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From: buchbind@agrigene.UUCP
Newsgroups: net.religion.jewish
Subject: Re: A query to "Dvar Torah"
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Date: Fri, 15-Nov-85 20:09:10 EST
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Posted: Fri Nov 15 20:09:10 1985
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TO SUMMERIZE:

> From: matt@brl-tgr.ARPA (Matthew Rosenblatt ) <2950@brl-tgr.ARPA>
> It's easy!  People who are born Jews have to believe more things, and
> follow more rules, than people who are not.  So a born non-Jew need only
> follow the seven Noahide commandments, and he is OK.
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> From: notes@isucs1.UUCP <483@isucs1.UUCP>
> you stated that you were taught that non-Jews
> had their own religion and that it was good enough for them
> but not good enough for you [ Jews ].
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> From: barryg@sdcrdcf.UUCP (Lee Gold) <2455@sdcrdcf.UUCP>
> By saying "non-Jews religion was good enough for them, but not for me," I
> was basically referring to the Jewish tenet that non-Jews are only
> obligated to obey the seven Noachic commandments.  Jews have lots more
> lawss to fulfill.  Non-Jews can please God and inherit the World to Come
> if they comply with the laws they are given.  So can Jews but they have to
> work harder.
> You can always undertake
> additional responsibilities in a contractual relationship.  You can buck for
> a more demanding and more fulfilling job.
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> From: teitz@aecom.UUCP (Eliyahu Teitz) <2048@aecom.UUCP>
> Jews and non Jews must believe the same thing. And that is that there
> is only one G-D. Jews must keep more commandments tan non Jews but the basic
> belief is the same.

TO CONTINUE:

	Judaism introduced to the (western?) world the idea of a Universal
God but it didn't introduce the idea of Universal Religion.  That was done
by Christianity.  Judaism belives that it is the best religion/way to
approach God for the Jews, but is not concerned with what Gentiles do as
long as they obey the aforementioned 7 Noahic commandments.  That is not
to say that God does not require more of Gentiles than the 7 laws, but
rather that Judaism has nothing to say on the subect.  That Judaism
believes that the Jews have a special (e.g. "chosen") relationship with God
does not preclude other religions from having their own special - and
different - relationships with God.

-- 
    Barry Buchbinder			    (608)221-5000
Agrigenetics Corp.; 5649 E. Buckeye Rd.; Madison WI 53716 USA
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