On 9/7/05, Mark A. Foster <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Gilberto,
>
> At 09:08 AM 9/7/2005, you wrote:
> >>Really?!? I guess I sort of see now where you are coming from but I've just
> >>had a very different impression of what they were claiming. I've seen maybe
> >>one website which describes Noachides as a religion of a specific group but
> >>it seems more like an attempt at a universal human religion.<<
>
> Many non-Jews are attracted to Judaism. In the Lubavitcher Chasidim, the
> Noachide movement provides these people with a religious justification for
> practicing a minimalist version of Judaism without going through the lengthy
> process required to convert to Orthodoxy and without having to conform to all
> the mitzvot (commandments) required of its Jewish members.
>
Yeah, I don't know where our discussion is headed now. I already got
alot of that. I might have said it differently though. I guess it also
allows for a way to spouses of Jews to find a role for themselves.
I guess the main difference is whether Noachides are something recent
or ancient.
From what I remember, the Temple in Jerusalem had a section for
Gentiles so presumably there would have Noachides of some variety even
in ancient times. And I've already mentioned the Biblical references.
Peace
Gilberto
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