Rhetoric Race and Religion
We already have common ethical ground. Every religion embraces a form of the Golden Rule and the supreme importance of charity, compassion and human improvement. Let’s work from there.
When Jesus was asked, “Teacher, which is the greatest commandment in the law?” he replied, “First, you shall love the Lord your God; and second, you shall love your neighbor as yourself.”
“In everything,” he said, “do to others what you would have them do to you, for this sums up the Law and the Prophets.”
The Talmud says that in Roman times, a nonbeliever approached the famous Rabbi Hillel and challenged him to teach the meaning of the Torah while standing on one leg.
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