Are you really that terrible?

Posted: March 4, 2012 | Author: | Filed under: Marriage, Religion | Tags: , , | Leave a comment

I found myself pondering this a few days ago:

Am I really such a horrible person, that God cannot even stand to look at me?

I was raised in a Christian home, and the Christian line of thinking seems to indicate that we’re all just terrible, horrible people that God can’t even look at. We’re that bad. Having been separated from the Christian way of thinking, this question came to me the other day. I mean, what is it that I’ve done, that is really so bad? Now, I’m not saying that I’m a saint, or that I’m completely without sin, but…

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Judaism and Conversion Part 1

Posted: March 4, 2012 | Author: | Filed under: Religion | Tags: , , | Leave a comment

I don’t believe I’ve ever specified my current position in the Jewish world. It’s been a while since my last blog entry and since I’m too lazy to re-read all of my old posts right now, I’ll just state it here. I was raised in a fairly strict Christian home, became an Atheist during / after college, then after having children, decided religion was something that was important and had value after all. After months and months of thinking, pondering, and research, I decided two things:

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Why I picked Judaism

Posted: September 9, 2011 | Author: | Filed under: Religion | Tags: , , , | Leave a comment

So, there are three major monotheistic religions that I’m aware of: Islam, Christianity, and Judaism. I’ve listed them by how I understand them to be ordered by size (Islam having the most members). I’m not interested in dissecting each religion and airing its dirty laundry in front of everyone. I’m not interested in telling Muslims or Christians that they’re wrong and I’m right. See my previous post on this, as I understand that I’m human, and I might be wrong. You need to decide for yourself which is the most appropriate religion for you. I’m simply going to explain why I chose Judaism.

Let’s start was some basic things that I believe in….

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