[af_vet_1981]

Honor thy father and thy mother: that thy days may be long upon the land which the LORD thy God giveth thee," Exodus 20:12 I think for Mel to publicly repudiate his father would not be to honor him. Devout as Mel is, I doubt he wants to violate the commandment even if he disagrees strongly with what his father says. That's just my scarcely educated $.02, though.

If that is your position (it is not mine; you honor your parents by obeying them as they obey G-d; if they sin you correct them; otherwise you do not love them and you enable and perpetuate shame and dishonor on them and the entire family)


Given your assertion that if a father publicly teaches antisemitism the son should remain silent to obey the commandment
1. Does you mean that if a father publicly teaches abortion the son should remain silent to obey the commandment ?
2. Does you mean that if a father publicly teaches adultery the daughter should remain silent to obey the commandment ?
3. Does you mean that if a father publicly teaches treason the son should remain silent to obey the commandment ?
4. Does you mean that if a father publicly teaches perjury the daughter should remain silent to obey the commandment ?

[T.Smith]

As I stated, it was suggested as a posibility and just "my scarcely educated $.02". I don't care to debate the post with you.

Have a nice day.

[XJarhead]

Mel could speak out and express his own opinions on those issues without directing his comments towards his father. In other words, Mel's father (and I'm horribly paraphrasing to make the point clear) says "I don't believe in the Holocaust." Mel says "I do believe in the Holocaust". I think that addresses your concern about being "silent".

What Mel doesn't have to do is say "I disagree with my father about the Holocaust". Anyone obviously can draw that conclusion because of the difference in their opinions, but Mel himself does not directly denigrate his father.