Posted in Christianity, Europe, Islam, Religion on Feb 22nd, 2008
There’s something in all of us that needs God.
Even Richard Dawkins says so, but in a completely different way.
The point is that we have a built-in need to believe in a power greater than ourselves. And, if you take that higher power out of someone’s life, they will go searching for another one.
That’s what’s happening [...]
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The Six Day War stunned the world. The tiny country of Israel had successfully fought off the most powerful armies of the Arab world and tripled its territory. The Soviet Union’s attempt to unite the Arab world under its leadership was given an embarrassing defeat.
In response, a humiliated Arab world expelled their Jewish citizenry, and Egypt, [...]
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I was talking to Yosi a couple days ago, and he said, “you hafta put this quote in your blog.”
I responded, “Yeah, but where did you get it?”
“A friend of mine. An Arab Muslim.”
I still didn’t want to put it in, but I wrote it down anyway and promised to think about it. Of course, [...]
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Posted in Christianity, Democracy, Society on Feb 6th, 2007
Just before the game on Sunday, I was talking with a friend in Israel, and relating my angst over the problem with the NFL.
Yossi was incredulous. It has hard for him to believe that something as ‘all-American’ as a Baptist church should be discriminated against. He’d spent a lot of time in the US, and [...]
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Posted in Christianity, History, Judaism, Religion on Dec 15th, 2006
Tonight marks the beginning of Chanukah.
It commemorates a miracle, a miracle in which the Ne’er Tamid (eternal flame or eternal light) was lit, and remained lit for eight days - even though there had been barely enough oil for one day.
It’s a great story, and I’m in to celebrating miracles like that.
But, Chanukah actually represents an [...]
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