Tag Archive 'Tikkun Olam'

The rabbis were right *UPDATED*

Bookworm on Jul 15 2008 | Filed under: Israel

In a post I did yesterday about the way in which liberals cherry-pick religious writings to support their ideological viewpoints, I discussed Rabbi Gamliel’s ancient edict about hostages, to the effect that the general good (tikkun olam) mandates that families may not pay a premium for a kidnapped family member, even if they can afford [...]

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The source

Bookworm on Jul 14 2008 | Filed under: Religion

In the past two days, I’ve read two articles that examine the liberal approach to religion.  The first is Hillel Halkin’s How Not to Repair the World (available to subscribers or for a $2.95 fee); the second is Mark Tooley’s Is God a Liberal Democrat? They were sort of a nice pair to compare to [...]

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