tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6543853523791774463.post5136510573774122808..comments2023-10-06T11:13:20.836-04:00Comments on Izgad: My Censored Comment at Cross CurrentsIzgadhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03869626126435460209noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6543853523791774463.post-51601952313784691932010-04-21T10:12:52.527-04:002010-04-21T10:12:52.527-04:00I've probably had about 5 comments censored fr...I've probably had about 5 comments censored from Cross-Currents. He censored my comment on his "Tea Party" post. Here's what I said:<br />"I hear the analogy, but I have recently been considering the haredi world is better identified with another group which has been in the news lately complaining of media bias, while looking at issues in a similar matter with well-written Baruchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08051421355654178857noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6543853523791774463.post-68404279691607930102009-07-07T03:51:27.380-04:002009-07-07T03:51:27.380-04:00I am not out to censor the Bible. I do believe tha...I am not out to censor the Bible. I do believe that we should talk about what such verses mean. For me they mean that, in the context of a theocratic state, one would in theory have some sort of theological imperative to execute someone for the crimes of heresy and blasphemy, which are implied by the act of breaking the Sabbath. That being said I do believe that it raises some questions when Izgadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03869626126435460209noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6543853523791774463.post-67444615615316779312009-07-07T01:38:57.796-04:002009-07-07T01:38:57.796-04:00While I agree with you in principle, taken to a lo...While I agree with you in principle, taken to a logical conclusion would mean that we'd have to censor all the 'mos umos' pesukim from the Torah, no?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6543853523791774463.post-21761418220231900242009-07-05T20:20:12.965-04:002009-07-05T20:20:12.965-04:00Let's not forget that an "innocent discus...Let's not forget that an "innocent discussion of rodef" led to one person actually taking the matter seriously and assassinating the Prime Minister. What's said behind closed doors doesn't matter in this light. The rhetoric might actually be taken seriously enough by somebody, and it's totally blind for them to not see it. And considering how important this seems to themDoctor Bucephalushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08843394534298686018noreply@blogger.com