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Some religious biggots hate gays and justify their hatred on some passages in the bible which they take out of context. Conveniently, many of these same people ignore other parts of the bible that would condemn some of their behaviors. Their feelings do not represent everyone else’s feelings and they certainly cannot know what God thinks or feels if there is a God. I’m Jewish, so I’m not an expert on Christianity, but I believe Jesus taught love and tolerance for all. True Christians try to follow that aspect of their religion. We all deserve love and acceptance. No living person knows for sure what God is or isn’t. That’s why it’s called faith and you are free to create your own image of God who loves and accepts everyone. Plese don’t judge God by hateful people who
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Name : ShirleyAvery, Gender : F, Disability : none, Race : White/Caucasian, Religion : Jewish, Age : 52, City : st. louis, State : MO, Country : United States, Occupation : writer, Education level : 4 Years of College, Social class : Middle class,In my case, you’ve got it backwards. I’m less threatened by an educated black person (male or female) than an uneducated one because educated people tend to be more open-minded. Also, they are taught to think for themselves, not just accept urban myths and other untruths that uneducated people are more likely to accept without question. An educated person has more opportunities for a better life. I’m more afraid of uneducated black men who are angry, but feel impotent to change their situation, guys who use violence to express their discontent. Just Curious
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Name : ShirleyAvery, Gender : F, Disability : none, Race : White/Caucasian, Religion : Jewish, Age : 52, City : st. louis, State : MO, Country : United States, Occupation : writer, Education level : 4 Years of College, Social class : Middle class,The election of Obama proves that the majority of whites do not feel threatened by an educated black man. My question to you is: why do so many uneducated blacks feel that educated blacks are traitors to their race? Why are blacks who are working hard in school for a good education condemned as “trying to be white”? Just Curious
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Name : ShirleyAvery, Gender : F, Disability : none, Race : White/Caucasian, Religion : Jewish, Age : 52, City : st. louis, State : MO, Country : United States, Occupation : writer, Education level : 4 Years of College, Social class : Middle class,Blacks aren’t the only ones who’ve suffered oppression. AS Bill Cosby suggested, it’s time for blacks to stop making excuses. When your ancestors were sold as slaves, mine were persecuted in Europe and killed & raped for being Jews. Jewish slavery goes back to biblical times and our oppression has continued ever since. Jews were killed and tortured for their beliefs during the Crusades, Spanish Inquistion, and Holocaust. The Holocaust – when 6 million Jews were slaughtered – occurred almost 100 years AFTER the abolition of slavery, yet we’re not using it as an excuse for lack of accomplishment. My 4 grandparents were immigrants, with little or no formal education. NOne spoke a word of English when they came to U.S. My parents had to learn English in school, like forei
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Name : ShirleyAvery, Gender : F, Disability : none, Race : White/Caucasian, Religion : Jewish, Age : 52, City : st. louis, State : MO, Country : United States, Occupation : writer, Education level : 4 Years of College, Social class : Middle class,I guess Obama just got lucky. Also Condoleeza Rice, Colin Powell and Clarence Thomas. I guess their education and hard work has nothing to do with their success. Just Curious
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Name : ShirleyAvery, Gender : F, Disability : none, Race : White/Caucasian, Religion : Jewish, Age : 52, City : st. louis, State : MO, Country : United States, Occupation : writer, Education level : 4 Years of College, Social class : Middle class,American Jews who feel very strongly about Israel, emmigrate there. Some have dual citizenship. As for the rest of us, it’s a matter of degree and not just a matter of loyalty. You have to understand that during the Holocaust, few countries would give refuge to persecuted Jews. Consequently, 6 million Jews were unable to escape and were slaughtered in Europe. Israel was established in part to be a safe haven for Jews around the world. It’s doubtful that the U.S. and Israel would become enemies since Israel is the only freely elected democracy in the middle east as opposed to Arab dictatorships. Just Curious
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Name : ShirleyAvery, Gender : F, Disability : none, Race : White/Caucasian, Religion : Jewish, Age : 52, City : st. louis, State : MO, Country : United States, Occupation : writer, Education level : 4 Years of College, Social class : Middle class,American Jews who feel very strongly about Israel, emmigrate there. Some have dual citizenship. As for the rest of us, it’s a matter of degree and not just a matter of loyalty. You have to understand that during the Holocaust, few countries would give refuge to persecuted Jews. Consequently, 6 million Jews were unable to escape and were slaughtered in Europe. Israel was established in part to be a safe haven for Jews around the world. It’s doubtful that the U.S. and Israel would become enemies since Israel is the only freely elected democracy in the middle east as opposed to Arab dictatorships. Just Curious
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Name : ShirleyAvery, Gender : F, Disability : none, Race : White/Caucasian, Religion : Jewish, Age : 52, City : st. louis, State : MO, Country : United States, Occupation : writer, Education level : 4 Years of College, Social class : Middle class,I’d love to see a lesbian Barbie Doll and a gay Ken doll. Can you imagine the wardrobe & accessories and companion dolls?! Just Curious
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Name : ShirleyAvery, Gender : F, Disability : none, Race : White/Caucasian, Religion : Jewish, Age : 52, City : st. louis, State : MO, Country : United States, Occupation : writer, Education level : 4 Years of College, Social class : Middle class,Say think you leave it at that. Fight the temptation to add a disclaimer. It takes practice. It may help to think of it as thanking the other person for being nice. Just Curious
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Name : ShirleyAvery, Gender : F, Disability : none, Race : White/Caucasian, Religion : Jewish, Age : 52, City : st. louis, State : MO, Country : United States, Occupation : writer, Education level : 4 Years of College, Social class : Middle class,MY speech teacher in college, who taught in Louisiana before transferring to St. Louis told us this: In the rest of the country., Southern accents seem to make women more charming; men, more uneducated. Jeff Foxworthy mentioned the latter in one of his routines, that as soon as people hear his Southern accent, he knows his IQ drops 10 points in their estimation. British accents (not cockney) almost usually make the person sound smarter and more sophisticated – male or female. I imagine that much of this is based on movie and TV stereotypes – Scarlett O’Hara, etc. Just Curious
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Name : ShirleyAvery, Gender : F, Disability : none, Race : White/Caucasian, Religion : Jewish, Age : 52, City : st. louis, State : MO, Country : United States, Occupation : writer, Education level : 4 Years of College, Social class : Middle class,Science and religion are not incompatible. I have faith in God, but faith does not mean ignoring scientific facts. God gave us minds to understand the world He created to make it better. That’s why we have eradicated polio and other diseases with scientific research. The bible condones slavery. Do you believe that’s OK? There are specific laws on how to treat slaves, but it doesn’t condemn slavery. the bible also clearly states that adulterer’s should be stoned to death. Did you or your leaders demand that Jimmy Swaggert, Jim Bakker and other adulterous Evangelical leaders be killed that way? If not, you are not living by a literal interpretation of the bible. There is a big difference between accepting the bible as Absolute Truth versus Literal Truth. Can you or your
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Name : ShirleyAvery, Gender : F, Disability : none, Race : White/Caucasian, Religion : Jewish, Age : 52, City : st. louis, State : MO, Country : United States, Occupation : writer, Education level : 4 Years of College, Social class : Middle class,By your simple explanation, Christians should have stoned Jimmy Swaggert, Jim Bakker and other evangelists who committed adultery. Adultery is not only a moral sin, it is prohibited in the 10 commandments. It is hypocritical to forgive your own so easily and condemn others who do transgress according to biblical literalism. Just Curious
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Name : ShirleyAvery, Gender : F, Disability : none, Race : White/Caucasian, Religion : Jewish, Age : 52, City : st. louis, State : MO, Country : United States, Occupation : writer, Education level : 4 Years of College, Social class : Middle class,Many Catholics consider abortion murder because they believe the soul is born at the time of conception. Some protestants feel the same. Others don’t. Jews don’t consider abortion murder because we believe that the soul isn’t created till the baby takes its first breath outside the womb. MOst of us Jews take abortion very seriously. It’s never an easy choice, but it’s not considered a sin. Why? Remember in Genesis when God created ADam. First, he took a lump of earth and created this inanimate thing, Adam. It wasn’t until God breathed into Adam, that Adam came alive and had a spirit. In Hebrew, the word “ruach” means 3 things: spirit/breath/wind. Consequently, we equate human spirit with the first breath a baby takes. Just Curious
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Name : ShirleyAvery, Gender : F, Disability : none, Race : White/Caucasian, Religion : Jewish, Age : 52, City : st. louis, State : MO, Country : United States, Occupation : writer, Education level : 4 Years of College, Social class : Middle class,The hole in the sheet thing is a myth. Orthodox Jews are especially modest in their dress and consider sex a very private and holy matter, not something to discuss in public, but they don’t use a sheet with a hole. I imagine there are a fair number of very modest couples of all religions that have sex in the dark UNDER a sheet and don’t see their spouses genitals, though. Just Curious
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Name : ShirleyAvery, Gender : F, Disability : none, Race : White/Caucasian, Religion : Jewish, Age : 52, City : st. louis, State : MO, Country : United States, Occupation : writer, Education level : 4 Years of College, Social class : Middle class,I’ve seen a few black Jews here in St. Louis, some are Ethiopian immigrants. My answer to you: Catholic missionaries have actively targeted blacks, among others, around the world to convert. Evangelicals seem bent on converting everyone. As I understand it, some of these conversions require only that the prospect say,”I accept Jesus Christ as my Savior” and possibly participate in a baptism. They believe that faith is more important than works. Jews do not proselytize and converting to Judaism is not nearly so simple. Prospective converts have to take classes to learn Jewish law and customs. They have to demonstrate a desire to live Jewishly. Faith is not enough. Jews are judged by their actions. Not many people of any race are willing to go through the grueling orde
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Name : ShirleyAvery, Gender : F, Disability : none, Race : White/Caucasian, Religion : Jewish, Age : 52, City : st. louis, State : MO, Country : United States, Occupation : writer, Education level : 4 Years of College, Social class : Middle class,
