Saul of Tarsus claims that he met Jesus of the New Testament in a “blinding light” (a theophany), yet those around him neither heard nor saw anything. Most psychologists define this incident as a seizure. There was more than a physical seizure, but a psychological reworking of the New Testament to contain not the message of peace, but one of war, hate, and division.
Month: October 2011
According to the 90-year-old racist Rabbi Ovadia Yosef (born Abdullah Youssef (Hebrew: עובדיה יוסף) on September 23 1920, Basra, Iraq and now living in Jerusalem is a Mizrahi Haredi rabbi), the head of Shas’ Council of Torah Sages and a senior Sephardi adjudicator, the sole purpose of non-Jews is to serve Jews. He argues for slavery, and continues the ancient …
Orthodox Jewish men in New York City see themselves as superior to women–but man was created out of weak dust (adamah), while woman from the hard substance of bone. Orthodox Jewish men refuse women their right to ride at the front of the bus, and have sanctified discrimination–as known by Rosa Parks. Orthodox Jews in New York are directly attacking the US Constitution.
Viki Knox publicly ranted against LGBT, ordering select clothing not to be worn, and declaring her interpretation of the rules of life to be superior to others. Was it free speech protected by the First Amendment, or a hate crime based on irrational passion denying similar freedoms that Knox enjoys from other people she does not accept? What is the extent of bullying, especially in a state that has a strong anti-bullying, anti-discrimination law on the books?
Eric Cantor decries those who occupy Wall Street denouncing the banks for increasing fees and foreclosing on homes. He argues for his freedom of speech, but against that of others, citing the First Amendment, while ignoring it also includes the freedom to assemble. Cantor is a lawyer who shows little to no knowledge of the US Constitution or basic law, yet is a ¨leader¨ in the House of Representatives.
There has been a myth circulating his “Christian” circles for about 1800 years that Judas Iscariot, one of the original disciples, betrayed the Jesus of the New Testament. The news that Judas would betray Jesus came as a surprise to everyone. Jesus identified the traitor as one who with whom he would share bread, then …
Hate is fequently hidden behind the stain of “religious freedom” and expresses itself in bullying: not just one child hitting another, but teenagers and adults badgering others into committing suicide in an effort to reshape the world in the image wanted by the Koch Brothers of Kansas. Bullying costs millions of lives each year, and now states are fighting back passing strong anti-bullying laws, but the Liberty Institute and Tea Party, organizations created and funded by the Koch Brothers, are fighting hard to gain control of the government and Libertarian idealism that enriches only a few.