tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18968172.post7567220115016744390..comments2023-11-03T01:13:22.719-07:00Comments on The Rabbi Is IN with Rabbi Rami: Christ WhisperersUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18968172.post-82743160532429298502011-09-30T12:03:32.891-07:002011-09-30T12:03:32.891-07:00I Just discoveredf you through an interview on Hay...I Just discoveredf you through an interview on Hay House Radio. I love your blogs and would love for you to address Yoga, not the physical aspects that most are familiar with, but the 8 limbs as written by Patajali....yogamanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11694626500872130517noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18968172.post-64009696815678913162011-09-18T16:37:39.431-07:002011-09-18T16:37:39.431-07:00Training? I would lead ten-hour seminars in this ...Training? I would lead ten-hour seminars in this for free if I had the means. Every day. <br /><br />I tell folks that I am a "Christian Pagan" because I have more universalist leanings than fundamentalist, and I find relative value in most religions, no matter how varied. Everything started somewhere. And I'm betting much of it started in our heads. I also tend to fall more on the passionate side than logical, but I have a feeling we'd get along swimmingly despite that. :)<br /><br />But in my giving "Christian Pagan" as an identifier, I've noticed some odd reactions. The hard-and-fast fundies go away, leave me alone, and probably pray for me, and the spiritually-alternative folks are genuinely interested and pursue more meaningful conversation from that tidbit on. Guess which seem more productive and intriguing to talk to, then? <br /><br />But this -- this?! -- "Take the position of a National Geographic reporter seeking to understand the natives of South Religioustan."<br /><br />This is simply the best advice for a person seeking sincere interaction and enlightenment on any topic, I think. I don't care whether we're talking monotheistic arguments, football teams, or chili recipes. <br /><br />Pure gold. I love it.Tracy Lucashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07511483512007048091noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18968172.post-52684869248732509032011-09-08T18:36:35.670-07:002011-09-08T18:36:35.670-07:00So thats why I read that book. LOLSo thats why I read that book. LOLSasquatch and Sunshinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01114802235817673905noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18968172.post-37771650721890859792011-09-08T16:13:36.159-07:002011-09-08T16:13:36.159-07:00This comment has been removed by the author.Gregory VanWagenenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06166614231209426463noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18968172.post-6505951364567092312011-09-08T08:13:33.911-07:002011-09-08T08:13:33.911-07:00Thanks for the comments. Anovagrrl is right and I ...Thanks for the comments. Anovagrrl is right and I didn't mean to equate the two.Rabbi Ramihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07549679279782491931noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18968172.post-65937810426213593722011-09-08T07:42:05.051-07:002011-09-08T07:42:05.051-07:00thank you for this great piece, Rami!
I love the s...thank you for this great piece, Rami!<br />I love the sense of Christ whispering, Spirit whispering,Nature whispering. Thank you and good to see you Wednesday. This piece got my ATTENTION.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04702327874630383049noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18968172.post-85077729289950908672011-09-07T19:49:16.076-07:002011-09-07T19:49:16.076-07:00"Fundamentalists of all types—Jewish, Christi..."Fundamentalists of all types—Jewish, Christian, Muslim, humanist—are herd animals. They stay among those who believe as they do, venturing out only to recruit people to the herd. And when they do venture out they are a bit nervous. Suddenly they are bombarded by input that challenges their worldview. That’s why they come on so strong. They are afraid." <br /><br />I think you are on target with that statement, speaking as one who managed to step away from the conservative evangelical tribe. I also liked Steven Maimes' remarks - very true.Charles Kinnairdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07651225996573989932noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18968172.post-20491458681267262332011-09-07T11:41:33.239-07:002011-09-07T11:41:33.239-07:00This comment has been removed by the author.Steven Maimeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00890116990120099679noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18968172.post-36030097059393826362011-09-07T09:34:36.939-07:002011-09-07T09:34:36.939-07:00Just one technical error: Not all evangelical Chri...Just one technical error: Not all evangelical Christians are fundamentalists. Your essay appears to conflate the two traditions when it moves from referencing evangelical christians in an opening paragraph to a discussion of fundamentalists in the rest of the article.<br /><br />You pretty much had me on board with the empathy-induced trance until you talked about bringing up Richard Dawkins. A trick like that is strictly for the professional fundamentalist whisperer.Anovagrrlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03916645200337205099noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18968172.post-21558039210776868862011-09-07T06:26:02.324-07:002011-09-07T06:26:02.324-07:00I don't know about using a pocket watch (I mig...I don't know about using a pocket watch (I might be inclined to swing it), but I like the idea of asking them questions about the benefit of their beliefs. "How does believing the earth is 10,000 years old give you comfort when a loved one is seriously ill or dies?"Mary Ingmirehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14269352531993710901noreply@blogger.com