Rabbi Albert Lewis: Burning of Holy Texts Dishonors All Faiths

Rabbi Albert Lewis: Burning of Holy Texts Dishonors All Faiths

{Revile not ye those whom they call upon besides God, lest they out of spite revile God in their ignorance. Thus have we made alluring to each people their own doings. In the end they will return to their Lord } (An-Anam 6:  108)“I wish I could say my people never burned the holy books of others, but I would be wrong.

“There have been incidents when the extremists within Orthodox Judaism burned the New Testament after missionaries distributed a large number of them in an orthodox village in Israel. In this situation, the missionaries were wrong to foist their holy books on the orthodox Jews, and the orthodox Jews were wrong in burning the books. Both peoples showed a lack of respect for the other and undermined their own beliefs in the process.

“I am not aware of any passage in the Hebrew Bible, New Testament or Quran that supports the burning of anyone’s holy book. There are passages in the Hebrew Bible that talk about destroying the holy shrines of a conquered people, but that was considered timely only when the Israelites entered the land of Canaan. In today’s world, it would not be encouraged or tolerated. 

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  3. Writings as to what having just read as that which now comment
    are of an changing nature / in the development in understanding
    as experience ///AS MODE OF PUBLIC OPINION AS OF GOVT
    ONE MUST SHOW SOME CAUTION / IN WHAT ONE WRITE
    AS THE TRUTH BEING NOT > NOT < ALWAYS WELCOME.

    Be example of the present times where the USA / UK /in having
    abandoned international law as proceded with the invasion of the
    Middle East the setting up of puppet Govts /thus giving USA /UK
    much control of the areas vast oil resources / more complete their
    control with the invasion of IRAN in bringing another puppet Govt.

    All such done under the cover of defending western DEMOCRACY
    & FREEDOM / through the western media ever continues spinning
    out its 24/7 Govt propaganda / thus people brainwashed into belief.

    Of course it but understandable western Govts USA / UK /FRANCE
    etc etc etc / wish to put to the forth the needs for their own people's
    HOWEVER the cost is great / Great in conflict where the death as the
    destruction having caused such suffering / in bringing a river of tears.

    Thus a blow against international as domestic law / where Govts have
    used defence of nation / as cover to bring emergency laws into force
    the situation now such the individual can be arrested without charge
    given no access to a lawyer / where held in prison any length of time /
    it now being legat that torture used in getting confessions of crime as
    having planned as carried out terrorist acts / where such confessions
    now accepted as legal / which may be brought against the individual
    when / if ever / facing trial / such trial under a closed military court.

    It would be fair to say western nations having somewhat lost the plot
    that their behaviour /where now but based upon the law of the jungle.

    If we continue down this path it t'will end where the major powers turn against each other / the major powers holding such destructive power
    the destruction it bringing / beyond the capability putting to measure.

    To burn some books be the individuals right/ thus if one in wishing to
    protest by burning a book they find offensive / then so be it thats their
    right / be The bible/ The koran / The Sexual Secrets Of A Housewife.
    Its what /freedom of expression being about / where cause no harm to
    others / burning a book as paid for be a individuals right of experssion.

    The vast majority would not take such action / such their choice would
    be in reading / in keeping / in time grow in their individual view points.
    The Bible old as new having much wisdom / as being equal in nonsense
    The Koran as the Bble holds much wisdom /as being equal in nonsense.
    Much is in the interpretation of the words / when one hears readings of
    the Bible the Koran as meant in their true essence then all being blessed.
    Yet the sad fact religions having turned into big business /where having
    yearly turnovers of $billions / in bringing a few vast wealth power over
    the many / all being based upon death of body one's spirit having entry
    into some fictional heaven / which being somewhere beyond the clouds.

    The reality of the situation //the point of the universe being created was that it sustain the human form // that via heart / brain / comes through
    ongoing development ///growing understanding as experience / which
    unfolding /revealing the very power the very essence of creation (God).

    Such THE BIBLE as THE KORAN as all scriptures dispite their faults be
    a guide that one turn the senses inward thus ones not held by beliefs but
    being held in knowing truth through very personal practical experience.

    There be many spiritual teachers as being people are at many stages of spiritual their development. /Yet at such times humanity being blessed
    in Prem Rawat / not only a spiritual teacher/he the teacher of teachers.

    On pc search put in ( words of peace ) as ( prem rawat foundation ) both
    sites having videos of (prem rawat ) speak of spiritual development / of
    the growth in ones spiritual understanding / experience /in one turning
    the senses inward /thus / in bringing spiritual balance unto the material.

    • Thank you for your shared conviction. There are many who would agree with you brother. We are created to use each day to find The Truth, the Truth that all have been created on. It is so encoded within the DNA of every living thing, that it is only natural we should seek it, but to seek it, we have to be awake, consciously awake, with a reasoning heart that is able to discern the right from the wrong, the truth from the lies about ourselves, each other, and the world in which we live. We were not created to follow a human being, accept as an example, but to discover the Truth that unifies. We are all trying to discover that Truth in our own way, and so easch must be respected, but we also must be aware of what the lies are, and that as humankind, we tend to only believe what serves our own interest, and interpret accordingly. This means that even if the Truth is presented the blind will not see, and the partially blind will only see what they want to see. The Divine religions have been created on the Truth, so how can a blind man see?

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