Certainly that is one Jewish perspective. G-d commanded man to "go forth and multiply" so the sterility is a problem. It is seen as a misuse of sexuality.
I'm not sure that position works so well for Christianity with the emphasis it places on celibacy. The earliest Christian writers - e.g...
This is one of the problems with consequentialist ethics. I don't think it even requires us to believe in our own infinite nature, only that the balance of our actions keeps on unfolding, albeit more and more diffusely, out to infinity. How can we then judge whether an action is good or bad when...
There is an interesting parallel in the Gospel of John (which some scholars believe depends on the Gospel of Thomas):
More generally, the transgression of gender runs throughout early Christian writings. Paul has, "There is no male and female in Christ Jesus". Matthew has, "eunuchs for the...
Many thanks for the welcome.
I do have a question although it might not be a particularly good one. You mentioned back at the start of the thread that you were involved with a Reform community. How comfortable are they with your following Yeshua? My impression is that most Jewish communities -...
I'm still very much interested in this topic. I joined to reply! What you've said above pretty well describes where I am. I don't have anything very intelligent to offer and I realise you posted a good couple of months back, but I wanted to say, you're not alone.
Have you come across Claude...