My new favorite commentator

[Christy]

Rabbi Shmuley Boteach.

"What a week for contrasts. A so-called "religious cleric," whose principal contribution to his people was to inspire them to blow themselves up – taking as many innocent civilians along with them – dies and is hailed by the Arabs as a hero. But the principal savior of Arabs still living – a man who rescued more than 20 million Muslims from the clutches of Saddam Hussein – continues to be vilified and excoriated by the Arab press. "

"Among the inane arguments proffered was that eliminating Yassin would only inflame Palestinians and provoke Hamas. Provoke Hamas? Really make them angry? You've gotta be kidding. What are they going to do now? Kill hundreds of Israelis? They are already doing that. Dismember pregnant women? Been there, done that. Blow the arms and legs off children? Ditto. "





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[Christy]

On Gay Marriage

"Defenders of the family attack gay marriage as the single most serious threat to the heterosexual institution of marriage. This is a boldface lie. It would behoove straight men and women to accept personal responsibility in having nearly destroyed heterosexual marriage rather than passing the buck onto gays.

Straight men and women have killed off marriage by creating an acceptable culture of male womanizing, no-fault divorces, workaholism that puts professional success ahead of the marital intimacy, and by having developed a grossly misogynistic culture that trains exploits and degrades women, thereby impeding male respect. Gays and lesbians constitute, at most, 15 percent of the general population, while heterosexual divorce is at 50 percent. So, let's stop the canard that gays are a threat to the institution of marriage. "



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[Tonio]

Re: On Gay Marriage

Originally posted by Christy
click hither

I don't agree with everything in that article, but I'm glad to see something on that site that puts religious doctrine in perspective. Most of the stuff I've seen on WorldNetDaily, if it were printed on paper, I would toss it aside in disgust.

 

[Christy]

On Trump (and women)

"Ancient cultures conceived of women as being superior rather than equal to men. The ancients perceived women to be the fairer sex, more naturally noble, innately spiritual, inwardly secure, and romantically committed. The Hindus said that Yab (feminine) was greater than Yum (masculine), the Chinese placed Yang above Yin, and the Tantric and Hindu masters taught that Shakti was the master of Shiva. The ancient rabbis maintained that Jewish women have fewer ritual observances than men because their congenital piety necessitated fewer external reminders of God's presence. "

"When will we realize that the denigration of women not only harms a specific woman or group of women, but it also spirals out to irrevocably scar society at large? And when will we be mature enough to promote as the real success stories not the men who can afford to buy pretty models a mink coat, but rather the husband of 40 years who still treats his wife like a queen?"





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[Tonio]

Re: On Trump (and women)

Originally posted by Christy
"Ancient cultures conceived of women as being superior rather than equal to men. The ancients perceived women to be the fairer sex, more naturally noble, innately spiritual, inwardly secure, and romantically committed..."

One theory I've read was that ancient societies and religions were matriarchal before humans discovered the connection between sex and childbirth. Allegedly, when that connection was discovered, the religions gradually changed from Earth Mother to Heavenly Father, and societies became patriarchal.

Some of that seems to be reflected in the Greek myths. Earth was the mother of Ouranos or Uranus, the god of the heavens. (In a bit of incest, they mated to produce the Titans, who were the parents of the Olympians--Zeus, Athena, that whole crowd.)