On Psalm 109 and Faith

Strangler Lewis · 11-24-2009, 04:10 PM

I recall an Easter sermon by the liberal minded bishop who ran Grace Cathedral where he said something along the line that you don't have to believe that the resurrection actually happened to be a practicing Christian. I think that's ridiculous.

I also think that while the phenomenon of cultural Judaism is real, it's also a little lazy. Our kids are raised in my wife's church because I didn't want to be one of those atheistic Jewish men that I read about in Alan Dershowitz's "The Vanishing American Jew" who marry Christian women but insist that the children be raised Jewish, not because they believe in God or love Judaism but because they hate Christianity. I've tried to revive a personal practice of Judaism and, at the end of the day, I truly can't be bothered. Maybe it's my loss, but there it is.

So, GD, and, perhaps, CP, I must ask, and by asking, I don't mean to badger, but . . . if you don't believe as a matter of historical fact that the Old Testament God told someone referred to as Abraham, "Do this!", then why are you circumcising your son?

11-24-2009, 04:10 PM	#1
Strangler Lewis Doing The Job Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: In a state Posts: 3,956	I recall an Easter sermon by the liberal minded bishop who ran Grace Cathedral where he said something along the line that you don't have to believe that the resurrection actually happened to be a practicing Christian. I think that's ridiculous. I also think that while the phenomenon of cultural Judaism is real, it's also a little lazy. Our kids are raised in my wife's church because I didn't want to be one of those atheistic Jewish men that I read about in Alan Dershowitz's "The Vanishing American Jew" who marry Christian women but insist that the children be raised Jewish, not because they believe in God or love Judaism but because they hate Christianity. I've tried to revive a personal practice of Judaism and, at the end of the day, I truly can't be bothered. Maybe it's my loss, but there it is. So, GD, and, perhaps, CP, I must ask, and by asking, I don't mean to badger, but . . . if you don't believe as a matter of historical fact that the Old Testament God told someone referred to as Abraham, "Do this!", then why are you circumcising your son? __________________ Live now-pay later. Diner's Club!
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