tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2375258954604875038.post6088215507816397953..comments2023-07-25T07:55:29.014-07:00Comments on Reb Fred says...: A Sermon for GLBT SabbathRabbi Fred Guttmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13224490159886826735noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2375258954604875038.post-29992259239024866772009-03-16T20:08:00.000-07:002009-03-16T20:08:00.000-07:00"We will sincerely welcome all who wish to explore..."We will sincerely welcome all who wish to explore the Jewish journey towards spirituality and social justice."<BR/><BR/>I think I need to know specifically what this journey entails. It's a nice-sounding sentence but hollow-sounding at the same time.<BR/><BR/>"Let me be perfectly clear on this. Temple Emanuel and the Reform Movement oppose all such state initiatives and as we opposed Prop 8 in California, will oppose all such actions here in North Carloina."<BR/><BR/>Should I understand then that Temple Emanuel will conduct or would like to conduct gay marriage unions for gays (or just jewish gays)? and if so, under whose authority? God's? Or the Temple membership/congregation/leadership?<BR/><BR/>"In supporting Proposition 8, Rev. Warren made statements comparing homosexuality to incest and pedophilia."<BR/><BR/>Just guessing because I could care less about Rick Warren and what he advocates for or against, but the comparison is valid if you consider that one makes that "choice" in all three. <BR/><BR/>In homosexual sex, pedophile sex, and incestual sex, it was not God's design or purpose for these to occur. These are selfish choices, without honor or respect or obedience to God the Creator. <BR/><BR/>This is one of the reasons we are not "all God's children"....Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2375258954604875038.post-23587266099686987082009-03-16T20:06:00.000-07:002009-03-16T20:06:00.000-07:00"We will sincerely welcome all who wish to explore..."We will sincerely welcome all who wish to explore the Jewish journey towards spirituality and social justice."<BR/><BR/>I think I need to know specifically what this journey entails. It's a nice-sounding sentence but hollow-sounding at the same time.<BR/><BR/>"Let me be perfectly clear on this. Temple Emanuel and the Reform Movement oppose all such state initiatives and as we opposed Prop 8 in California, will oppose all such actions here in North Carloina."<BR/><BR/>Should I understand then that Temple Emanuel will conduct or would like to conduct gay marriage unions for gays (or just jewish gays)? and if so, under whose authority? God's? Or the Temple membership/congregation/leadership?<BR/><BR/>"In supporting Proposition 8, Rev. Warren made statements comparing homosexuality to incest and pedophilia."<BR/><BR/>Just guessing because I could care less about Rick Warren and what he advocates for or against, but the comparison is valid if you consider that one makes that "choice" in all three. <BR/><BR/>In homosexual sex, pedophile sex, and incestual sex, it was not God's design or purpose for these to occur. These are selfish choices, without honor or respect or obedience to God the Creator. <BR/><BR/>This is one of the reasons we are not "all God's children"....Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com