tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7799077608689973270.post6919034554551559473..comments2019-06-12T02:34:09.154-07:00Comments on The American Individualist: Getting the Essence of Religion WrongJoseph Kellardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05792444138935346026noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7799077608689973270.post-81110419048384432452007-12-07T16:21:00.000-08:002007-12-07T16:21:00.000-08:00Burgess,Thank you for your informative post. Josep...Burgess,<BR/><BR/>Thank you for your informative post. <BR/><BR/>Joseph KellardJoseph Kellardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05792444138935346026noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7799077608689973270.post-35793961320650442912007-12-07T06:25:00.000-08:002007-12-07T06:25:00.000-08:00RE: "Well, as the foremost Commandments again demo...RE: "Well, as the foremost Commandments again demonstrate, it is self-sacrifice, a renunciation of the self, of one's reasoning, questioning mind."<BR/><BR/>The Biblical story that best captures these elements is the story (Genesis, Ch. 22) of Abraham about to sacrifice his own beloved son on an altar to God. When told to sacrifice his son, he proceeds to do so: no doubts, no questions, and no insistence on having a rational explanation. He robotically does what he is told. <BR/><BR/>Conservatives lie when they say America's roots are in Judaeo-Christian culture. The Founding Fathers were not Abrahams.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7799077608689973270.post-56369990883128980142007-12-01T18:07:00.000-08:002007-12-01T18:07:00.000-08:00John,Thank you for pointing out these facts about ...John,<BR/><BR/>Thank you for pointing out these facts about Jacoby. <BR/><BR/>Joseph KelllardJoseph Kellardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05792444138935346026noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7799077608689973270.post-24122027959384261382007-12-01T15:17:00.000-08:002007-12-01T15:17:00.000-08:00"The Boston Globe's Jeff Jacoby is an insightful c..."The Boston Globe's Jeff Jacoby is an insightful columnist who usually goes awry once his Christian conservatism obstructs his thinking."<BR/><BR/>I agree with your post but just to clarify, Jacoby is Jewish believe it or not. He is an example of an interesting trend I have seen developing, namely that of Conservative Jews defending Christianity against Islam and against the "secular Left". They see an attack on Christianity as an attack on them and they see the real enemy to be secular liberals.<BR/><BR/>Jews defending Christians despite the centuries of anti-Semitism perpetrated by Christians. The modern world is making some strange bedfellows.<BR/><BR/>John KimAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com