(July 1, 2015 at 2:17 pm)Rhondazvous Wrote: Where would Christianity be without hell and the devil?
There wouldn't be anything to be "saved" from, so I'd suppose the dustbin of history. Satan is a necessary straw man. It goes like this: "There's an invisible force of evil that will torture you forever after you die unless you believe I am God's son." Since Christianity is at heart a salvation religion, this is the most important message from Jesus. And it sells.
Humanistic Judaism 101: Humanistic Judaism embraces a human-centered philosophy that combines rational thinking with a celebration of Jewish culture and identity. Humanistic Jews value their Jewish identity and the aspects of Jewish culture that offer a genuine expression of their contemporary way of life. Humanistic Jewish communities celebrate Jewish holidays and life cycle events (such as weddings and bar and bat mitzvah) with inspirational ceremonies that draw upon but go beyond traditional literature.
"God is one of the many different poetic expressions of the highest value in humanism, not a reality in itself." -Erich Fromm
"God is one of the many different poetic expressions of the highest value in humanism, not a reality in itself." -Erich Fromm
