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Just an Ordinary Owl? @owlwings (43910) • Cambridge, England 18 Sep 08

I found this quoted as a tag or motto the other day and it has been bothering me (or rather the logic of it has). I grew up being told that Christ died on the cross for the sins of the world - all men (Christans or not, by the...

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RazPenny Greek education was banned by Pharisees. The Greeks were heathens and to learn their ways would have been violating Torah to the Rabbis back then. In Acts 22 Paul claims to be brought up, not just trained, by Gamaliel. Even the earlier mention of Gamaliel in...

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Just an Ordinary Owl? @owlwings (43910) • Cambridge, England 18 Sep 08

I found this quoted as a tag or motto the other day and it has been bothering me (or rather the logic of it has). I grew up being told that Christ died on the cross for the sins of the world - all men (Christans or not, by the...

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RazPenny I think this is where we can see Paul's "Jewish" credentials do not hold up. Being Jewish was never defined by blood, least not since the destruction of the first temple. Once the Judeans came back from Babylonia alone they were the ones who were holding the...

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BethTN81 @BethTN81 (564) • United States 16 Sep 08

I was recently in a religous discussion with a friend of mine who claims to not be religous, yet she seems to know more about MY faith than I do. Or at least she likes to act that way. Ever met someone like that? They know more...

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RazPenny Most likely, she is not trying to weasel out of the foundations of your religion. Most non Christians aren't. They are angry at a religion which constantly seeks to convert them.

17 Sep 08

BethTN81 @BethTN81 (564) • United States 16 Sep 08

I was recently in a religous discussion with a friend of mine who claims to not be religous, yet she seems to know more about MY faith than I do. Or at least she likes to act that way. Ever met someone like that? They know more...

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RazPenny What do you do? Study more. Chances are, and I know you will hate reading this, she might actually know more about your religion than you do. Most of us non-Christians do. We have gone through evangelists our whole lives and learn the religion mostly so we...

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sutanhartanto @sutanhartanto (4122) • Indonesia 16 Sep 08

first thing first, please don't get offended i am neither an atheist nor a believer. i was born in a christian family and as a christian also. yet, as my understanding about god, life, jesus,...

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RazPenny Why do people misuse scriptures? It doesn't say, the atheist is a fool, or the who says there is no god in his heart is a fool. This is what the fool is doing, not the atheist. The last half of the verse quoted goes on to acting immorally and ends with...

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arnoldream @arnoldream (1332) • Philippines 9 Sep 08

just want to know what your belief and view about this. because when cain killed his brother he was given a mark so other people will not kill him.

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RazPenny Even if you take this as allegorical, the symbolism cannot be understood unless you work in the literal first. Personally, I think Cain was looking for an excuse. He has no way of knowing whether there were other people out there or not. Most of Cain's...

16 Sep 08

sutanhartanto @sutanhartanto (4122) • Indonesia 16 Sep 08

first thing first, please don't get offended i am neither an atheist nor a believer. i was born in a christian family and as a christian also. yet, as my understanding about god, life, jesus,...

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RazPenny I don't think that atheists are in general smarter. For one, this assessment is made off of western standards. Western thinking may have become predominant, but that doesn't mean it is the only way of thinking. There are many truths and understandings which...

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rebecca1957 @rebecca1957 (265) • United States 22 Apr 08

In Deutronomy it states 'do not add to or take away from any of my words'. That's God speaking during the giving of the ten commandments together with all the other laws given to Moses. That tells me that maybe the whole New...

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RazPenny *bangs head repeatedly* IT DOES NOT SAY 'THOU SHALT NOT KILL'!! The word used best translates roughly to murder. It would be rather hard for any human to take someone seriously who said not to kill and then orders you to kill now wouldn't...

3 May 08

positiveminded1977 @positiveminded1977 (7072) • India 24 Apr 08

Well? What do you think? Is God a male or female? If male, why? Why isn't he a female? If female, why? Or do you think he/she is both? In Christianity, we have God the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit--all male. That makes religion...

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RazPenny No, Elohiym is the word translated into G-d. Shaddai is the name by which he introduced himself to Avraham. As far as what was taught in Sunday School, I grew up in a Catholic family so I feel your pain. Christian theology to me is one of the most sexist...

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positiveminded1977 @positiveminded1977 (7072) • India 24 Apr 08

Well? What do you think? Is God a male or female? If male, why? Why isn't he a female? If female, why? Or do you think he/she is both? In Christianity, we have God the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit--all male. That makes religion...

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RazPenny Genesis 1:27-28 The problem is the English translations translate Adam as man, which is not very accurate. Adam, when not used as the name, means humanity or humankind or just plain human. It all depends on the context of which it was used. Eesh is the word...

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rebecca1957 @rebecca1957 (265) • United States 22 Apr 08

In Deutronomy it states 'do not add to or take away from any of my words'. That's God speaking during the giving of the ten commandments together with all the other laws given to Moses. That tells me that maybe the whole New...

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RazPenny No,Shaddai never killed anyone for belief. He did kill off Sodom and Gomorrah...but that had nothing to do with who they worshiped. Haughtiness, gluttony, laziness, not helping the poor, and committing abomination (which could be many different things)....

29 Apr 08

positiveminded1977 @positiveminded1977 (7072) • India 24 Apr 08

Well? What do you think? Is God a male or female? If male, why? Why isn't he a female? If female, why? Or do you think he/she is both? In Christianity, we have God the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit--all male. That makes religion...

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RazPenny No, Shaddai did not create man first. Originally, he created "ha=adam" which means the human. It is not until Chava, or Eve as most know her, is formed from Adam that he is ever called "ha-essh" the man. Considering the original account in the first chapter...

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blog8withJ @blog8withJ (136) • United States 23 Jun 07

I don't think so. We are in the 21st century where equal oppurtunities and the same work load is given to both men and women. Though, somehow there's still agencies and institution who discriminate women and prefer men. In your...

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RazPenny I see gender bias for both genders, it depends on the circumstance. There is still no denying the wage gap where men still make more money for the same job with the same experience and/or education. Bars still specifically cater to men over women by hiring...

26 Apr 08

Warren Brown @warrenbrown (173) • London, England 24 Apr 08

I feel that Religion chooses us. We are born with the religion we have for life.Even if we change our religion later in life this will make no difference, as we always retain the religion of our birth, in my humble opinion. What...

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RazPenny Yeah, I am not seeing how a baptist Christian father and Catholic mother correlate to a pagan turned eclectic Hebrew.

26 Apr 08

hiveenu @hiveenu (521) • India 22 Mar 07

Hi, this doubt is there in my mind for quite some time and somehow I failed to check it out myself all these years. Will somebody enlighten me? And any additional information regarding them is welcome. Thanks.

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RazPenny Well, as is already noted one difference is on belief in the messiah. Though, there is more to it than that since Christianity has extra beliefs about the messiah that Jews do not hold. Another is on doctrine. Original sin is not held by Jews, and...

26 Apr 08

gohsh3 @gohsh3 (28) • Malaysia 19 Sep 06

I have recently read something about the Talmud of Jews. Without any bias opinion, I wish to invite discussion on the wisdoms of this book. With limited understanding, I was impressed by the teachings especially on the

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RazPenny I should have clarified something. The reason I take issue with that is if there was a period when the Hebrews did not have the Torah in Yisrael, and the Mishna is supposed to be taught alongside the written torah...then those two facts do not coincide.

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