http://blogs.timesofisrael.com/god-writes-to-james-dobson/ The Marketplace of Ideas Sun, 26 May 2013 09:28:20 +0300 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 http://blogs.timesofisrael.com/god-writes-to-james-dobson/#comment-92012 Sandor Schuman Fri, 01 Feb 2013 17:34:40 +0000 http://blogs.timesofisrael.com/?p=97712#comment-92012 To paraphrase Andre Gidé, "Believe those who seek to understand God, doubt those who believe they do."

]]> http://blogs.timesofisrael.com/god-writes-to-james-dobson/#comment-92014 Sandor Schuman Fri, 01 Feb 2013 17:34:40 +0000 http://blogs.timesofisrael.com/?p=97712#comment-92014 To paraphrase Andre Gidé, "Believe those who seek to understand God, doubt those who believe they do."

]]> http://blogs.timesofisrael.com/god-writes-to-james-dobson/#comment-91736 Bob Hatch Thu, 31 Jan 2013 08:27:08 +0000 http://blogs.timesofisrael.com/?p=97712#comment-91736 Actually, it appears you have never read the Book of Judges where God expressly used many murderous foreign kings to bring about judgment on the Israelites for their disobedience. How about Daniel and the Babylonian exile?

]]> http://blogs.timesofisrael.com/god-writes-to-james-dobson/#comment-91620 Bill Etem Wed, 30 Jan 2013 23:51:39 +0000 http://blogs.timesofisrael.com/?p=97712#comment-91620 You make excellent points mentioning Ezekiel, Job and Abraham – I agree it's all wrong to say God punishes people for the sins of their ancestors. But then you weaken your argument when you say "There are those who dismiss you as a hateful fundamentalist bigot who should be ignored. However, you are much more than that." I don't see how it helps your argument to imply that Dobson is hateful bigot and also much more than that, whereas you are a rabbi who is pretending to be God, and thus is above criticism. Is one a hater and an enemy of God if one is opposed to abortion and sodomy / gay marriage? Maybe Dobson would accept your correction regarding Ezekiel, Job and Abraham more readily if you didn't stick a knife into him when you're offering it. And it's just a bad bad bad bad idea to write a letter pretending you're God. Where did you come up with that brainless idea? That's just something that you should know that you shouldn't do. It's sort of like getting a woman drunk and then trying to take advantage of her. It's something that respectable people know they shouldn't do.

]]> http://blogs.timesofisrael.com/god-writes-to-james-dobson/#comment-91622 Bill Etem Wed, 30 Jan 2013 23:51:39 +0000 http://blogs.timesofisrael.com/?p=97712#comment-91622 You make excellent points mentioning Ezekiel, Job and Abraham – I agree it's all wrong to say God punishes people for the sins of their ancestors. But then you weaken your argument when you say "There are those who dismiss you as a hateful fundamentalist bigot who should be ignored. However, you are much more than that." I don't see how it helps your argument to imply that Dobson is hateful bigot and also much more than that, whereas you are a rabbi who is pretending to be God, and thus is above criticism. Is one a hater and an enemy of God if one is opposed to abortion and sodomy / gay marriage? Maybe Dobson would accept your correction regarding Ezekiel, Job and Abraham more readily if you didn't stick a knife into him when you're offering it. And it's just a bad bad bad bad idea to write a letter pretending you're God. Where did you come up with that brainless idea? That's just something that you should know that you shouldn't do. It's sort of like getting a woman drunk and then trying to take advantage of her. It's something that respectable people know they shouldn't do.

]]> http://blogs.timesofisrael.com/god-writes-to-james-dobson/#comment-90874 Debby Biskin Flancbaum Mon, 28 Jan 2013 22:54:35 +0000 http://blogs.timesofisrael.com/?p=97712#comment-90874 Normally, I hate it when people speak for God. But, you really hit the nail on the head!

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