WQ converting to Ultra-Orthodox Judaism

Spirit Studios; Vice News; Sheldon S., Crystal Quintero, Wisdom Quarterly, April 1, 2019

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Minute Faith: Orthodox Judaism

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Orthodox Judaism is not an organized movement, but a tendency among various groupings of Jews focused on resistance to the changes introduced by modernizing factions within the broader Jewish community. One of the most central beliefs in Orthodox Judaism is that they are the chosen nation. They believe that they must be a light for all nations in the world and that if even one Jew behaves immorally then s/he desecrates the name of God, called "Hashem."

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The Ultra Orthodox vs. The IDF: Israel's other Religious War

Jews support Palestinian return (JVP)

(VICE News/vicenews.com) Since Israel's artificial inception by England and the USA, the Haredi -- ultra-Orthodox adherents of Judaism -- have been exempt from the country's forced military conscription laws. But their growing population, coupled with their high unemployment rate and dependence on nanny state benefits, sparked outrage in the country's secular/Reformed Jewish majority. After years of demanding that the Haredi share the responsibility of serving in the armed forces, the Israeli government passed an unprecedented law in March 2014 that now requires Haredi men to prepare to abuse and kill Palestinians serve in the military. This decision resulted in major opposition from the Ultra Orthodox community, from violent protests to religious leaders demanding that no one should comply. Resist! VICE News travels to Israel to speak with hardline members and leaders of the Ultra Orthodox community as well as soldiers in the Netzah Yehuda, the offensive IDF (an Orwellian euphemism that stands for Israeli Defense Force)'s Ultra Orthodox Battalion, to get their take on the government's decision. War Games: Israeli Urban Warfare. The Israeli-Palestinian Conflict: Rockets and Revenge.
 

"Another Jew supporting divestment" (JewishVoiceForPeace.com)

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Where have the good men gone?

Kay S. Hymowitz (WSJ.com)

Kay S. Hymowitz argues that too many men in their 20s are living in a new kind of extended adolescence (Image: Erin Patrice O'Brien for The Wall Street Journal).

Not so long ago, the average American man in his 20s had achieved most of the milestones of adulthood: a high-school diploma, financial independence, marriage, and children.

Today, most men in their 20s hang out in a novel sort of limbo, a hybrid state of semi-hormonal adolescence and responsible self-reliance. This "pre-adulthood" has much to recommend it, especially for the college-educated. But it's time to state what has become obvious to legions of frustrated young women: It doesn't bring out the best in men.

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Between his lack of responsibilities and an entertainment media devoted to his every pleasure, today's young man has no reason to grow up, says author Kay Hymowitz. She discusses her book, Manning Up: How the Rise of Women Has Turned Men Into Boys.

"We are sick of hooking up with guys," writes the comedian Julie Klausner, author of a touchingly funny 2010 book, I Don't Care About Your Band: What I Learned from Indie Rockers, Trust Funders, Pornographers, Felons, Faux-Sensitive Hipsters and Other Guys I've Dated. What Ms. Klausner means by "guys" is males who are not boys or men but something in between. More>>

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Christians reject their new Buddhist Bishop

Episcopalians reject Buddhist Bishop

Leaders of the Episcopal Church (in the Anglican communion) have rejected the appointment of bishop-elect Rev. Kevin Thew Forrester (pictured in white). Forrester holds views that are apparently too progressive. Among them, Rev. Forrester:

• Denies that Satan [a Christian version of Mara] exists
• Doesn't believe God sent Christ to die for the world's sins
• Teaches that many paths lead to salvation

The Diocese of Northern Michigan's election of the Rev. Thew Forrester was declared "null and void" on 7/26/09. Presiding Bishop Katharine Jefferts Schori says Forrester failed to receive the necessary consent from a majority of Episcopal bishops and diocesan committees.

Rev. Forrester has also been criticized for blending elements of Christianity and Buddhism. In an old diocesan newsletter from 2004, Rev. Forrester said he had "received Buddhist 'lay ordination.'" Some bloggers have also criticized him for calling a reading from the Quran [Islam's bible] "the word of God." This begs the age-old question:

Can you be Christian and Buddhist?
(Dharma Folk, 3/12/09)

The...other day I ran across The God Blog over on the Jewish Journal, which asks Can you be Christian and Buddhist? with respect to Rev. Kevin Thew Forrester. He’s in the news due to irate Episcopalians who will not tolerate him as both a bishop in the Anglican communion and an ordained Zen teacher. More>>

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