When modern political Zionism emerged around the turn of the twentieth century, most Orthodox Jews opposed it. Download Download Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Rotate quotes century emerge jew
Each person is responsible only for his or her own sins. Even the Christian doctrine of 'original sin' does not mean that humans are punished for the sin of the first human pair but, rather, that humans seem inevitably to copy the sin of the first human pair. David Novak christiancopydoctrine share on social
A religious commitment coupled with theological awareness gives Jews a much better way to answer the claims made upon us by missionaries representing other religions than do the rather weak political and cultural arguments of the secularists. David Novak answerargumentawareness share on social
Jewish status is defined by the divine election of Israel and his descendants. One does not become a Jew by one's own volition. David Novak definedescendantdivine Change image and share on social
I'm all in favor of looking deeply into as much as we possibly can. I'm not afraid of knowledge... With all new technology, weapons inevitably emerge... Evil comes out of the human heart. It doesn't come out of nature. Richard Preston afraiddeeplyemerge share on social
The question is not whether Tibet should be independent but the extent of the autonomy that it is allowed. Tibet has been firmly ensconced as part of the Chinese empire since the Qing dynasty's military intervention in Tibet in the early 18th century. Martin Jacques 18thallowautonomy share on social
I'm not a very religious man, but I'm proud to be a Jew. Irving Paul Lazar jewmanproud Change image and share on social