Category Archives: Judaism

Jesus is Judaism’s Fault

Posted on January 19, 2010 by vorjack

by VorJack In a previous post I discussed the way I think that some people, mainly Liberal Christians, misuse the historical Jesus. Wishing to divorce the historical Jesus from the church, they accurately declare that Jesus had nothing to do … Continue reading →

Posted in Bible, Christianity, History, Judaism | 75 Comments

Who Was Cain's Father?

Posted on August 31, 2009 by vorjack

By Vorjack Marriage in the Bible, Part 4 Let’s take a look at Genesis 4:1: Now Adam knew Eve his wife, and she conceived and bore Cain, saying, “I have gotten a man with the help of the LORD.” (RSV) … Continue reading →

Posted in Bible, Christianity, Judaism | 53 Comments

Jews With Horns

Posted on June 30, 2009 by vorjack

by VorJack I’d thought I heard them all, until I ran across this parenthetical comment in Amy-Jill Levine’s The Misunderstood Jew: I have twice been asked, each time by nice, silver-haired Protestant women, where I had my horns removed. The … Continue reading →

Posted in Books, Judaism | 80 Comments

Marcus Brigstocke on Religion

Posted on June 24, 2009 by Daniel Florien

Hilarious advice to the Abrahamic religions by Marcus Brigstocke:

Posted in Christianity, Islam, Judaism, Religion, Videos | 10 Comments

Adam's First Wife

Posted on June 24, 2009 by vorjack

By Vorjack Marriage in the Bible, Part 3 In my last post in this unfocused look at marriage in the Bible, I discussed the interpretation of the Genesis story. Alas, I find that version of the story is incomplete. To … Continue reading →

Posted in Bible, Christianity, Judaism | 75 Comments

Jewish Newspapers Alter Cabinet Photo

Posted on April 7, 2009 by Daniel Florien

Two “ultra-orthodox” Jewish newspapers “altered a photo of Israel’s new cabinet, removing two female ministers” — one replacing them with men and the other blacking them out. Why would they do such a thing? Publishing pictures of women is viewed … Continue reading →

Posted in Fundamentalism, Hypocrisy, Judaism, Morality, Persecution | 43 Comments