Move over Golden Calf — meet Elon Musk’s Golden Goat
The tech CEO's fans now have a literal idol to worship
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Culture The obvious biblical beef with the Golden Trump
Thursday at the Conservative Political Action Conference, two men were seen hauling a gold statue of Donald Trump through the Hyatt Regency Orlando lobby. Clergy, coreligionists and people with eyes for easy metaphors all asked: Where’s the beef? The golden calf jokes aren’t subtle and wry when they make it all obvious like that https://t.co/mNQzwjgGsh…
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Fast Forward Your ‘Blessed’ Emoji? Rabbi Brands It Idol Worship.
Could adding an emoji to that text message make you idolatrous? Rabbi Shlomo Aviner, a France-born Israeli cleric, said that the popular praying hands digital emoji is not kosher — and that Jews should beware, as they may be committing avodah zarah, or “foreign worship,” one of the worst sins in Judaism. “The source is…
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Community Why Donald Trump is a Big Time Idolator
I accuse Donald Trump of something that I believe no one has accused him of—idolatry. No, I don’t mean idolatry in the sense he worships himself. The truth is those running for President need to have a lot of confidence in themselves. I am using the term idolatry as the Bible uses it— worshipping a…
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Culture Is Valentine’s Day Kosher?
(Haaretz) — The Jewish religion views participation in non-Jewish religious practices very seriously. In fact, the first three of the Ten Commandments all essentially revolve around the same issue – idolatry is forbidden. Furthermore, the Mishnah and the Talmud devote a full tractate to idolatry – Avodah Zara – going over the intricate details of what…
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