[Daveinyork]

I'm a Jewish conservative/libertarian Republican. My only answer to the question of why Jews don't vote Republican is the same answer to the question of why do Black people not vote Republican - pure prejudice.

In Black churches, the ministers thunder against Republicans, instead of telling the congregants how to be better Christians. Instead of railing against drugs, poor school performance, and promiscuity, they trash President Bush, and Newt Gingerich before him.

In My temple, the Rabbi thunders against the President, and, unbelievably, against intelligent design. (We live near Dover, PA.) On the high holy days, instead of telling us that we should atone, and pray for forgiveness, we are told that, instead of following Jewish moral rules, we must vote Democrat to be good Jews.

In both congregations, the response of the congregants is "amen."

[Basheva]

It is illegal in any Church or Synagogue for there to be overt political speech by the Priest, Minister, Rabbi or Pastor.

Religious congregations are tax exempt and part of that "deal" - is that overt political activity is against the law.

You should remind your Rabbi (or any other religious leader) of this fact.

The Rabbi in my Reform Temple is definitely a liberal - but he is quite careful about overt political statements.

Notice I didn't include "mosques" in the above listing - that's because they are busy advocating hatred against everyone - not just politics.

[EverOnward]

"In My temple, the Rabbi thunders against the President, and, unbelievably, against intelligent design. (We live near Dover, PA.) On the high holy days, instead of telling us that we should atone, and pray for forgiveness, we are told that, instead of following Jewish moral rules, we must vote Democrat to be good Jews.

In both congregations, the response of the congregants is 'amen.'"

I thought Jews were adamant about "separation of church and state" and yet it appears they use their pulpits not for religion but for politics. Hypocrisy?

My dear friend is Jewish and conservative with respect to her own life and family, yet off the wall left of left politically. Another Jewish associate always emphasizes when speaking of Jews, "We want to help people." Sometimes I wonder if Jews think non-Jews are too stupid to do their own thinking and so the Jews must do it for us through their big-government, nanny state, ACLU mentality.

[MeanWestTexan]

My sister is very, very, orthodox --- and became so after not being able to take the reform democratic politics.

[free_life]

In My temple, the Rabbi thunders against the President, and, unbelievably, against intelligent design. (We live near Dover, PA.) On the high holy days, instead of telling us that we should atone, and pray for forgiveness, we are told that, instead of following Jewish moral rules, we must vote Democrat to be good Jews.

Do you know why your Rabbi believes and teaches you must vote Democrat to be good Jews?

Maybe it is the Jewish leaders that need to be educated and maybe even scolded for leading their people down the wrong political path, by Jews like you who know better. Just a thought

[rmlew]

Call him out in Schul, during his homily.
It is not a prayer. I've done it in temples. It's fun.
If they are going to throw away religion, then there is no reason to treat the sermon as anything but a political rant. And a probably hypocritical one, from a guy who wants "separation of church and state!"

[Wilhelm Tell]

It is funny how some people (Christian and Jews) who decry others who mix religion and politics often do the same thing themselves.