the truth is always stranger than fiction. in an article, costco, a large consumer store, at the request of the people for the ethical treatment of animals(peta), is discontinuing the sale of thai-made coconut products due to alleged forced monkey labor. it was reported that chained-up monkeys can pick around 400 coconuts a day andContinue reading “And The Lord Said “Let My Monkeys Go”: A Modern Tale of Slavery or Monkey Business?”
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Why Are They Not Listening? A Plea From a Father Seeking Justice Ignored
a ten commandments based society is a “justice” based society. if a police officer is accused of murdering an individual, then the justice system should handle the matter. justice for the victim. justice for the accused. the facts of what transpired matter. there are those who do not wish to justice to even occur. allContinue reading “Why Are They Not Listening? A Plea From a Father Seeking Justice Ignored”
Protestors, Looters and the Ten Commandments: The Racism/Wealth Excuse
when the ten commandments were provided to the children of israel at mt. sinai, it was arguably a cohesive group of people. if we were to define them by racial characteristics. they were mostly from the levantine region or canaan. the group that left egypt included other racial characteristics. the torah mandates that those whoContinue reading “Protestors, Looters and the Ten Commandments: The Racism/Wealth Excuse”
Oh Brother! Oh Sister! Was Honor Thy Father and Mother Meant for Another Reason? A Compelling Case
after god created man and woman, he was exposed to all of humanity’s faults. as humanity grew, parents were not disrespected. cain and abel did not appear to have any issues with adam and eve. to the contrary, it was cain who arguably disrespected god. this disrespect led to bad feelings which then led toContinue reading “Oh Brother! Oh Sister! Was Honor Thy Father and Mother Meant for Another Reason? A Compelling Case”
Self-Destruction: The Unforeseen Consequence of Lying: A Cautionary Tale
is it possible that a well-respected journalist working for one of the most well-respected news program could destroy themselves with a lie? is it possible that someone of that stature could make a lie so bad that they would demean the profession of journalism in the process? wow! not only was this possible. it justContinue reading “Self-Destruction: The Unforeseen Consequence of Lying: A Cautionary Tale”
What’s Next? Will New York Pharoah Cuomo Order Jewish Boys Thrown Into the Hudson River?
Is Governor Cuomo a Modern Day Pharoah. As the Torah says, Let me People Go!
Bingwatching Update
after doing my initial post on the free streaming application, tubi, i found additional programming of ten commandments interest. i found that tubi had additional programming relevant to the ten commandments. this included programming concerning the exodus and moses. these can be found if you use the explore function and type in the work exodus.Continue reading “Bingwatching Update”
A Growing Voice? The Maturation of Moses
this blog post is about moses’ voice. ironically, the torah recounting of the espisode does not have moses speaking at at? thus, if one does not speak, how can their voice mature? after moses murdered the task master and had controntation with the hebrew who successfully questioned moses’ moral authority, he fled to the landContinue reading “A Growing Voice? The Maturation of Moses”
Changing Seasons, Changing Attitudes: the Journey of Moral Living
“everything has an appointed season, and there is a time for every matter under the heaven. a time to give birth and a time to die; a time to plant and a time to uproot that which is planted. a time to kill and a time to heal; a time to break and a timeContinue reading “Changing Seasons, Changing Attitudes: the Journey of Moral Living”
Occam’s Razor, Moses’ First Encounter with God: an Alternative View of the Burning Bush
according to the merriam-webster dictionary, occam’s razor is defined as “a scientific and philosophical rule that entities should not be multiplied unnecessarily which is interpreted as requiring that the simplest of competing theories be preferred to the more complex or that explanations of unknown phenomena be sought first in terms of known quantities” prior toContinue reading “Occam’s Razor, Moses’ First Encounter with God: an Alternative View of the Burning Bush”