[Laura Schlessinger] Dr. Laura Renounces Jewish Orthodoxy

religionnewsblog.com ^ | 08/13/2003 | LISA KEYS

[Commie Basher]

God said: "Let US make them in OUR image". I say the "US" and "OUR" he is talking about is Jesus....

YOU think YOU are GOD! You think you are made ENTIRELY in the image of God and Jesus, and nothing else. Gee, I thought Man had a dark, animal nature. But I guess not.

Are you perhaps Jewish?

I don't know if anyone is perhaps anything. I think religion is a choice.

I'm a lapsed Catholic. I have 12 years of Catholic education under my belt.

And being human, I'm also an animal. It's strange, since you assure me that I am ENTIRELY divine, the equal of God and Jesus, but as near as I can tell, I'm at least part animal.

[Radix]

a people forceably coverted to Judaism by the Maccabees...

That is an interesting comment. It does not ring familiar. That is, it does not remotely sound familiar to me. Would you have links to sources available?

[Ann Archy]

I said your were DIVINE??? I don;t THINK so....Trust me...I would never say you were divine....No mortal is.

I doubt that you were EVER Catholic. You know so little of the religion.

[Commie Basher]

I said your were DIVINE??? I don;t THINK so....Trust me...I would never say you were divine....No mortal is.

No mortal is divine? Then it seems you think that Man IS made in the image of God AND animals. Make up your mind!

[Ann Archy]

You must have had a bash yourself if you think man is divine or is an animal....some Christian you are...you don't even know yor religion, but you indeed have leftie tendencies.

[Commie Basher]

You must have had a bash yourself if you think man is divine or is an animal

Are you learning-disabled, or do you just enjoy putting words into people's mouths? I never said man was divine or and animal. I said (one more time!) that Man is made in the image of both God and animal.

That's what that Genesis passage means, when God says "let us make Man in OUR image, after OUR likeness." He's talking to animals, so Man is made in both image of God and animal.

You're the one claiming to be made entirely in the image of God and Jesus, hence, divine.

[MistyCA]

excellent catch!

[Daveinyork]

I asked about heretics, not witches.

[Daveinyork]

Actually, in the original Hebrew, the first person plural is used, but it was often used in ancient Hebrew to indicate a deliberativeness (is that a word?) about the statement.

[Commie Basher]

I asked about heretics, not witches.

So it's okay to burn witches, just not heretics? (BTW, witches were lumped in with heretics, and others who could be burned.)

Anyway, my point stands. Much good and bad in the Old Testament, and Christians, having roots in the OT, were inspired by both. Jews, Christians, Muslims, all have "come short of the glory of God," so no one religion can really engage in finger-pointing.

[besseroth]

I found her stated reason for giving up observance disingenuous.It's as if a parent would say, "I'm going to stop all the obligations, rituals and observances related to being a parent because 'there's no warmth coming back'".Such a person misunderstands whatparenting is all about and is entirely self centered ( and probably manipulative and controlling as well). It's also possible that "there's no warmth coming back" because she's , well, just not very likable; people like that seldom are.

[RonnyH]

Excuse me, but you should have your facts straight before
you post something.

Dr. Laura has a Ph.D. in Physiology from Columbia University
College of Physicans and Surgeons (medical school) so has earned the right to call herself "Dr". I was a Ph.D. student there at the same time so I know this for a fact.

She subsequently earned a license to practice clinical psychology (marriage and family counceling) in CA.

You may not like or agree with Dr. Laura, but please use factual arguments not hear-say and rumors. Otherwise, your comments are meaningless.

Thank you!

[Excuse_My_Bellicosity]

Guess I heard wrong.

I actually agree with most of what Dr. Laura has to say, I just find her delivery belligerent and annoying. I don't like the way she trashes people that come asking her for help.