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  1. gsa

    The GOP campaign

    I do not think that Scott Walker or Jeb Bush are particularly electable, at least not compared to someone like John Kasich. The latter is by far the most dangerous candidate from my perspective (being a lefty), because he could easily win against Clinton or another Democrat. Walker is, I'm...
  2. gsa

    Can I be Jewish for Halloween?

    Because they would be Amalekites?
  3. gsa

    Can I be Jewish for Halloween?

    Indeed. But dressing up with the intent to represent a rabbi or other religious leader, however prone it is to stereotyping, is a different enterprise than attempting to dress up as a member of a cultural/ethnic group.
  4. gsa

    Can I be Jewish for Halloween?

    Right. The problem is, we do allow for priests, evangelical pastors, monks, etc. to be the subject of Halloween costuming. I think that is qualitatively different than dressing as a member of an ethnic group (at least, an extant ethnic group; if someone wants to claim that they are an ancient...
  5. gsa

    Can I be Jewish for Halloween?

    If you want the opinions of Jews and Gentiles, you can't really put it in the DIR. In any event, the DIR seems rather limited in its capacity to respond to questions from outsiders. The only DIRs that seem to be relatively open are the non-Abrahamic minority positions, based on my experience.
  6. gsa

    Can I be Jewish for Halloween?

    Why no value? That's a kind of unusual description. You mean, perhaps, no correspondence to existing things?
  7. gsa

    Can I be Jewish for Halloween?

    Oh I don't know. With adults, I think that they often choose costumes that represent things that they do not aspire to. Even as a kid, I never wanted to go as something I aspired to as much as, say, something that was scary. Dinosaur, vampire, warlock, Pennywise the Clown, scary demon mask...
  8. gsa

    Can I be Jewish for Halloween?

    Here is a toddler version. Here is an adult version. Of course, there's nothing necessarily distinctive about it. But if you are going as a rabbi, it seems functionally equivalent, to me, as going as a priest or other religious leader.
  9. gsa

    Can I be Jewish for Halloween?

    I think that going as a member of an ethnic group (or ethnoreligious group in this case) is kind of odd. This Gawker article addresses the dos and don'ts of racial, ethnic and national costuming for Halloween, but gives no guidance on Jewish costumes. These costumes can only work if you are...
  10. gsa

    Is Evangelical Christianity Losing Political Power?

    Jack Jenkins over at ThinkProgress says yes. Today, as Russell Moore, head of the Southern Baptist Convention’s Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission or ERLC, interviewed two Republican political candidates. That's not the interesting part; the interesting part is who was invited, and who...
  11. gsa

    punished for beliefs in public school?

    The problem is that the teacher also subjected the school to potential liability for a constitutional violation. The facts, if true, are fairly egregious examples of religious bigotry. I would recommend probation pending investigation and possible termination.
  12. gsa

    punished for beliefs in public school?

    Why isn't this bigotry? Per the complaint: During a discussion with classmates on the playground he responded to a question by indicating that he did not go to church because he did not believe in God. This resulted in his teacher interrogating the child as to his beliefs and requiring the...
  13. gsa

    Black Lives Matter TOO

    Do you really think that "Black Lives Matter" is a confusing message? I think it is only confusing if you assume that saying that black lives matter implies that Latino lives, white lives, etcetera do not matter. Indeed, how does adding "too" clarify things? Perhaps that would only mean that...
  14. gsa

    When people compare Islam with Christianity...

    Yes, I suppose if you ignore the Christian persecution of heretics and the Reformation wars, the faith looks less appalling and barbaric than if they are included. Of course, you still have to deal with the persecution of pagans, Christian anti-Semitism as a matter of doctrine, the Crusades...
  15. gsa

    If your sexual orientation was switched......

    @viole and @MysticSang'ha and @Deidre in that order. I would add @rosends and some others, but I would have to convert to do that. And I'm lazy.
  16. gsa

    Christians : Opinion on this book?

    Isn't that book at least hundreds of pages?
  17. gsa

    Depicting Other Religion's Figures

    Everyone should be free to describe their views on the religious figures important in any given religion.
  18. gsa

    Gay

    I am sure that people who believe in Thor can point to his actions. We know that Muslims heap praise on Allah for miracles. Here is an article describing personal visions of Norse gods. Billy Graham says that Yahweh can appear to people in visions and dreams today. I see no reason to accept...
  19. gsa

    Man stabs several people at Jerusalem gay pride parade

    For some strange reason, he was released early. If Israel has a supervised release system, he can be recommitted for whatever period the law allows, just based on a violation of his terms of early release. But I doubt the trial on new offenses will be lengthy: He had previously confessed when...
  20. gsa

    Man stabs several people at Jerusalem gay pride parade

    Or maybe he is just a religious fanatic and terrorist who belongs in prison. Not that those things are mutually exclusive.
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