Quote:If the Canaanite polytheists never existed there would have not been a Hebrew splinter group started, nor Talmud written. Just this week Netenyahu stated that the "Jewish state" would be founded on the Talmud. The Talmud is a specific book referring to a specific group of people. That is sectarian, regarding a specific sect of a population. There is no way to avoid calling it social favoritism putting one group above another group.Of course this is favouritism, I never denied that.
Quote:I really have no desire to tell any religion in the world to go away, I am merely talking about human logic and bad logic, even with the best intent without realizing it sets up social pecking orders.I have, they could all go away.
Quote:The only way you can protect pluralism is to agree to protect pluralism, and you cannot do that by inserting language into law that favors one group over another.Of course
Quote:If Jews, in America understand our history of discrimination against minorities, I would suggest if they understand that, then they should understand there is no good way to play favorites in law language.Agree. I wasn't trying to protect Jews, I was just saying there are certain features common to all Jewish people, but that doesn't justify favouritism.
America's constitution was not taken out of the bible, that is not anti Christian, anymore than saying our public highways are not Muslim highways or atheist highways, they are open to everyone with no special lane for one group.
Whoever fights monsters should see to it that in the process he does not become a monster. And if you gaze long enough into an abyss, the abyss will gaze back into you