tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18968172.post17087323889490213..comments2023-11-03T01:13:22.719-07:00Comments on The Rabbi Is IN with Rabbi Rami: Ending Violence in our ReligionsUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18968172.post-45897462772488643232011-11-03T18:28:48.621-07:002011-11-03T18:28:48.621-07:00Rami -
I would sign your letter (if only I fit th...Rami -<br /><br />I would sign your letter (if only I fit the specifications) but surely you were being humorous when you suggested the adoption of a nonviolent afterlife. I personally do not believe in a violent afterlife, or indeed that we will exist in any form that we currently identify as being "us" when we pass on. However, demanding such a radical theological shift seems a bit overambitious. <br /><br />You wrote: "Believing that God will damn and torture nonbelievers or differently believing believers in the next life makes it easier for lovers of this God to persecute, torture, and murder them in this life." That is a point that I hadn't really considered but I must say I agree with. I think though that it would not be necessary for people to change that belief as long as they affirmed the practice of love and non-violence in their own lives. These believers must relinquish the power of "judgement" to God and accept that it is not their place to condemn or hurt others. In essence they must say "I believe you are going to hell but I still love and respect you, and I understand that I cannot know for certain what yours or my own fate will be. I am content to wait and see."<br /><br />If all believers adopted that philosophy, do you think that would be sufficient?Chrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00580560723792371581noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18968172.post-60469273768978478512011-11-02T20:12:58.464-07:002011-11-02T20:12:58.464-07:00I am 'technically' an ordained member of c...I am 'technically' an ordained member of clergy, but not a resident of Rutherford County...so I can't sign...but I'll offer to pony up some of your share of the 50% for the ad to show my solidarity with your cause.Johnny Andersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01437253400524356546noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18968172.post-31669167274256573072011-11-02T12:00:02.587-07:002011-11-02T12:00:02.587-07:00Rami,
As a Religious leader (myself) I would be m...Rami,<br /><br />As a Religious leader (myself) I would be more than happy to support rejection of any act of violence in the name of religion (and fight against violence with my dying breath)~{just kidding} <br /><br />Jesus was never in support of violence and got crucified for proclaiming a different way of life; Martin Luther King Jr. proclaimed equality for all races and was murdered, John Lennon cried out for peace and died on a street due to violence. <br /><br />Violence needs to stop especially in the midst of a people who look for religions to guide them. Oh maybe that is part of the problem; looking for religions to guide them instead of GOD! Oops there is another problem~which GOD. You write it, if it looks good, I'll sign it. If that would really make a difference. Has humanity been promising to love God and love others for years?The Shadowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16024541875943145748noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18968172.post-42236567959468881112011-10-31T14:05:37.044-07:002011-10-31T14:05:37.044-07:00Rami - I particularly like the idea of a nonviolen...Rami - I particularly like the idea of a nonviolent after-life. I for one do not want my peace and quiet disturbed by floggings and gunfire.OGDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07134691493608374149noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18968172.post-40371337866424837572011-10-31T08:22:46.054-07:002011-10-31T08:22:46.054-07:00I say go for it. Mr. Leith is intent on protectin...I say go for it. Mr. Leith is intent on protecting Christians but I think people of all faiths (or none) should be protected from persecution.Mary Ingmirehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14269352531993710901noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18968172.post-89531635065258976802011-10-30T14:14:33.127-07:002011-10-30T14:14:33.127-07:00I would sign your letter but I am a nurse, not a r...I would sign your letter but I am a nurse, not a religious leader. I don't know what I think of Mr. Leith's letter through.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com