Hi Yuyutsu,
"Your criticism is well placed, but is not a criticism of the Hindu religion, it is criticism of certain traits in Indian society, terrible traits indeed."

If this is true, then please accept my humble apology.
I don't know a lot about your religion, and I'm sorry if my criticism was said in error.

Further to our earlier discussion many weeks ago, we spoke about whether Jews were responsible for Communism.

All I could come up with so far is this:

"Not every Bolshevik was Jewish, but there wouldn't be Bolshevism without Jews" - Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn
From 200 Years Together by Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn.
(I haven't read it)

If anyone wishes to criticise me, please understand that I'm all about respect, decency and dignity.
'Everybody has a right to live however they choose so long as it doesn't have a negative and detrimental impact (harm) on others.'

Hi AC,

That Leviticus quote I gave,was not directed at you, it was Josephus using biblical text as justification for the Proud Boys attack on Washington January 6th. Now its a different story from the lad, now its the Israelite's, a convenient deflection on his part. Dangerous Christian Fundos take the Bible as being literal, if it says kill your enemies, then killing your enemies is justified.

Dear Critic,

«If this is true, then please accept my humble apology.»

Apology accepted.

«Further to our earlier discussion many weeks ago, we spoke about whether Jews were responsible for Communism.»

I don't recall being involved in a conversation regarding Jews and Communism. Are you sure it was me whom you discussed it with?

«"Not every Bolshevik was Jewish, but there wouldn't be Bolshevism without Jews" - Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn»

Speculating on how the world would have looked like without Jews is highly hypothetical. All we know is that we had Bolshevism and that it was a big tragedy, regardless who instigated it.

I can confirm that Bolshevism is not prescribed anywhere in the Bible, nor by any leading Jewish scripture or authority.

Hi Yuyutsu,
Thanks for accepting my apology.
Sometimes I comment on some touchy subjects, but I don't really ever set out to intentionally offend anyone (even though I probably do on occasion).
- unless I'm pushed a little as Foxy has done now and then niggling at me over the topic of Ukraine, and eventually I will push back.
I think she just can't comprehend my position.

"Were Jews responsible for Communism"
It took me a little to find it, it wasn't a full discussion about it but we touched on it briefly.

It was in Paul's discussion 'Putin Talks of Negotiation over Ukraine' at the end of last year.
http://forum.onlineopinion.com.au/thread.asp?discussion=10013&page=0#342316

I never had a good answer at the time, but I didn't forget that it was discussed.
It was such a long thread about the war in Ukraine and I added so many links and comments to try and convey my point of view.
I felt I didn't do so badly at the time despite everyone else mostly opposing or disagreeing with me.
- But I'm not sure that I did that well either though.

I just don't support the way America goes about it's foreign policy
- With threats, blackmail, regime change and military interventions.
I don't support economic sanctions (as it's collective punishment meant to create civil unrest against a countries leader),
- and I don't support their overthrows (what comes after the above blackmail stage)
Too many innocent people end up paying the ultimate price or suffering needlessly for these Western policies.

It's an 'End justifies the means' attitude, which I associate with terrorism.
Which interestingly seems to date back to Sergey Nechayev in 1869.

"Sergey Gennadiyevich Nechayev was a Russian communist revolutionary and prominent figure of the Russian nihilist movement, known for his single-minded pursuit of revolution by any means necessary, including revolutionary terror."...
"In late spring 1869, Nechayev wrote the Catechism of a Revolutionary, a program for the "merciless destruction" of society and the state. The main principle of the revolutionary catechism—the ends justify the means—became Nechayev's slogan throughout his revolutionary career."
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sergey_Nechayev#Catechism_of_a_Revolutionary

Yuyutsu,

The following link is worth a read about communism and the
Bible:

http://gotquestions.org/communism-Bible.html

Armchair Critic,

You have made your position concerning the Ukraine crystal clear.
There is nothing to misunderstand. I happen to disagree strongly
with your take and your buying into the propaganda that Putin
is "putting out".

Now back to the topic.

http://bbc.com/news/world-australia-42940411

Lets try to stick to the topic of transgender.

God is the power that created both male and female because they are mortal and need to reproduce. God has no need of gender [reproductive organs] because he is eternal, but because he is the originator of life He has always been known as He. "He" here does not identify gender specific, but you cannot call God "it" because he is the father of life.