewish, >>> despite increasing efforts in the Reform >>> <http://www.jewfaq.org/defs/reform.htm> and Conservative >>> <http://www.jewfaq.org/defs/conservative.htm> communities to welcome >>> interfaith couples. >>> >>> This may reflect the fact that Jews who intermarry are not deeply >>> committed to their religion in the first place: if something is important >>> to you, why would you marry someone who doesn't share it? Certainly, the >>> statistics show that intermarried Jews are overwhelmingly less likely to be >>> involved in Jewish activities: 85% of Jewish couples have or attend a >>> Pesach <http://www.jewfaq.org/defs/pesach.htm> seder >>> <http://www.jewfaq.org/defs/seder.htm>, while only 41% of intermarried >>> Jews do; 66% of Jewish couples fast on Yom Kippur >>> <http://www.jewfaq.org/defs/yomkippur.htm> while only 26% of >>> intermarried Jews do; 59% of Jewish couples belong to a synagogue >>> <http://www.jewfaq.org/defs/synagogue.htm> while only 15% of >>> intermarried Jews do. These statistics and more are sufficiently alarming >>> to be a matter of great concern to the Jewish community. And the rate of >>> intermarriage has grown dramatically in recent years: according to the >>> Jewish >>> Databank <http://www.jewishdatabank.org/>, the rate of intermarriage >>> has risen from 13% in 1970 to 47% since 1996, though the rate of >>> intermarriage seems to have stopped increasing. One Orthodox Jew I know >>> went so far as to state that intermarriage is accomplishing what Hitler >>> could not: the destruction of the Jewish people >>> <http://www.jewfaq.org/defs/people.htm>. That is an extreme view, but >>> it vividly illustrates how seriously many Jews take the issue of >>> intermarriage. >>> >>> The more liberal branches of Judaism have tried to embrace intermarried >>> couples, hoping to slow the hemorrhaging from our community, but it is >>> questionable how effective this has been in stemming the tide, given the >>> statistics that intermarried couples are unlikely to have any Jewish >>> involvement or to raise their children Jewish. >>> >>> Dennis Prager and Joseph Telushkin provide an excellent discussion of >>> the issues involved in intermarriage in their book The Nine Questions >>> People Ask About Judaism >>> <http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0671622617/judaism101>. They >>> note that if the non-Jewish spouse truly shares the same values as the >>> Jewish spouse, then the non-Jew is welcome to convert to Judaism, and if >>> the non-Jew does not share the same values, then the couple should not be >>> marrying in the first place. >>> If you are considering interfaith dating or marriage, consider this: >>> >>> Many people who are considering interfaith marriage or dating casually >>> dismiss any objections as prejudice, but there are some practical matters >>> you should consider. And before you casually dismiss this as ivory tower >>> advice from a Jewish ghetto, let me point out that my father, my mother and >>> my brother are all intermarried, as well as several of my cousins. >>> *The Stereotypes*Why are you not seeking out a Jewish partner? If you >>> ask many Jews why they don't want to date other Jews, you will hear the >>> ugliest list of antisemitic stereotypes this side of Nazi propaganda. They >>> will tell you that Jewish men are cheap, neurotic mamma's boys, not >>> handsome and macho like gentile men. They will tell you that Jewish women >>> are frigid, materialistic and plain, not fun and sexy like gentile women. >>> Interestingly, the stereotypes you hear from gentiles seeking Jews are >>> quite different: that Jewish men are good providers, that they treat women >>> well, that they don't abuse women or get drunk, and they don't sleep >>> around; that Jewish women are smart, level-headed and loyal, not >>> bubble-headed bimbos. In fact, there are quite a lot of gentiles who have >>> registered for JDate <https://www.jdate.com/>, a Jewish dating network, >>> because they specifically want to date and marry a Jew. If you think the >>> negative stereotypes don't fit you, what makes you think they fit Jews of >>> the opposite sex? *The Marriage*Where will you get married, who will >>> perform the ceremony and how will it be performed? Most movements of >>> Judaism don't allow interfaith marriages to be performed in their >>> synagogues, nor do they allow their rabbis to perform interfaith marriages, >>> and before you casually dismiss this as bigotry, let's remember: you're the >>> one who is imposing your beliefs (or lack of beliefs) on them, not the >>> other way around. You're asking them to put a religious stamp of approval >>> on an act that has nothing to do with their religion. You might as well ask >>> the rabbi to say "amen" to a blessing over a ham and cheese sandwich. But >>> now that you know you may have to be married in a church: how do you feel >>> about being married under a cross or crucifix? How will your relatives feel >>> when they are told, "in Jesus' name, let us say 'Amen'," as happened at an >>> interfaith marriage in my family? *The Holidays*What will you do when >>> Christmas and Chanukkah <http://www.jewfaq.org/defs/chanukkah.htm> overlap? >>> When Easter and Pesach <http://www.jewfaq.org/defs/pesach.htm> overlap? >>> Whose holiday will you celebrate? Will your gentile husband veto the annual >>> Chanukkah visit to your parents because Christmas is more important, as >>> happened to an intermarried friend of mine? Will your gentile wife be >>> willing to cook and/or eat the cardboard meals of Pesach? Will your gentile >>> spouse be willing to sit through the lengthy seder ritual at your parents' >>> house, or the lengthy High Holiday services? *The Children*How will the >>> children be raised? The Jewish grandparents want a bris >>> <http://www.jewfaq.org/defs/circumcision.htm>, and the gentile >>> grandparents insist on baptism. The Catholic grandparents want the child to >>> learn catechism while the Jewish grandparents are looking forward to the >>> bar mitzvah. Many interfaith couples think they are being oh-so-enlightened >>> by raising the children with both faiths and letting them choose. This >>> makes about as much sense as asking your child to choose which parent's >>> surname he wants to keep: ultimately, you're requiring the child to pick >>> favorites with his parents. A Reform >>> <http://www.jewfaq.org/defs/reform.htm> rabbi >>> <http://www.jewfaq.org/defs/rabbi.htm> provides an excellent discussion >>> of the problem here >>> <http://www.reformjudaism.org/it-possible-have-child-christened-and-go-through-brisbaby-naming>. >>> >>> Aside from that, the message you are giving your children is that none of >>> it is real, that none of it matters, that religion is a Chinese menu and >>> you can pick one from Column A and one from Column B. You are certainly >>> welcome to believe that, but don't expect your local church or synagogue to >>> agree with you. Even the more liberal movements of Judaism don't approve of >>> bar mitzvah training for a child who is simultaneously receiving religious >>> training in another faith, because it causes too much confusion for the >>> child. If you want your children to learn about all faiths, don't send them >>> to bar mitzvah training; send them to a comparative religion class. >>> >>> These are just a few of the more important considerations in interfaith >>> relationships that people tend to gloss over in the heat of passion or in >>> the desire to be politically fashionable. >>> Conversion >>> >>> In general, Jews do not try to convert non-Jews to Judaism. In fact, >>> according to halakhah <http://www.jewfaq.org/defs/halakhah.htm> (Jewish >>> Law),rabbis <http://www.jewfaq.org/defs/rabbi.htm> are supposed to make >>> three vigorous attempts to dissuade a person who wants to convert to >>> Judaism. >>> >>> As the discussion above explained, Jews have a lot of responsibilities >>> that non-Jews do not have. To be considered a good and righteous person in >>> the eyes of G-d <http://www.jewfaq.org/defs/g-d.htm>, a non-Jew need >>> only follow the seven Noahic commandments, whereas a Jew has to follow all >>> 613 >>> commandments <http://www.jewfaq.org/defs/613.htm> given in the Torah >>> <http://www.jewfaq.org/defs/torah.htm>. If the potential convert is not >>> going to follow those extra rules, it's better for him or her to stay a >>> gentile, and since we as Jews are all responsible for each other, it's >>> better for us too if that person stayed a gentile. The rabbinically >>> mandated attempt to dissuade a convert is intended to make sure that the >>> prospective convert is serious and willing to take on all this extra >>> responsibility. >>> >>> Once a person has decided to convert, the proselyte must begin to learn >>> Jewish religion, law and customs and begin to observe them. This teaching >>> process generally takes at least one year, because the prospective convert >>> must experience each of the Jewish holidays >>> <http://www.jewfaq.org/defs/holidays.htm>; however, the actual amount >>> of study required will vary from person to person (a convert who was raised >>> as a Jew might not need any further education, for example, while another >>> person might need several years). >>> >>> After the teaching is complete, the proselyte is brought before a Beit >>> Din (rabbinical court) which examines the proselyte and determines whether >>> he or she is ready to become a Jew. If the proselyte passes this oral >>> examination, the rituals of conversion are performed. If the convert is >>> male, he is circumcised <http://www.jewfaq.org/defs/circumcision.htm>(or, >>> if he was already circumcised, a pinprick of blood is drawn for a symbolic >>> circumcision). Both male and female converts are immersed in the mikvah (a >>> ritual bath used for spiritual purification). The convert is given a Jewish >>> name and is then introduced into the Jewish community. >>> >>> In theory, once the conversion procedure is complete, the convert is as >>> much a Jew as anyone who is born to the religion. In practice, the convert >>> is sometimes treated with caution, because we have had some of bad >>> experiences with converts who later return to their former faith in whole >>> or in part. However, it is important to remember that Abraham >>> <http://www.jewfaq.org/defs/abraham.htm> himself was a convert, as were >>> all of the matriarchs of Judaism, as was Ruth, an ancestor of King David. >>> >>> On Wednesday, June 29, 2016 at 7:51:40 AM UTC-5, Travis wrote: >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> No Sympathy for Kafirs >>>> >>>> Brain physiology is such that we feel good when we help others. The >>>> Golden Rule, treating others as we would be treated, is hard wired into >>>> our >>>> physical makeup. However, Mohammed attacked each and every neighbor. >>>> Attacking your neighbors is not an expression of the Golden Rule. But, >>>> there is no Golden Rule in Islam. >>>> >>>> A Kafir is worse than an animal and is hated by Allah. Twelve verses in >>>> the Koran say that a Muslim can be friendly to a Kafir, but should never >>>> be >>>> a true friend. Sympathy allows us to put ourselves in the place of others. >>>> This sympathy is outside of Islamic doctrine. In Islamic doctrine those >>>> Muslims who are true friends with a Kafir are not truly Islamic. >>>> >>>> My personal opinion is that this lack of sympathy for Kafirs is the >>>> worst part of Islam. The Koran places barriers between Muslims and Kafir, >>>> which violates the idea of humanity being of one spirit. >>>> >>>> WATCH VIDEO >>>> <http://click.icptrack.com/icp/relay.php?r=8149463&msgid=990318&act=6VT9&c=162528&destination=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.politicalislam.com%2Fno-sympathy-for-kafirs%2F> >>>> >>>> ----------------------------- >>>> >>>> Bill Warner, Center for the Study of Political Islam >>>> >>>> http://www.politicalislam.com/no-sympathy-for-kafirs/ >>>> <http://click.icptrack.com/icp/relay.php?r=8149463&msgid=990318&act=6VT9&c=162528&destination=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.politicalislam.com%2Fno-sympathy-for-kafirs%2F> >>>> >>>> www.politicalislam.com >>>> <http://click.icptrack.com/icp/relay.php?r=8149463&msgid=990318&act=6VT9&c=162528&destination=www.politicalislam.com> >>>> >>>> Facebook: BillWarnerAuthor >>>> >>>> Twitter: @politicalislam >>>> >>>> © copyright 2016 >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> This message was sent to [email protected] from: >>>> >>>> Bill Warner | [email protected] | Political Islam . com | PO Box >>>> 90806 Nashville, TN 37209 | Nashville, TN 37203 >>>> >>>> Email Marketing by [image: iContact - Try It Free!] >>>> <http://www.icontact.com/a.pl/144186> >>>> Manage Your Subscription >>>> <http://app.icontact.com/icp/mmail-mprofile.pl?r=8149463&l=3216&s=6VT9&m=990318&c=162528> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> -- >>> -- >>> Thanks for being part of "PoliticalForum" at Google Groups. >>> For options & help see http://groups.google.com/group/PoliticalForum >>> >>> * Visit our other community at http://www.PoliticalForum.com/ >>> * It's active and moderated. 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