Many Jewish sects are fine with gays these days. Some orthodox branches are not, but as a percentage of the whole, they don't represent as much as "orthodox" (in the traditional sense, not the east/west sense) Christianity.
Christian groups that fully embrace homos are in the minority, while...
The course is called Marxist Rhetorics of Judaism, and it's basically examining Jewish theology from a Marxist perspective. I need help with this essay:
"2. [2500-3000 words]: In the Moreh Nevukhim, Maimonides issues his famed dictum 'Ilu y'dativ, he'yitiv' in defense of the via negativa, his...
...than other countries? I live in in Houston, and it always seems like we have "racial issues" going on in some way or another. Frankly, I am tired of it.
I was in the nation of Luxembourg recently, and to be honest, it was a relief. People in Luxembourg don't talk about "race." There is no...
Basically, a secret agent is trying to infiltrate a clandestine group of gay assassins. But he's not gay (in fact, he's married to a woman), and the only way to break into the group is to have lots of gay experiences with the other members.
So, the government makes him take special drugs to...
Have they ever seen a third-world country? "The ghetto" in America = housing (often free or rent-controlled), free medical care, free public school, free welfare money, free food stamps, and all kinds of other stuff. Almost everybody in the ghetto has a TV and a cellphone and many have cars...
Why are younger people always whining about "student loans" and their student debt?
Seems like this generation of young people is whining more than ever about "student loan debt."
Why are they such whiners?
Why don't they just shut up, get a job, and pay what they owe? Why are today's young...
For example, when I volunteered at a nursing home, there was an old dude who said that he executed a bunch of Vietnamese villagers early during the war, and that he was haunted every night by terrible dreams of those villagers coming back to torment him. He said that he thought their "ghosts"...
Do you agree with ultraorthodox rabbis that you cannot "convert" to Judaism in...
...any real sense? I asked an ultraorthodox rabbi about this, and he said that "Jewishness" is a property first and foremost of matrilineal descent. As such, it is impossible for an outsider to truly "convert" to...
It seems like every time gas goes over $3 per gallon, people start whining again. They complain that prices are "too expensive."
But why?
First of all, $3 or $4 or $5 per gallon is not THAT expensive. Gas is $8 per gallon right now in Norway, and people there are doing just fine. If you...
I laughed out loud recently when I was watching TV, and saw a movie trailer with Marky Mark in it. Yes - the same Marky Mark from the crappy early 90's pop group "Marky Mark and the Funky Bunch." I'm not kidding; it was Marky Mark.
Why is Marky Mark trying to be an actor now? What's next, a...
Do some "reform" or "liberal" Jewish groups make it too easy to convert to Judaism?
For example, most Orthodox sects demand that you at least learn classical Hebrew and be able to read the collected archives of the Torah as compiled by scholars during the Middle Ages and Renaissance.
This...
...nutrition and nutrients? This is not only a very common patient complaint, but doctors and medschool professors themselves have voiced concern about the scant instruction that doctors receive regarding nutrition, nutrient management, and so on.
I recall a study in JAMA in which a rather...
place? I have been reading a lot about banking practices from 2000 to 2007, and a lot of what happened was simply ridiculous. For example, look at this chart:
http://www.zerohedge.com/sites/default/files/images/user5/imageroot/Leverage%20MBS.jpg
Basically, it shows how banks took a...
Even the MINIMUM-WAGE players in the NFL make over $300,000 per season. And most of them make quite a bit more. And let's be honest - it's not like law offices and investment banks are lining up to hire these dudes once they quit ball! These are generally not the brainiest dudes to begin...
...sense of humor? I wanted to play a funny prank on her this morning, so I took a bottle of ketchup, spread it all over our bedsheets, and then when she walked in, I yelled "I'M HAVING MY PERIOD!!!"
She got real mad and didn't laugh at all.
Was that reaction justified on her part?
...sense of humor? I wanted to play a funny prank on her this morning, so I took a bottle of ketchup, spread it all over our bedsheets, and then when she walked in, I yelled "I'M HAVING MY PERIOD!!!"
She got real mad and didn't laugh at all.
Was that reaction justified on her part?
...sense of humor? I wanted to play a funny prank on her this morning, so I took a bottle of ketchup, spread it all over our bedsheets, and then when she walked in, I yelled "I'M HAVING MY PERIOD!!!"
She got real mad and didn't laugh at all.
Was that reaction justified on her part?
...me. What about you? I am in a few different businesses, including renewable energy turbine designs and energy industry consulting. I have never been busier. I have more money coming in so far for 2009 than during 2008 and 2007 put together; it's nuts.
As far as I am concerned, the economy...