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For Passover and Good Friday, NYT essayist writes about ‘killing’ ‘hateful God’
Fox News ^ | April 15, 2022 | Gabriel Hayes

Posted on 04/17/2022 12:52:51 PM PDT by gitmo

The New York Times decided to publish a guest essay heavily criticizing God on Good Friday and the start of Passover.

Shalom Auslander composed a piece insisting that this Passover, we should stop paying attention to God:

"In this time of war and violence, of oppression and suffering, I propose we pass over something else: God," he began, before claiming God is "hateful," full of "brutality," and, if mortal, "would be dragged to the Hague."

Auslander criticized God whose "wrath" and "plagues" harnessed against the Egyptians during the original Passover story from the Book of Exodus, remind him of what the Russians are doing to the Ukrainians right now.

FRANCE - CIRCA 2002: The parting of the Red Sea, illustration of the Old Testament, the end of the 19th century, engraving by Bequet, Delagrave edition, Paris. (Photo by DeAgostini/Getty Images)

According to the author, Israel’s ancient enemies were troubling, "But just as troubling — even more so today in light of the brutal slaughter taking place in Ukraine — were the plagues themselves."

"Egyptians young and old, innocent and guilty, suffered locusts and frogs, hail and darkness, beasts running wild and water becoming blood," Auslander lamented.

"Surely, I wondered, there were some Egyptians who didn’t whip Jews, who didn’t have anything against Jews at all?" he asked.

The author opined, "God, it seems, paints with a wide brush. He paints with a roller. In Egypt, said our rabbi, he even killed first-born cattle. He killed cows."

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TOPICS: Culture/Society; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: atheist; god; marxism; newyorktimes; passover; shalomauslander
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He says we should "PASS OVER" God, because God is evil.
1 posted on 04/17/2022 12:52:51 PM PDT by gitmo
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To: gitmo
"Shalom Auslander..."

Nuff said!

2 posted on 04/17/2022 12:55:36 PM PDT by SuperLuminal (Where is another Sam Adams now that we desperately need him?)
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To: gitmo
Talk about a fake, made-up, phony name: “Shalom Auslander”!

Yeah, right.

3 posted on 04/17/2022 12:56:28 PM PDT by Governor Dinwiddie (LORD, grant thy people grace to withstand the temptations of the world, the flesh, and the devil.)
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To: gitmo

But of course. God just isn’t up on the latest, on how we have to fight global warming, and be liberal on all this LGBT business, including bodily surgeries on minors. God just doesn’t get it. He’s not with it.


4 posted on 04/17/2022 12:56:35 PM PDT by Dilbert San Diego
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To: SuperLuminal

He makes some pretty good points. All things Satan would say to convince the unsaved why they should stay that way.


5 posted on 04/17/2022 12:58:54 PM PDT by Ikeon (The truth wont dent a persons argument who wants to believe a lie)
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To: SuperLuminal

Hope he’s wearing
Asbestos BVD’s !


6 posted on 04/17/2022 12:59:21 PM PDT by Big Red Badger (On the Other hand,,, Free Men Choose- - SLAVES OBEY)
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To: SuperLuminal

*checks for Wikipedia entry* Check.

*checks Early Life* Check.


7 posted on 04/17/2022 12:59:48 PM PDT by Mr. Blond
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To: gitmo

What an ignoramus.


8 posted on 04/17/2022 1:01:50 PM PDT by Jamestown1630 ("A Republic, if you can keep it.")
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To: Mr. Blond

LOL...


9 posted on 04/17/2022 1:04:12 PM PDT by EEGator
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To: Jamestown1630

It’s similar to a ignoranus, which is an a$$hole you ignore, like this guy.


10 posted on 04/17/2022 1:06:26 PM PDT by hflynn ( )
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To: gitmo

Shalom Auslander

It’s like when Moses came down and they had all gone to shit while he was gone to long up the hill

The Lost Tribe

Why after given so much bounty


11 posted on 04/17/2022 1:07:28 PM PDT by wardaddy (Faulkner never knew Free Republic but he coined its nickname...The Sound and The Fury)
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To: wardaddy

One really fells sorry for an asshat like this.


12 posted on 04/17/2022 1:12:20 PM PDT by SteelPSUGOP
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To: gitmo

I looked him up

Raised Haredi

A rejectionist with a chip on his shoulder

As an old southern Baptist we were taking more obedience to God than Holy Spirt dwells within ....touchy feely so popular today....and yes there is a place for that intimate relationship to God in your minds voice

But it was drilled into us never ever ever deny God

That was the rubicon

The big no no

Even today no such thought would ever pass my synapse

When I get mad or frustrated or cut myself or drop something on my toe

Even if I just thought it or uttered GD

I always say I’m sorry out loud

That is part of the same theme

Don’t deny your maker or condemn or make sport of or in any way diminish

That is old southern Baptist creed from my era

This orthodox Jewish kid apparently rejects any such restrictions in his religion if it exists

I don’t know

Not a chance I’d take


13 posted on 04/17/2022 1:14:19 PM PDT by wardaddy (Faulkner never knew Free Republic but he coined its nickname...The Sound and The Fury)
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To: SteelPSUGOP

I looked him up

Informatics


14 posted on 04/17/2022 1:15:09 PM PDT by wardaddy (Faulkner never knew Free Republic but he coined its nickname...The Sound and The Fury)
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To: Governor Dinwiddie

His parents were Hasidim.

CC


15 posted on 04/17/2022 1:15:41 PM PDT by Celtic Conservative (My cats are more amusing than 200 channels worth of TV.)
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To: gitmo

From the father of lies to the newspaper of lies.


16 posted on 04/17/2022 1:18:18 PM PDT by gibsonguy
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To: gitmo

How many people who have written for the NY Times think they are smarter than God?


17 posted on 04/17/2022 1:20:49 PM PDT by alternatives? (The only reason to have an army is to defend your borders.)
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To: Governor Dinwiddie

That was my first thought. Peace Foreigner?

It’s great to see that this time the NYT has managed to combine their attacks on Christianity and Judaism into one handy article. Saves them a bit of space.


18 posted on 04/17/2022 1:30:39 PM PDT by livius
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To: alternatives?

it’s a weeder question on the application

Are you smarter than God? Yes / No (circle one)


19 posted on 04/17/2022 1:30:56 PM PDT by WeaslesRippedMyFlesh
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To: hflynn

This is how mediocre talents grab attention when their ‘genius’ isn’t impressing anyone.


20 posted on 04/17/2022 1:45:20 PM PDT by Jamestown1630 ("A Republic, if you can keep it.")
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