"How odd of God to choose the Jews"
 

The information below is from the website:
http://www.jacksonsnyder.com/arc/2005/odd.htm

It is well worth reading in full because it provides the tidiest narrative of the theological mytho/storyline that monotheists would have us believe and it is EXACTLY THIS STORYLINE that I personally object to as being a fiction. You are free to believe the story if you choose, I do not. I am not here to malign any group or persons. I am just saying that I personally do not believe in this narrative of our existence here on the planet earth....

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"How odd of God to choose the Jews"

That famous couplet was written by British journalist William Norman Ewer (1885-1976). Yet, in the beginning, “God” didn’t exactly choose “the Jews” at all. The word “Jew” is a contraction of “Yahudim,” which means, “those of Yahweh.” The very name of this religious group implies that if there was any choosing to have been done, the Jews chose first and named themselves after Yahweh prior to a time when he might’ve chosen them.

Editor's Note: Read the rest (if you care) at the link above.

Just what we need...

TWO religious threads. :rolleyes:

Yes, and that is what is really odd about Vigors. He apparently never noticed the one with the title "Religious" and over 500,000 views. How ironic he gets to post what he thinks is "odd". "Wow"! "Amazing"! :rolleyes:

In case you didn't notice when you registered, you are NOT permitted to reproduce the FULL TEXT of any copyrighted material found elsewhere, onto this website (PaceAdvantage.com). Thus I have edited your initial post and deleted the rest.

The website you linked to and reproduced here is indeed copyrighted.

Seems appropriate. When I started grade school, I learned that there were two religions, the Catholics and the Publics. So one thread for each.

I didn't read anything else here. Is this the Catholic or the Public thread? :confused:

OP was attempting to avoid my royalty origination payment :jump:

I agree. :ThmbUp:

What is the purpose of this thread except to cause hostility down the road?

Why is that ironic?

I think the more interesting thread would be:

"How odd of Vigors (a self-professed atheist) to be so fascinated with the Jews"

Come on man...tell us what really gets you irked.

OK sorry about that. I looked to see if there was any copyright prohibition on the webpage itself and did not notice anything there.....Im a follow the rules type person so I'm glad you said and did something to correct my errors...... Did you have a chance to read the piece? I can't imagine how the article could provoke hostility from anyone. I thought it was very interesting indeed. Never before have I seen the monotheistic position articulated so simply and clearly....I found it very interesting that Abram was a Syrian.

As far as making another thread religious, maybe we could have a freethinkers thread where religious posters could be the unwanted stepsons instead of the other way around all the time. Funny, but I feel that the hostility that sometimes finds its way into the religious thread is often aimed at non believers...I feel I have to play the devils advocate all the time when I don't even believe in the devil....just being real.

The copyright notice appears on this page (the home page) of www.jacksonsnyder.com

Like a "safe space" for university students who don't want to be offended by politically incorrect ideas?

Perhaps PA could provide emotional counseling there also. :p

It stated in my paragraph. Get off the Kool Aid, already. It's clouding your mind.

:lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :ThmbUp:

Yeah, did you know in some University (can't recall the name right now but this did happen very recently), students were literally freaking out because someone (perhaps at night) wrote in crayon on the street or whatever something to the affect "Support Trump". The article went on to say that counseling sessions were open to all who felt the need. The poor traumatized babies. :lol: :lol:

We are truly living in Strange Days.

I would be mildly interested to know why you found this interesting.

Or, believable.