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Subject: Bravo Silbermann!
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Subject: More coments on "The Old Ways - final comments"

Bravo Frank Silbermann!  You hit the nail right on the head!
I am sick of hearing people in this net constantly maligning
other people's religions.  If we are followers of the name,
then we should not be knocking other (different) followers of
the supreme being, merely for being a member of a large group,
such as Jew, Christian, Hindu, etc.  Personally, I fail to
see that great a difference between Jews who lump all Christians
into the category of unholy evils and the Nazis who lumped all
Jews into the category of vermin.  Sometimes I wonder what
people like Rosen would do if they were in the majority and
they alone had the guns.

If any follower of any religion wants to change the followers
of other religions, let him first live his own religion.  Only
when he has mastered himself and follows the commandments he
will preach should he speak out.

I'm not particularly a lover of Farwell, but from what I have
seen he hasn't done Israel any harm, and may have even made
things better.  Rosen was low and unfair lumping Farwell with
the Identity Christian movement.  It makes no difference if
Black is merely the alias of some bigot in DEC.  Wrong is wrong.

And while we're on the subject of wrong, Rosen should know better
than to try to equate homosexuality and freedom of religion.
  1)  Homosexuality isn't a religion, it's a sexual preference
  some people choose to live.
  2)  If Rosen is preaching Judiasm, he should know the basics of 
  what the Torah forbids.  Homosexuality is a capitol offense.  See
  Leviticus, the 20th chapter and 13th verse.  The Holy one who
  revealed those words to Moses 3500 years ago hasn't come down
  with any revision.  Wrong is STILL wrong!

				Dave van De Kerk

P.S.
While you have your scriptures out, try Leviticus 19:18 on for size.
Perhaps Rosen should review Deuteronomy 6:4-5 as well.  Perhaps we
all should.