THE RADICALISED RABBI is a blog on Judaism and its very useful ideas and the blogger a Secular Koranist and a revolutionary. You don't have to be Jewish to find Jewish ideas very useful in tidying up your thinking and turbo-charging your powers of reasoning to the extent that you can even predict most events and disasters. The West is heading for disaster with its insane policy of Transnational Progressivism, turning our global village into Sodom and Gomorrah attracting the same punishment.
3:00 Must a Christian be Trinitarian? If not, isn't he considered lower status or even a heretic to Trinitarians? And we know what Trinitarians would do to heretics when Europeans took Christianity seriously enough to kill each other over wrongthink eg Michael Servetus in the Swiss Republic, the Albigensian Crusades and of course the Wars of the Reformation which was about whether European monarchs should submit to the Pope.
4:00 To be a Cultural Christian is to be an atheist who likes the smells and bells of traditional Christianity and its stories and scripture, but not literally believe that Jesus is God or that the Abrahamic God exists to punish evil and reward good in this life or the next. Since Christianity is a belief system, it would help if people claiming to be Christian believed in what makes Christianity Christian ie the Trinity, but it is to be doubted that people claiming to be Christian even believe in the afterlife or that God exists to punish anyone for anything.
In America where the church is separated from the state, Christianity is but a religion of social clubs with its red church/blue church distinctions that reflect its class and political divisions.
The Koran warns against sectarianism in quran.com/6/159 echoed in George Washington's farewell speech warning Americans against political parties.
6:00 Church history should be part of the history curriculum of Western schoolchildren. The only way for Westerners to understand themselves is to understand their own history. Sadly for most Westerners, church history is not routinely taught to Western schoolchildren because it would only trigger in them rage and self-loathing at the way their Christian ancestors were treated by their absolute monarchs. The global power of the English language has been keeping the anachronistic British monarchy around way past its sell-by date. Sadly for most Westerners, the inclination towards idolatry has idolised American culture and its idols spreading American paganism globally. The TV franchise of Idol is a creation of the Anglo-American Empire. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Idol_(franchise)
11:00 Isn't Christianity the curate's egg?
12:00 Most people don't think things through properly and behave like cattle. Does that mean no one should be theologians as well as moral and political philosophers?
14:00 Martin Shaw is a story teller which is great if you are a child.
16:00 Churches are community centres and social clubs. Even atheists need this facility from time to time.
24:00 CK
24:00 If we believe in the Abrahamic God who gave us Commandments to obey, why aren't we obeying them in the law of our land?
28:00 CLAIRE KHAW mentioned.
33:00 Aren't adherents of the Abrahamic religions entitled to believe *all* their prophets are wise? If they cannot see the wisdom of their prophet, perhaps they should think further!
Islam regards Adam as prophet which might provoke a chorus of questions questioning Muslim wisdom since he was responsible for the Fall of Man and we are still unsure who is more to blame - Eve who was tempted by the serpent or Adam who was so easily led by his rib.
Anyone who has heard of Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs would know that given enough time and opportunity, we would all want to become God. Indeed, Orthodox Christianity even promotes the idea of Theosis - humans becoming God and Mormons believe that they will all be given a planet to be the ruling deity over in their afterlife.
Muslims consider Adam to be the first Muslim prophet because he was a man who acknowledged the existence of God which, let's face it, not everyone does.
You don't have to be morally perfect to a prophet, you just need to make some important about theology, morality, politics and religion.
33:30 Claire Khaw was making the point that Job was wise to remain faithful to God and not curse God and die, as his wife urged him to.
She also made the point that not all suffering is punishment for sin, some of our suffering is a trial to test us to see if we deserve something better than what we already have.
Looked at rationally, Job might prefer to have his own Book in the Old Testament - which is surely an honour - rather than to live an uneventful life of health, wealth and uninterrupted happiness.
As for whether it was wise for the unmarried mother who was a graduate of Cornell to become a prostitute, it has to be borne in mind that the Abrahamic God who forbade a whole bunch of things never forbade prostitution nor slavery. In fact, God made the rather eloquent point in the Book of Jeremiah that the status of Jews as His Chosen People and his bride does not even depend on their behaviour. Though they may behave like prostitutes selling themselves to passers by under shady trees, God will take them back, because their role is to make gentile atheists wonder about the purpose of Jews and whether God exists to protect them from extinction.
Is it wise to be a prostitute? The story of Rahab is one of redemption. Though she might have been a prostitute in Jericho, she ended up marrying a prophet of God.
36:00 Science and philosophy are two different branches of knowledge.
38:00 Noahide laws
39:00 Transgenderism is nothing new. Jewish men are supposed to thank God every day that they were not born either women or gentile. This suggests that there must have been a time when there were enough Jewish men who thought staying home, cooking and cleaning and looking after the children might be something they could get used to compared to the horrible jobs they had to do as men was becoming a problem. Many of them probably did want to assimilate into cool Christian culture when Christians started being nicer to Jews after Europeans started moving away from Christianity with their new secular religions of Liberalism, Nationalism and Communism.
44:00 The political will is not there to implement theocracy which is a triggering word heretical to politicians still professing to be liberal, the liberal order and liberal values! As you would expect, ordinary people are not going to be seen to be promoting what is heretical to the current political orthodoxy without suffering loss of status, reputation or even income and employment. Claire Khaw may be leading the way, but when she looks behind, no one is following her.
44:30 Claire Khaw is not telling American Christians to not say certain words and phrases that could be interpreted as idolatry by Jews and Muslims eg speaking of Jesus in the present tense or even proposing that your churches which are your social clubs should be closed down because they are places of idolatry.
She is just saying that going to church on Sunday or a different church this Sunday is displacement therapy when Americans should already know that the Founding Fathers have thoughtfully separated the church from their state! Jews saying to the American ruling class that sodomites and Sabbath-breakers should be stoned would get short shrift. Ditto Muslims in Nevada wanting to close down its casinos.
The only way the law can be changed is through political action ie through legislation. There is a legal system ie Secular Koranism that uncompromisingly supports the First Amendment that Muslims will be falling over themselves to say is neither Islam nor sharia because I am neither Muslim nor an acknowledged authority as an Islamic scholar. I can however make my case understandable, plausible and principled as a political ideology that would restore patriarchy in the West as well as restore to American husbands their First Amendment rights that they fear to assert for fear of upsetting their wife.
48:00 I have a different interpretation of this verse which I would be happy to explain to you and any female thinking of becoming a prostitute. A concubine in Ancient China has rights because her children will be legitimate, unlike that of a prostitute. A Muslim man can have up to four wives who may be Jewesses, Christian women and Muslim women of any race.
Slave girls you acquire in your wars of imperial conquest can be offered marriage or an opportunity to work in licensed brothels if they seek to attain manumission quicker as prostitutes than other forms of work.
If you want to have sex with your slave girl whom you do not wish to marry but who is now working in your licensed brothel, you can still have sex with her at the going rate which will go towards her manumission.
49:00 Honest, reasonable and principled men and women should have no major areas of disagreement on matters of sexual morality - the basis of all other kinds of morality.
54:00 I would argue that concubines is an unIslamic idea. You either have wives up to a max of four or you make do with prostitutes if you want a different female sex partner to the spouse or spouses you already have.
56:00 There are exceptions to every rule, as every lawyer would confirm.
1:01:00 What is the difference between justice and social justice?
1:06:00 Christianity is still supposed to be the most powerful religion in the world because of the hegemonic nature of Western imperialism.
1:08:00 The Trinity works because the most powerful denominations in Christianity are the denominations representing the most powerful empires. The Anglo-American world empire identifies itself as Protestant.
Toleration of other religions varied. The greatest penalties seemed to be against those perceived to be seditious, seeking to subvert established order
11:49 AM
@Eolson-helper
#1
Heresy
11:59 AM
@teestrypzSOG
Gorton an Denton
12:02 PM
@chrishoward8473
Chunks of Louisanna circa 1700?
12:02 PM
@chrishoward8473
(A french colony at the time I believe... or maybe spanish?)
12:04 PM
@chrishoward8473
So true. point taken
12:05 PM
@chrishoward8473
Not sure how christian they were... but these understandings do shift over time... hence the death of the slave trade
12:07 PM
@teestrypzSOG
#1
Claire cares more about American politics than UK politics. Why?
12:08 PM
@chrishoward8473
Because we're more fun :-)
12:09 PM
@teestrypzSOG
#1
You Yanks can have her. We’ll trade Claire for Jacob
12:09 PM
@chrishoward8473
@ArtisanArtifacts -- good point. but the demographics make it look unlikely
12:09 PM
@teestrypzSOG
#1
Lmao is neo-con now a euphemism for Israel?
12:10 PM
@stefaniecristos8514
Good morning, code Noir was France’s legal framework to control religion, labor, property and race.
12:10 PM
@stefaniecristos8514
#2
Tayo, you gotta sweeten that deal, lol
12:12 PM
@chrishoward8473
@ArtisanArtifacts - the livelyness and success of the push back in Minnesota should give you some hope.
12:13 PM
@chrishoward8473
there are levers against state overreach that still work.
12:13 PM
@teestrypzSOG
#1
I wish Luke and others in TLC would have their ideas interrogated half as much as Claire does.
12:14 PM
@chrishoward8473
much of those levers pivot on points of religious agreement, mainly christian in nature, but also shared with other faiths.
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9:00 The task of the government
10:00 Heresy
11:00 CLAIRE KHAW joins.
12:00 Credal statements
14:00 Secular Koranism uncompromisingly supports the First Amendment.
15:00 The Founding Fathers were rebelling against absolute monarchy in Europe where Europeans were supposed to follow the religion of their king and were treated badly for being the wrong kind of Christian.
Education and Sharing Day
16:00 Rabbi Menachem Schneerson
17:00 The first and second commandments are echoed in the first and second Noahide laws.
18:00 Christianity in America is a religion of social clubs.
19:00 Incorrect belief ie heresy will undermine the working of the belief system.
20:00 Because we fear death and being victims of injustice, we may have conjured God into existence to reward good and punish evil in this life or the next in our pursuit of justice and the good life.
21:00 Atheist
22:00 Pocahontas was buried in Gravesend, Kent.
24:00 Heresy
26:00 Vendettas
27:00 Principles
28:00 Jordan Peterson
29:00 Executions for heresy
31:00 George Washington's farewell speech
32:00 Imperial tolerance of diversity
Illegal and immorality
33:00 Sierra Club
34:00 Denton & Gorton
35:00 Immigration
Punch and Judy Show
36:00 Secular Koranism
Theocracy
37:00 The Founding Fathers were proto-Muslim Unitarian Noahides ie heretical Christians.
38:00 God is very useful to social conservatives.
39:00 Americans should choose the Koran because it supports the First Amendment.
40:00 Sexual morality
The operating religion of America is feminism, sexual liberation, gay marriage and transgenderism.
41:00 Corporate America runs America because they are the ones who donate to the campaign funds of America's two competing political parties.
42:00 Winning Green Party candidate is a young attractive blonde.
43:00 Nigel neocon
44:00 The Military Industrial Complex
45:00 Rules are crucial to keeping people in line.
46:00 George Washington's farewell speech being ignored.
René Descartes (1596–1650) lived during a period of immense political, religious, and social instability in Europe, often described as a time of crises, wars, and revolution. While he personally sought to avoid direct involvement in politics to focus on his philosophical work, his life was framed by the Thirty Years' War, the rise of the Dutch Republic, and the consolidation of absolute monarchy in France.
Key political issues during Descartes' lifetime included:
The Thirty Years' War (1618–1648): This brutal, pan-European conflict between Catholic and Protestant forces heavily impacted the early 17th century. Descartes, a French Catholic, famously served as a volunteer in the Protestant army of Maurice of Nassau in the Netherlands early in the conflict (1618) and later with Catholic forces, likely using the military as a way to travel and study engineering.
The Rise of the Dutch Republic: Descartes chose to live in the Netherlands for over 20 years (1628–1649), seeking a peaceful, intellectually tolerant environment to work. This period coincided with the Dutch Golden Age, marked by economic expansion and the development of a mercantile bourgeoisie.
The Consolidation of Absolutism in France: In France, Cardinal Richelieu worked to centralize power under the King, which Descartes witnessed firsthand while observing the Siege of La Rochelle (1627). This era marked the strengthening of the monarchy and the suppression of dissident groups like the Huguenots.
Religious Conflicts and Intolerance: The Reformation and Counter-Reformation created a highly volatile atmosphere of religious tension, which directly affected intellectual life. The condemnation of Galileo in 1633 by the Catholic Church for advocating the Copernican system forced Descartes to abandon the publication of his own scientific work The World, for fear of similar repression.
The English Revolution (1640s): The outbreak of the English Civil War and the eventual execution of Charles I in 1649 occurred during the final years of Descartes’ life, marking a major, chaotic upheaval in European politics.
The Emergence of the Bourgeoisie: Some interpretations suggest Descartes' work, with its emphasis on individualism, rationality, and methodological doubt, reflected the rising, yet insecure, power of the newly formed bourgeoisie.
Descartes' Position:
Despite this turmoil, Descartes was a de facto absolutist who preferred political stability to ensure his "quiet philosophical meditation". In his Discourse on the Method (1637), he advocated for a "provisional morality" that included obedience to the laws and customs of his country. He believed that only sovereigns should concern themselves with political reform.
36:00 Essential services and minimum standards of universal morality
37:00 Pointing out the utility of having minimum standards
38:00 Patriarchy and sexual morality
39:00 Sex and drugs are being offered to us as a distraction.
Our desire to belong to a group
40:00 Key words are like mantas.
41:00 Russian propaganda
42:00 True believers
Aztec
43:00 Galileo and Copernicus
American Civil War
45:00 Deconstruction, betrayal, rejection of parental beliefs and politics
47:00 Luke Thompson's idea of initiation
Systematic, definitional, institutional, construction
49:00 Fashions of thinking
The role of religion in stabilising beliefs, values and practices
51:00 My definition of the best religion: maintaining the patriarchy AKA the eugenic practice of marriage worshiping the most powerful deity conceivable with the clearest and most authoritative divine book of rules
54:00 The Trinity and idolatry
The omnipotence of God allows Him to contradict Himself
55:00 The purpose of Christianity was to defend the divine right of kings to rule ie absolute monarchy. That was why the proto-Muslim Founding Fathers had to separate the church from their state ie a constitutional republic.
25:00 Who is Christian and what do Christians believe and do?
26:00 The CIA are weaponising Christianity.
27:00 The Heritage American
Race cannot be your religion.
28:00 Christianity is an anachronism because absolute monarchy is now extinct.
Pan-Slavism
29:00 IC race codes
30:00 The real religion of White Nationalists is racism, antisemitism and Islamophobia.
32:00 Organised religions are better at organised violence and imperialism.
33:00 Liberalism is the official political orthodoxy.
34:00 Churches in the American republic are really social clubs and so is every other religion.
34:00 Making the change from democracy to theocracy requires Secular Koranism.
35:00 Separation of church and state
36:00 George Washington's farewell speech
The Founding Fathers were proto-Muslim supporting the First Amendment with quran.com/2/256
37:00 Christianity failed the Roman Empire.
38:00 Converting barbarian kings to Roman Catholicism
39:00 Thomas Beckett and Henry II
40:00 Henry VIII and Martin Luther
41:00 Middle class Americans who think pretending to be Christian will keep them middle class when only focused political action campaigning for sharia or the sharia lite of Secular Koranism would protect them now.
42:00 Patriarchy is an immune system against matriarchy.
Secular Koranism would restore the patriarchy.
43:00 Gender roles
44:00 The moral and social hierarchy of patriarchy
45:00 Positive and negative racism
46:00 Apartheid
47:00 The plutocracy wants cheap immigrant labour and it is the plutocracy that pays the piper politician.
48:00 Christian sectarianism
ARC
50:00 Christian Amendment in America Samoa
51:00 Lincoln on slavery:
My paramount object in this struggle is to save the Union, and is not either to save or to destroy slavery. If I could save the Union without freeing any slave I would do it, and if I could save it by freeing all the slaves I would do it; and if I could save it by freeing some and leaving others alone I would also do that. What I do about slavery, and the colored race, I do because I believe it helps to save the Union; and what I forbear, I forbear because I do not believe it would help to save the Union. I shall do less whenever I shall believe what I am doing hurts the cause, and I shall do more whenever I shall believe doing more will help the cause.
53:00 Lincoln sits like Zeus at the Lincoln Memorial.
54:00 Minimum moral standards need to be set and they would be legal standards.
56:00 Foreign relations and military policy
Islam is an imperial religion.
57:00 Imperial religions are always civic nationalist.
Defensive and imperial wars
59:00 Race mixing
ARC
1:00:00 Race is not the issue, it is a law and order problem.
1:01:00 The law just needs to be fair enough.
1:02:00 Clothes design, art and architecture could foster a pleasing sense of aesthetics and civic pride.
