My deal with god

He won't interfere in my business and I won't do religion.

Passover 2011

I've decided to let the whole religious thing pass over me. Like in... been there, done that.

Can't you believe in a god and be quiet about it?

That you believe in a god I don't mind, it's your decision. But it annoys me when you bring your god into most conversations and correspondences. It's almost if you are reassuring yourself that your god exists by bringing it up all the time. There is no need to convince me that you believe in a god and it has no added value other then to yourself.

Anyway, that's my belief.

Believe it or not

A recent American study has evinced that children sucking their thumb are more likely to become religious then the non-suckers.

Believers... (02)

Forgive them, for they do not know what they are doing.

I believe in gnomes...

... and people who believe in god make me grin.

I believe in god...

... and people who believe in gnomes make me grin.

Clash of civilisations?

People need to belong to a race, religion, country, club or whatever to fight for against “the others” to justify their identity. The problem are not the good willing but the nationalistic and/or religious hooligans. From those we have to be aware of that they can drag us into their elementary medieval thoughts and tribe fights.

I will criticize all jingoistic fools disregarded their religion. It is not about condemning Muslims, Jews or Christians but about condemning zealots. The maniacs amidst us who will never accept criticism and while we cannot blame fools to act within their limited potential we still have to try to bring our narrow-minded brothers to a more civilized era; a task not easy as they think they are justified in their behaviour.

My Purim disguise:

The Invisible Man

All religions are peaceful

(At least for as long as they stay a minority.)

And god said let there be cancer...

Just heard that the son of friends is diagnosed with cancer and wide spread metastasis. I’m sincerely happy for them they can find comfort in their belief.

Thou shalt not worship

period.

Does your god have a sense of humor?

... just wondering.

Pitiful believers

I sincerely feel pity for those who are stuck in their religion, unable to look beyond its borders.

Celebrating birthdays is a social imposed event

... religious customs alike.

Secular bar mitsvah

We are preparing our youngest son's bar mitsvah and we expect at least 100 people in the synagogue. With some luck we'll have minyan too.

Hasidic rock star Matisyahu refuses multi-million dollar offer to sing on sabbath

(tiny marginal comment: The offer came from the reporter David Letterman and not from Bill Gates the billionaire.)

"Fair enough but that's why you have to believe."

...

It's good to be the king!

593/613 = 17.17 = 18

It takes balls to be a real jew!

"A man with crushed testicles may not enter the assembly of the Lord." (Deut. 23)