tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-912687005056852525.post4881245809335234432..comments2023-06-10T11:25:01.066-04:00Comments on The Truth About Moshiach: Not Afraid to be UniqueAvihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06156322358503174356noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-912687005056852525.post-87873457444759253862008-12-25T16:36:00.000-05:002008-12-25T16:36:00.000-05:00Greetings Ralph:Exactly! One should not have a pr...Greetings Ralph:<BR/><BR/>Exactly! One should not have a problem in being "left out" of activities not permissible by Him. <BR/><BR/>As you know, many people are at various points on the journey to the One. Thus, I think this is where the confusion is for some.<BR/><BR/>Also, I understand that the Unitarians fit the description of the Christians you describe?<BR/><BR/>See my blog. I have made a post, inspired by this on from BK, titled "Fully Muslim"Safiyyahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07670659439981133346noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-912687005056852525.post-48778507453391095162008-12-25T02:53:00.000-05:002008-12-25T02:53:00.000-05:00SafiyyahI read your comments with interest, partic...<B> Safiyyah</B><BR/><BR/>I read your comments with interest, particularly your concluding paragraph and especially the last seven words viz: "we were unique, not like anyone else."<BR/><BR/>I suggest to you that what I refer to as 'True Blue' Christians are also unique and do not celebrate easter, christmas and other 'Roman' festivals but adhere to the teachings of Jesus of Nazareth who said "Think not that I am come to destroy the law, or the prophets: I am not come to destroy, but to fulfil."<BR/>and<BR/>"Why callest thou me good? there is none good but one, that is, God: but if thou wilt enter into life, keep the commandments."<BR/><BR/>Should one have a problem in being 'left out of', or avoiding, activities which G-d condemns?Ralphhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09094056276430807523noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-912687005056852525.post-27691066759111645672008-12-24T18:53:00.000-05:002008-12-24T18:53:00.000-05:00Shaalom BK:We have these same dynamics in Islam. ...Shaalom BK:<BR/><BR/>We have these same dynamics in Islam. Although we have our two Eid celebrations which make us unique, some Muslims still celebrate the festivals of other faiths. Or Thanksgiving. Or Mother's Day, etc. etc. Some Muslims do not want to be left out in America where we are mostly surrounded by non-Muslims.<BR/><BR/>In a country like America, where Muslims (and Jews) are surrounded by those celebrating Christimas, many people do feel left out. As you know, my mom was a Christian and my father was Jewish. We were raised in an "interfaith" household. We celebrated Channuka and Christmas - Easter and Passover. <BR/><BR/>Only my Jewish grandmother was "not afraid to be unique." When I asked her why she didn't celebrate both holidays like my parents did, she replied something to the effect, "we are Jewish. It's not what we do. It's what they do."<BR/><BR/>Simple as that. She didn't put anyone else or their faith group down, she simply and clearly reiterated that we were unique, not like anyone else. <BR/><BR/>Good post.Safiyyahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07670659439981133346noreply@blogger.com