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Questions on Jewish and Conservative Christian Moral Theology

Posted by RB on August 28, 2011 · 1 Comment

Many people believe that they and others derive moral believes from religious scriptures. I personally do not buy into this. However, given that many do, I am driven to ask: Theologically speaking, where do observant Jews and Conservative Christians derive their moral precepts?

Filed under Death By Trolley, Ethics & Morality, Politics, Religion · Tagged with Bible, Christianity, Conservative, conservative christian, Judaism, moral theology, Morals, New Testament, Old Testament, orthodox jew, right wing, Talmud, theology, Torah

The funniest Bible verse that I have ever read

Posted by RB on March 9, 2008 · 6 Comments

I’m currently reading the Bible, Old Testament and New. Working my way through Deuteronomy I nearly broke out laughing when I read this: Duty to a Dead Brother (25.5-10) “If two brothers live on the same propery and one of them dies, leaving no son, then his widow is not to be married to someone … Continue reading →

Filed under Religion · Tagged with Bible, Deuteronomy, humor, New Testament, Old Testament, Scripture

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