[Alouette]

Reform Judaism represents about 900 synagogues in North America with an estimated membership of 1.5 million people.

They get these stats from the donation rolls of the DNC.

[Alouette]

conservatives too narrowly define family values, making a "frozen embryo in a fertility clinic" more important than a child, and ignoring poverty and other social ills.

This guy is freaking insane.

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[thoughtomator]

Nobody elected this guy to speak for them.

[yarddog]

Sounds like a hateful speech composed of hate speach to me.

[Prime Choice]

Rabbi Eric Yoffie, president of the liberal Union for Reform Judaism

*yawn* Another self-hating Liberal. Move on.

[digger48]

Maybe we could lock this guy in a room with Pat Buchannan.

[af_vet_1981]

Reform Judaism is dying from lack of interest and assimilation.

[Past Your Eyes]

"the liberal Union for Reform Judaism"

One need read no further.

[gidget7]

""Rabbi Eric Yoffie, president of the liberal Union for Reform Judaism""


From What I have red, this "Reform" guy is the one who wants gays to be welcomed and celebrated in the Jewish faith. NOT the largest branch of anything.

[Torie]

The rabbi seems to conflate being a moral person with the mysteries about the hereafter. I just worry about the former myself.

[Aetius]

So we can disagree about gay marriage, but if we oppose the judicially-imposed recognition of it (or its euphemistic substitutes), then we are ideological soulmates with Hitler?

That's very open-minded of him.

[Billthedrill]

"What could be more bigoted than to claim that you have a monopoly on God?"

(Tired sigh) I dunno, Rabbi, but stereotyping people like you just did has to be pretty close.

[The Ghost of FReepers Past]

Yeah. He doesn't know what he is talking about anyway. We may differ on how to get to heaven (works versus faith in Jesus), but we are on the same page regarding morals (well, not with him specifically, but with conservative Jews). Politically speaking, that's the only thing relevant.

[rmlew]

The SOB Just called Orthodox Jews Nazis.

He should be deposed for the defamation of God's name and word.

[LdSentinal]

Another Jew more afraid of American Christians (who helped liberate the Nazi concentration camps) than of Jihadists.

[FormerACLUmember]

Eric Yoffie is an ultra-lefist manipulative swine who is legendary for his lying and deceit. He is a far left wing "activist" for his beloved democrat party.

[highlander_UW]

Rabbi Eric Yoffie, president of the liberal Union for Reform Judaism, said "religious right" leaders believe "unless you attend my church, accept my God and study my sacred text you cannot be a moral person."

Christianity worships Jehovah and it's sacred texts include the Torah and Pentateuch...too bad this "Rabbi" finds them offensive.

[Lewite]

I could not understand why this guy was being so devisive, then I saw the part about coddling queers. They are not "gay" they are the most miserable of people. I see a lot more compassion from the conservative religious right to Yudah, than I see from sodomites. I have studied a lot of Reform writings and their leaders and have not come across the rant of this man. Maybe he thinks he can make a dirty wrong a right or something.-Rosh Yisrael.

[NickatNite2003]

"Union of Reform Judaism" = "Not *really* Judaism,
we jusy "say" we're jews, but we're really just a
bunch of posuers protecting each others perversions
and worship of Beezlebub, and using judaism as a way
to cry "persecution" any time someone calls us on
being the soul damned perverted scum we are'.

[CzarNicky]

"We cannot forget that when Hitler came to power in 1933, one of the first things that he did was ban gay organizations," Yoffie said. "Yes, we can disagree about gay marriage. But there is no excuse for hateful rhetoric that fuels the hellfires of anti-gay bigotry."

He invoked Hitler's name first thus he loses the argument.

[elfman2]

""unless you attend my church, accept my God and study my sacred text you cannot be a moral person." "

As an atheist who has frequently butted heads with conservative Christians here for 7 years, I don’t think I’ve ever been told or even ever read that I cannot be a moral person. Many claim I can’t define morality, but none have said I couldn’t be moral.

This guy’s a kook.