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Was It A Past Life?
Was It A Past Life? By now there are many cases on record of individuals recalling previous lifetimes. A person under hypnosis will seem to remember incidents that occurred under conditions quite different from those obtaining in that person’s present … Continue reading
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What About the Jews?
What About the Jews? Over yesterday and today has hung the heavy cloud of the shooting in the Pittsburgh synagogue. The feelings that settled over me immediately were desolation and isolation. Plus a welling up of the fright and sense … Continue reading
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Tagged anomalies, anti-semitic beliefs, anti-semitic myths, anti-semitism, “Jews-on-the-brain” morbid syndrome, Bible as history, bigoted world view, bigots, blessing of Abraham, book of Genesis, cognitive psychology, deranged shooter, divinely shaped meanings, fright, Genesis 12:3, God's personal relationships, hopelessness, human relations with God, Jews, Jews’ set apart status, person-to-person relationships, Pittsburg synagogue, prejudice, psychological explanations, Thomas Mann's Joseph and His Brothers, threats to Jews, unfolding story, Ur-story
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“Living in History”
“Living in History” That’s a theme of mine, though it’s easier to give the theme a name than to say exactly what it means. I can hone in on it by at least by saying what it’s not. If you … Continue reading
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