dantheclamman@lemmy.world to politics @lemmy.worldEnglish · 9 months agoAlabama Supreme Court Cites the Bible in Terrifying Embryo Rulingnewrepublic.comexternal-linkmessage-square79fedilinkarrow-up1506arrow-down15
arrow-up1501arrow-down1external-linkAlabama Supreme Court Cites the Bible in Terrifying Embryo Rulingnewrepublic.comdantheclamman@lemmy.world to politics @lemmy.worldEnglish · 9 months agomessage-square79fedilink
minus-squareMereo@lemmy.calinkfedilinkarrow-up20·9 months agoIf they really want to cite old testament verses, they should also refer to the Talmud.
minus-squarelolcatnip@reddthat.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2arrow-down9·9 months agoWhy? It’s Christians ego run everything, not Jews.
minus-squareMereo@lemmy.calinkfedilinkarrow-up13arrow-down1·9 months agoBecause quoting Old Testament verses like that is a slippery slope. You are entering the realm of Jewish law, where many Jewish scholars debate the law in the Talmud with many commentaries.
If they really want to cite old testament verses, they should also refer to the Talmud.
Why? It’s Christians ego run everything, not Jews.
Because quoting Old Testament verses like that is a slippery slope. You are entering the realm of Jewish law, where many Jewish scholars debate the law in the Talmud with many commentaries.