Adin Steinsaltz
Founder of The Israel Institute for Talmudic Publications

Adin Steinsaltz

On November 7, 2010, the Rabbi will celebrate his 45-year achievement of translating the Talmud in a 'Global Day of Jewish Learning'

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The president's religious faith is important

In the wake of his weekend rally, Glenn Beck kept up the drumbeat of criticism about President Obama's religion, calling it a "perversion" and saying that America "isn't recognizing his version of Christianity," which Beck characterized as "liberation theology."

Despite critique of Obama's Christianity, a recent poll showed that nearly 20% of Americans believe falsely that the president is Muslim.

Why is there so much attention on Obama's religion? Does it matter what religion the president is?

Any American president has a huge amount of power and the ability to make decisions that reflect of his mind and thought. Thus, the President's personality and mindset are of importance to hundreds of millions of people. If the President's religion is not just a formal, empty statement, but a living sentiment, his religion becomes relevant for anyone affected by his decisions.

While some will claim that the aims of all religions are basically the same, religions do differ very much in the ways that they reach those goals. A religion or sect may be completely indifferent to many issues, but very particular about others. Christianity and Islam do not necessarily go in the same path, and many Christian factions have good reasons to be antagonistic toward one another. So the President's religious faith is important; on the other hand, the chance of ever receiving a complete, full answer to this question is rather slim.

By Adin Steinsaltz  |  August 31, 2010; 6:32 PM ET Save & Share:  Send E-mail   Facebook   Twitter   Digg   Yahoo Buzz   Del.icio.us   StumbleUpon   Technorati  
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Posted by: woodstock-41 | September 6, 2010 8:30 PM
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DEAR Fellow American(s) & Friendly's:

Note: As Ye/Yo can See; Once WE[i], i[WE] Elect these two-face WORD-MERCHANTS of certain Politician-GANGs aka "USURPER"s, Then THEY DO WHAT They WANT. So There is

NO U.S. or State CONSTITUTION!! YES, Things Must Change, Not only Yes We Can hot air. DO, No Talk!!

Maybe SARA PALIN Ms. RIGHT is right (Not Wrong)?! Sarai Ain't Afraid to Break or Dirty Her finger Nails. Now That's Tough; So Sara Ain't No "Manicure-Babby", but a Lipstick Momma! eeeeeehaaaa!

Note: Sisstar SARAi is starting to look really good ('Platform/ticket', not only Lipstick & looks) soo maybe she should be our 1st LADY President, OR V. Prez, aye? OR/b>

Maybe Brother MiTT ROMNEY is the ripe Mr. RiGHT (NOt Wrong). Likewise; MITT is looking & Sounding GOOD too. A Good Politician & a Great BUISINEES MAN Who Will Save AMERICA from Poverty & out of Debt? Fix Amerika MITT! [Maybe "Joe The Plumber" can fit-in Somewhere, aye].

Note: MITT maybe should be our 1st MORMON (A New-Age Xrstian, from a Persecuted 'People', NOt only AFRO-Americans) as Prez OR V. Prez, aye??.

"WE, The People" Need To Take Our Nation Back & fix the Sick Constitution? This is NOt a Test! This is Real!!

Note: And GLENN BECK might be 1/2 or 3/4 right (NOt Left, oopps Wrong)? Hint; HE needs to REPLACING 'God', NOt "Restore" God" That's the Problem.

See What Happens When Obama & Ventriloquists Negotiate With Terrorists Orgs contrary to Policy's???

SUGGESTION: Maybe Ms. Sara Palin & Mr. Mitt should Marry (Politically) and Run as PREZ & V.PREZ ALL IN ONE (1 Ticket, 1 Platform!) aye? PS: With Obama & Clinton, There Will NO [permanent] PEACE in MIddle-East Just Yet. Maybe only a Patch-up Job so Hillary & Gang/Crony's can Fool "The-People" again? and get RE-Elected on a slate.

___VOTE:

"Peace/Huggs Rock-n-Roll, MiTT Romney"!!!

"Peace/Huggs Rock-n-Roll, MiTT Romney"!!!

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"Peace/Dance Rock-n-Roll, With SARA"!!!

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GOOD-BYE OBAMA & CO! GOOD RIDDANCE NEPOTISTic Hillary et al!! Time for a Real Man, or a Real woMan Prez!! Ya Ya!
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Hailaluya! Praise the Holyi NO MON/WOM!

LOVE AMERICA, LOVE AMERICA, THE 1 WE USED TO KNOW, THE 1 WE USED TO KNOW..!

Posted by: woodstock-41 | September 6, 2010 9:04 AM
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Oooppsa.

That Post was meant for;

Ronald A. Lindsey. "The Prospect for Humanism: The Hope of a Secular Society"

Posted by: woodstock-41 | September 4, 2010 10:56 PM
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Please Excuse i[WE] but

B.H. Obama's Children are NOt for 'Barter" (like Ishlami Cows, Ishlami Mops or Ishlami Sheep) nor "FOR SALE" or "BARTER"! But

But Mr. Obama, outside of Mrs. Obama (telling her, "Shut-Up Biiiitttcch according to ISHLAMI 'mochoism'!), can [secretly] Barter his Daughters off/away to some PEDPHILE Ishlami's theocrats/fanatics i.e., Saudi King Abdullah Who's Hand Obama Kissed (a Fatal 1st Mistake or attraction that is); say for 10,000 Barrels of CRUDE/Cruel PETRO fo Each Kid, to Theocrat of Arabia or Gulf. THEn , ISHLAMI's Will Take Over Sweet Sweet U.S.A, after SOURing Sweet AMERiKa/o?, because they will claime, Holla n Blame ... got a "Blood/Birth" line there/in/at?!

Note: He then can Kiss-Oss all he & Ishlami's & Co., Likes aye?!
PS: Thank OPRAH Winfrey et al.

Thank Polosi, Thank the Clinton's et al Ventriloquists.

Note: King Abdullah (Saudi & Co., not only Jordan) are Married to 8 Year old Girls too, like muHAM-MAD too????????????

QUESTION: WHY is MRS. Clinton "Secretary of State"? [Contrary To U.S. Constitution]?????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????

O' JOE the PLUMBER?

Posted by: woodstock-41 | September 4, 2010 10:49 PM
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To profess to be a Christian or Hebrew or Muslim for political purposes solely is wrong. Obama's failure to take his family and specifically his children to Church or other religious services, would indicate he is not what he declares he is. Does that make him bad or good? That is something you need to decide.

Posted by: richard36 | September 2, 2010 10:03 AM
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"A significant majority of Muslims worldwide also believe that Obama is a Muslim."

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No. Muslims regard Obama as a Christian.

It is a significant majority of Americans who believe wrongly that Obama is a Muslim. And there are surveys to back that.

Posted by: Jihadist | September 2, 2010 8:17 AM
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If he's following the Constitution as he swore to, the President's religion (or lack thereof) should not be a major factor.

As for "the chance of ever receiving a complete, full answer to this question is rather slim.", what the heck are you smoking, and how did you get invited to comment by a major newspaper?

Posted by: EvilOverlord | September 2, 2010 7:09 AM
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Barack Hussain Obama's faith is important, because Muslims are obligated by the Quran to work towards the worldwide supremacy of Islam and the implementation of Islamic law upon all of humanity. So what if Obama claims that he is a 'Christian'. He was born to a Muslim father who was obligated to raise his son as a Muslim. Muslims are allowed to lie about their faith under the Islamic practice of Tayyiq or deception. Few in the MSM want to mention the polls that were taken of the international Muslim community concerning what faith that they thought Obama had. A significant majority of Muslims worldwide also believe that Obama is a Muslim.

Obama is certainly working very hard to destroy the most powerful opponent of Islam's drive to forcefully take power over all humanity by bankrupting America through massively reckless spending.

And the liberals don't understand why so many think that Obama is a Muslim....Duh.

Posted by: honorswar26 | September 2, 2010 5:41 AM
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