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Politics : Should God be replaced? -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: briskit who wrote (11944)	3/26/2002 10:42:34 AM
From: TigerPaw	Respond to of 28931

"For the Lord,..., is a jealous God."—Exodus 34:14. To understand, there is a little Jewish history (as I was told). The early belief of Judism was not that only one God existed, but that they had a contract with one of several Gods to protect and champion the children of Israel. With the destruction of the first temple the Jews were brought to Babylon. Well not all of them, a lot were left in Judea. Over a period of time the beliefs of those in Babylon became intertwined with the local religions and the idea of monotheism became a cornerstone of that group. When Ester secured the release of Jewish leaders they went back to Judea where adherents of the original interpretations were more numerous, but the leaders from Babylon had money from the king and his backing and so took over the leadership role in Judea. In order to prevent a scism the books from both traditions were reconciled within a religous council however some parts were put in in both forms since no compromise could be achieved. These included the 10 commandments one version which is recorded in Exodus and another in Deuteronomy. The main difference between these 10 cornerstones of the faith is the matter of how many Gods there are. With one God it is only necessary to keep the laws and the good name of that God. With several Gods it is necessary to accept a particular one "before all others" or as the primary object of worship. It is common in the ecumenical movement to insist that Jews, Moslems, and Christians believe in the same God. There are many who believe that Christians in particular believed in a false God (a person) and perhaps a golem (a non-living entity). TP positiveatheism.org