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Alright the Talmud then. "This doctrine of matrilineal descent has been part of Judaism since at least the second century C.E. (common era), when it was codified into the Talmud, the body of religious writings that supplement the Jewish holy book of the Torah. The Talmud expands on the Torah...

You misunderstood me. What I said was that calling the Universe interactive is just another way of saying the there is cause and effect. It's not much of a revelation or anything but obvious and ordinary. You can but when things go wrong, as they will, a simple "cause and effect" Universe...

Sure there is. My children and I are not of a Jewish genetic lineage. Can someone please tell me where it is written and under what authority the law of the Torah that requires a person to have a genetic maternal Jewish lineage in order to be considered Jewish has been rejected and abolished?

Wil, I believe you are the one who is misinformed. Orthodox Jews abide by the law of the Torah in discriminating against anyone not of a maternal Jewish lineage. As for me wanting to be chosen. I don't think that is the case. It just bothers me, as I am sure that it has bothered many other...

It doesn't matter if I were ready to keep the Torah and the commandments. According to Jewish law since I am not Jewish through a maternal lineage I am not one of Gods chosen people. This law essentially excludes people based on their genetic heritage or racial background. Prejudice is prejudice.

This seems like a silly question. Why do you ask?

The old cockney rhyming slang eh? I didn't realize it was so complicated. Please educate me. Why is it that: as opposed to "Teal Leaf"? Or did Snoopy simply mistake the Japanese maple leaves in my avatar for something else?

But God is not the child He is the father. So it is a bit like saying that these people are my chosen sons and daughters whom I have given a special truth and the rest are not chosen and I have not given them such truth. Either way the Jewish religion is still racially exclusive. What is the...

As I pointed out before: "major problems like environmental degradation and over population". Besides many if not most major religions are at least a bit archaic in relation to modern science. Not really but I don't see what is so spiritual about calling the Universe interactive. It's a bit...

I was going to say the same thing. LOL So Jesus, Buddha, Confucius, not to mention the founding fathers of the United States, were all control freaks, fruitcakes and wasted minds? LOL

Nah, the thing to do would be to author the book anonymously online. Going on Oprah or Dr. Phil would defeat the whole anonymous/not-being-motivated-by-fame aspect. If someone could figure out a way to deal with major problems like environmental degradation and over population I'd be willing...

That's the beauty of the Internet. One can author something and remain completely anonymous thus eliminating any need for hokey "channeling".

I hear what you are saying. For some reason I find a perfect and benevolent Universe much less threatening than a God also. (That being said it is not a problem for me because I fear no man or potentate. ;)) Like I said though I am fuzzy on just where to draw the line around God or the...

Well then by all means tell me and then kill me. I'm not afraid of death. ;) While I generally agree with you that the reasons for religious laws should be explained as much as possible I don't think that it is always prudent or possible. Take for instance my suggestion that a belief in God...

I've considered that but I think for most people it wouldn't be enough for them. Not only do people want definitive answers but in times of trouble and uncertainty to inculcate a sense of wonder and awe could lead folks to panic and/or depression. After all there is a lot to be said for...

Art, I find it a bit rude of you to try to hijack this thread to essentially proselytize the Baha'i religion. This thread is not about any extant religion. It is about creating a new religion. I'd appreciate it if you would stick to the subject at hand. Thanks. PS- By the way your comment...

The extra "L" is in fact intentional. So it's Teal Leaf as in a teal colored leaf whatever that means. Perhaps it means I'm minty fresh. As for the joke, I don't get it. Why would "Tea Leaf" inspire a joke about increasing security?

I hate to point this out but you didn't address the fact that the Torah does set one people above another. There are the chosen people of God whom you must be born into. Everyone else is not so chosen.

Yeah, but in order to fulfill all those prophecies the Baha'is had to take a non-literal and non-linear view of time equating 2,000 stated years with twenty actual years and such. Then Baha'i doctrine states that there will be a new prophet in 1,000 stated years. With the speed at which cultural...

Considering that all major religions predict the end of an era and the coming of a new prophet and further considering that we are fast approaching the ultimate carrying capacity of the Earth it seems reasonable to me that a major new religion or philosophy could very well be on the horizon. If...