tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-872647804241988041.post6287888995720545154..comments2024-02-08T07:32:20.315-06:00Comments on Steve Bates - Yellow Doggerel Democratic Views: Another Nut-Case AppointedSteve Bateshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07587223243120009776noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-872647804241988041.post-7629434825387532912010-12-20T22:16:19.789-06:002010-12-20T22:16:19.789-06:00When these clowns prove to me that they can read H...When these clowns prove to me that they can read Hebrew, Greek, and Aramaic, then I might consider that they might have some standing to make pronouncements about "The Word of G-D".<br /><br />The Torah only encompasses the first five books of the Old Testament, but if you are looking for an impassioned argument go to a Jewish neighborhood and approach any gathering of elderly men. They have been arguing their entire lives over the meaning of individual words in the Torah, and there are tons of scholarly books written about the meaning of various passages by people who do read Hebrew. This has been going on for thousands of years.<br /><br />If these guys can't agree on the meaning of the Book of Job, what makes anyone think that some loud mouth in a double-wide can tell you exactly what it means?<br /><br />I studied that Book for a semester at Colgate University, one of the first Baptist colleges in the US, under the Harry Emerson Fosdick Chair of philosophy and religion, and learned not to attempt to nail it down. If Professor Adams, who told jokes in ancient Greek, wouldn't commit to one meaning, it is pretty damn arrogant of some Congresscritter to think he knows.Bryanhttp://whynow.dumka.us/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-872647804241988041.post-49465777193772503012010-12-20T14:55:45.508-06:002010-12-20T14:55:45.508-06:00'----why their god changed his mind." ...'----why their god changed his mind." 'His', when they find out that 'She' is having an eon PMS, they'll change their view.mandthttp://adgitadiaries.blog-city.comnoreply@blogger.com