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Military activity on the Sabbath was not a new tradition, it existed at the time of Joshua. What is your contention? That observant Jews do not kill other Jews for religious reasons? This is not supported by the historical record. The Orthodox Jews of today might be seen as somewhat more...

If Simons Levay???s study was so poorly constructed, why was it provided as an example? Quote from Levay: "It's important to stress what I didn't find. I did not prove that homosexuality is genetic, or find a genetic cause for being gay. I didn't show that gay men are born that way, the most...

Thank you John for your reading suggestions. I will see if the library has them.

A theory should not be presented as true until it has been proven. Simons Levay???s study does not prove a genetic link to homosexuality. He was apparently unable to eliminate significant variables, such as confirming the sexual orientation of all of the autopsy subjects in his small sample...

hmmm???my university dialup has been down for a while, and this thread seems to have died. Ahh well??? 1 Maccabees chapter 2 records the death of 1000 (not 80,000) Jews who refused to fight on the Sabbath against King Antiochus, and it also notes the subsequent decision of their surviving...

I was unaware that love was required in the sexual act. I thought we were discussing natural acts that occurred in the natural world. I???m sorry John. I find it quite difficult to follow your reasoning. Your use of capital letters make your messages interesting, but somewhat hard to read...

This could very quickly turn into a discussion on the possible existence of good and evil. I was unaware that most homosexuals had a detectable biological difference that was the basis for their homosexuality. Is this theory or fact? If it is fact, might there not be other natural acts (such as...

I have never thought that the Jewish view of Jesus was silly. After all, the followers of Jesus are now quite numerous. I shall be more specific in my criticism of the website. Some of the translations of Leviticus that it offers are unattributed. A historical book such as the Mishnah has much...

Hi John You seem to be stating that you do not trust people and since you do not , you think it unlikely that God would trust people also. He would never allow any human to speak in his name. Therefore if God (if he existed) had something to say, he would have to personal say it to you and...

The question is not a general one about whether mistakes can occur in the act of translation. It is specific. Did mistakes in the translation occur in the old and new testament and if so what are they? Manuscripts of the old & new testaments in their original languages still exist...

I have followed the link you provided to the world policy website. It seems to be primarily based on the writings of Boswell, of which numerous critiques exists. I think it would be very safe to say that many Jewish scholars would strongly disagree with the website???s translation and...

So let???s follow the logic of this???The prophets of the old testament claimed to speak for God. Since God would never allow others to speak for him, these prophets were false and they have misled generations of people to the present day. Now hypothetically??? if God actually did appear and...

???This is incorrect. The majority of New Testament was written in Greek. The Letters to the Corinthians, who lived in the Greek city of Corinth, are in the Greek language. The key word in question in 1 Corinthians 6:9-10 is ???arsenokoitai??? or ???abusers of themselves as men??? (King...

Thanks Vlar. For a former zombie movie director, Peter Jackson rocks???. I???m looking forward to seeing whatever he cooks up next. Got the extended version of the 2 towers last week, very sweet.

Whoa...way to kill a thread dude.

I always thought they should make a film from Tolkien???s ???Farmer Giles of Ham???. It???s a great little book with talking dogs, giants and dragons. Think babe the pig meets Godzilla. I can see the posters now. :)...