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The law of shame that defies Jewish values : Comments
By Alon Ben-Meir, published 31/7/2018The law will alarmingly increase the alienation of world Jewry (largely reform Jews) from Israel and may well unravel the historic bond between all Jews.
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Re Muslim violence, Christian Germans, not Muslims, slaughtered 6,000,000 Jews. As far as I know no Muslim violence has equaled that. Christian violence - two World Wars, imperialism, Crusades, Inquisition, slave trade, slavery, Wars of Reformation, etc . I’m afraid of Christian and Muslim violence. They imitate each other.
No law states Australia is a Christian country. The Australian Constitution mentions God but doesn’t mention any particular religion.
The Ten Commandments are not a reliable behavior guide. First five are all about God. That excludes those who do not accept a god. The laws of Australia are a better guide.
Arthur Hugh Clough wrote a humorous poem on the Ten Commandments:
Thou shalt have one God only; who
Would be at the expense of two?
No graven images may be Worshipped, except the currency.
Swear not at all; for, for thy curse
Thine enemy is none the worse.
At church on Sunday to attend
Will serve to keep the world thy friend.
Honour thy parents; that is, all
From whom advancement may befall.
Thou shalt not kill; but need’st not strive
Officiously to keep alive.
Do not adultery commit;
Advantage rarely comes of it.
Thou shalt not steal; an empty feat,
When it’s so lucrative to cheat.
Bear not false witness, let the lie
Have time on its own wings to fly.
Thou shalt not covet, but tradition
Approves all forms of competition.
Dear runner,
I must follow the dictates of my conscience, and I assume you follow yours. If God is all-powerful, all-knowing and all-good he doesn’t need Jesus. Jesus is unnecessary, but Batman needs Robin.
To me you seem very like the Muslims. They feel everyone should follow their religion, and you seem to feel everyone should follow yours. I feel neither is necessary, and we all would better off with no religions. Just treat other people decently without any mumbojumbo or superstition.
You can go on about the Creator, Jesus and other nonsense, but if you’re not kind and loving it means nothing.