Posted by Starlie on December 08, 2001 at 19:02:51:
In Reply to: Re: The ultimate swearword posted by Mara on December 08, 2001 at 12:02:34:
I know you're a good person, Mara. :) I also know a lot of orthodox Christians who get on my nerves. lol I have nothing against anyone, of course, especially you, and i didn't mean to hurt you at all. :) I'm sorry if i did. I just know that there are too many Christians in this area of mine who would happily jump up and down in front of thousands of people shouting 'Jesus!' or whatever. Of course, Christians and Jews are two different people, and i unluckily don't know a lot of Jews, so personally, it was not fair of me to say such a thing about Jews, and i say again, i am sorry.
*Love Love*
~Starlie~
: Guys.. I go to an orthodox synagogue. You're wrong about orthodoxy. Hasidic people tend to be like that maybe, and maybe lubavitch (a sect of Orthodoxy), but normal orthodox Jews aren't like that.
: -Mara
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: : From what i've found, those who are orthodox in any religion tend to be the same blind folks. ;)
: : *love love*
: : ~Starlie~
: : : Most of my knowledge of judaism pertains to orthodox rather than reformed judaism. And a lot of those folks have a deeply ingrained beleif that they are superior, and that the rest of the world are more or less heathen dogs who are unfit to associate with.
: : : ~~~Slates
: : : : Hey hey.. I object to the Judeo-Christian comment, since Judaism is anti-evangelical. In fact, if you want to convert to Judaism, you must ask the rabbi three times before he can allow you to being taking conversion classes. And after a year of classes you can convert...
: : : : I think we're pretty tolerant of other people's religions. We don't believe in a hell where you will go if you do not believe in our g-d. Judaism has no position on other religions... Individuals may not be religously tolerant, but that is another issue entirely.
: : : : :)
: : : : -Mara
: : : : : : : HAH!!! I always knew it! just another sign that cristians are evil! People who do anything they can so that folks who have more fun than them will stop having such a nice time.
: : : : : : : ~~~Slates
: : : : : : Now now... Religious tolerance is a virtue...
: : : : : : God I've changed since high school. Remember what an asshole I used to be guys?
: : : : : Religious tolerance is indeed a virtue, but who has less of it than members of the judeo-christian family of religions? Umm, I'm trying to think of anyone. what's that rule they're always spouting? do unto others? well since they have no tolerance for other people's views (in point of fact, i've been asked to leave a number of churches, and forcibly removed from two, for expressing my own views) i'm essentially fulfilling their own wishes. they say do unto others as you would have them do unto you. they dislike me, so that must mean they want me to dislike them. right?
: : : : : Maybe i'm still an asshole. lol.
: : : : : ~~~Slates