Comments on: Judaism vs. Christianity

By: bob hanson

bob hanson — Tue, 01 Nov 2005 18:43:52 +0000

that was very touching

By: Yisrael

Yisrael — Mon, 21 Mar 2005 22:07:15 +0000

“I agree with Singer with one modification–it’s the postmodern mind, not the modern mind, that Judaism suits best.”

I hope not. The postmodern mind has always seemed a formless, nihilist, and destructive thing to me. Postmoderns are too likely to reject everything, Judaism included.

By: mad chalupa

mad chalupa — Mon, 21 Mar 2005 00:57:42 +0000

I agree with Singer with one modification–it’s the postmodern mind, not the modern mind, that Judaism suits best. Along with meaning, community, and connectedness, Judaism is also historically less heirarchic than Christianity, and more open to giving legitimacy to a variety of different voices.

By: laya

laya — Sun, 20 Mar 2005 22:12:36 +0000

my understanding is you basically say a payer, then are essentially scott free, as long as you maintan some very basic ethics and an internal belief.

Judaism actually has rules and requires action. But in so doing, the artical was stateing it is a much more “this-world, do-it-yourself approach” and doesn’t even have a concept of “salvation” in the christian sense of the word.

By: josh

josh — Sun, 20 Mar 2005 21:47:25 +0000

Do you the xians believe in instant salvation? Don’t think so.

I always thought that we had it easier. Just do tshuva (actually it’s an ongoing thing) and you have a reserved ticket at the ‘finals’.

By: Sara

Sara — Sun, 20 Mar 2005 18:44:02 +0000

Why The Jews Don't Believe In Jesus (click here)

By: shtreimel

shtreimel — Sun, 20 Mar 2005 18:09:54 +0000

This piece would be a lot more interesting if it was written by a Christian writer on a non-Jewish website. However, the article is bang-on in reference to what modern living can/can’t give us. And due to the incredible rise in anti-anxiety/anti-depression medication, one has to wonder if:

a) we’re just better at prediciting/medicating emotional pain than in the past
b) sick societies produce sick people (for more on this, and if you’re patient enough to wade through neo-Freudian/psychiatric writing, check out this incredible, amazing book: tinyurl.com/4l...)