DarkSteven
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ORIGINAL: pahunkboy I did not mean to open a can of worms on the Synagogue comment. It is perplexing if- the shooter- and congress woman- worshiped at the same place- be it a Synagogue, a Church, a Mosque, ect. Not exactly. A sane person would never shoot someone he or she did not know. What's the point? An insane one could kill someone they knew, or someone they didn't know. There's no arguing that Loughner was insane. quote:
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ORIGINAL: DarkSteven Nope. We worship God. Nobody else. Then, if you mean by 'God' the supercomputer beyond our universe instead of various pagan gods, you ought to throw the Old Testament away. That actually is the original foundation of Judaism - monotheism as opposed to the animistic worship practiced by pagans. But we'll keep the Old Testament. We kinda like it and intend to keep using it. quote:
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ORIGINAL: DarkSteven AFAIK, the only mention of Satan in the Old Testament is his snakely self in Genesis. Actually, Satan (and various other pagan gods, by definition as snakely) are mentioned more often than that, I have discovered. As well, the Old Testament is not the only part of Jewish heritage where Satan is prominently present. Now you're getting into a gray area. I follow the Talmud (a how-to-live guide for Jews) somewhat, as well as the Old Testament. I don't know squat about the Kabbalah, and am under no obligation to follow it. I'm nopt sure what other pieces of Jewish heritage you're referring to, although unless it contains an imperative to follow Satan (and it won't), it shouldn't matter. quote:
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ORIGINAL: DarkSteven One of the Twelve Commandments that define the conduct of Judaism is "You shall have no Gods before me." In other words, we worship God ONLY. The problem is that that phrase was uttered by a pagan god. (I know one of his many avatars; nice guy and one of my friends.) According to the Old Testament, the Ten Commandments were inscribed directly on stone from our God, and Moses got to carry them down and present them to the Hebrews. I don't know why He would be considered a pagan God by anyone. quote:
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ORIGINAL: DarkSteven Your suggestion that because Satan is present in the Old Testament, we worship him is... kinda odd. There are hundreds of people in the New Testament, and Christians worship only that Jesus fellow. Not Pontius Pilate, not Mary Magdalene, etc. One worships what one is affected by. That is why I recommended to throw away the crutch. I don't follow this assertion. Don't bother to explain, because if I DID understand it, I would disagree with it. quote:
ORIGINAL: Rule I can converse with DS. I know that he is forthright and that he is always respectful, to other people as well as to me. And I do respect him. Thanks!
< Message edited by DarkSteven -- 1/12/2011 6:36:42 AM >
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