Inspired by "Ask A Muslim," I am creating this thread to answer any questions about Judaism. I will only answer questions about the religion, not why I believe in it, or how I can prove that it exists.
Why? I mean God clearly tells you to do that. (Don't get me wrong, I don't want you to do it, I just want to know the reason why you don't follow God's word)
Why not send a person who obviously committed a murder to jail with out a trial?
"I repeat: Because the LORD considers it a holy day, anyone who works on the Sabbath must be put to death."
Sorry, missed that. Because you can repent. Either that or because they did, and once again, we don't have a court.
Not unless the crime that the criminal was sentenced to death for would be one that he would be sentenced to death under secular law. Plus it is a moot point because the court does not exist.
You have to admit that there are a lot of things that you're supposed to kill people for - the Death Penalty seems highly-unwarranted in most of them. Your holy book is barbaric and also full of inconsistencies.
Your holy book is barbaric and also full of inconsistencies.
Inconsistent, most definitely. Barbaric? Well that is your opinion, but I would think that you are not the type to just troll and provoke an angry response from me. However, I think that is what you are trying to do. There are many instances of cruelness in the Torah, however to call the entire book barbaric is complete and utter falseness. If you have not read the Torah, then please do not pass judgement upon it, or my religion.
So do you think that the Torah isn't really God's word or that God is injust?
I think that the Torah is something that was created by man, however it tells the truthful accounts of historical happenings. Do I believe that humans were on this earth for only 6,000 years? No. Do I believe in some of the miracles? Yes. And I think that God is just, but God sometimes gets carried away.
Ok this is a simply question, but what's chanuka(how ever u spell that) about. I know brefly about the oil that went for along time but that's pretty much it
Do I believe in some of the miracles? Yes. And I think that God is just, but God sometimes gets carried away.
Okay, you said you won't answer to question like "Why do you believe that". So I'm asking something else instead: What do you think about Shechita (kosher butchering)? Is this acceptable in today's society? (again I could and maybe will ask this in the Islam thread, too). Here's something from Wiki:
Nick Cohen wrote in the New Statesman, "Occlusions slow blood loss from the carotids and delay the decline in blood pressure that prevents the suffering brain from blacking out. In one group of calves, 62.5 per cent suffered from ballooning. Even if the slaughterman is a master of his craft and the cut to the neck is clean, blood is carried to the brain by vertebral arteries and it keeps cattle conscious of their pain."
What do you think about Shechita (kosher butchering)? Is this acceptable in today's society?
I will answer that question. I just don't want this thread to become into one of those, "You can't prove God exists so there" threads. I think that Shechita is not humane and it should only be used once there is a way to cause the animals less suffering.
what's chanuka(how ever u spell that) about
Because the original spelling is Hebrew, there is no really "right" way to spell that. You did pretty good. Anyways, Hannukah (another spelling) is the celebration that God kept the Menorah in the Temple lit for eight days. The Greeks had invaded Judah, and then Mattathias didn't like what they were doing so he set up a rebellion against King Anteochus. Long story short, the rebellion won, and then the Maccabees (the rebels) found only one days worth of oil for the Menorah. God kept the oil burning, and now we eat potato pancakes fried in oil that give me terrible indigestion
Ok this is a simply question, but what's chanuka(how ever u spell that) about. I know brefly about the oil that went for along time but that's pretty much it
There's no correct spelling for chanuka in english. The story goes that during the reign of Alexander the great, he captured Palestine. After the Greek's defiled the Jewish temple, a group of Jews, led by the Maccabee family, led a rebellion and recaptured the temple. In the temple, there's was something called the Menorah, which was supposed to be lit every night. There was only a little oil found in the temple that wasn't defiled by the Greek's, and it was only enough to last one night. They lit it, and it lasted for 8 days and nights. Today, we light candles on a chanukia (basically a mini menorah with an 8th candle) for 8 days. On the first day, we light one, on the second day, we light 2, all the way until the 8th day when we light 8. There's a few rules and laws about how these need to be lit. The giving of presents for 8 days is completely tradition, it says nothing about doing this anywhere.
its a short question but ive always wanted to know the answer of it soo here it comes what about having sex before you are married? (if you dont feel like answering this one dont do it ! ... I absolutely dont want to push you )
I think that Shechita is not humane and it should only be used once there is a way to cause the animals less suffering.
There is a way, it's called anesthetics. Either way, they can't be entirely sure if it's conscious pain, after all, the brain has no flow of oxygen. If it's conscious at all, it will only be for a few seconds. Also, this may not be true for all animals such as chickens and goats.
