A
Dallas Morning News article, "Having
faith, if only for kids' sake," caught my attention. Did you know,
that "No Religion"
is now the fastest growing religious group in America, with 23% of the country
identifying themselves that way? In her book, Losing Our Religion: How Unaffiliated Parents Are Raising Their
Children, writer Ruth Graham looks
at how contemporary "Nones"
- people who report that they have no
religious affiliation whatsoever - handle the question of moral and
spiritual formation with their children. She says of herself that she's been a
church member for most of her adult life, but years without regular attendance,
her theology is "squishy" and she does not really pray. So what draws
her soul? Read Rabbi Leynor’s complete blog at -- http://tovcenter.blogspot.com/2015/12/for-nones-tov-values-is-place-to-start.html
The witnesses, laying their coats at the feet of Saul, were the men that would cast the first stones at Stephen in Acts 7. Why did they all lay their coats at Saul’s feet? The Talmud contains a very interesting account of the act of stoning that may provide the answer. “When the trial was over, they take him [the condemned person] out to be stoned. The place of stoning was at a distance from the court, as it is said, ‘Take out the one who has cursed.’ [i] A man stands at the entrance of the court; in his hand is a signaling flag [Hebrew sudarin = sudar , ‘scarf, sweater’]. A horseman was stationed far away but within sight of him. If one [of the judges] says, ‘I have something [more] to say in his favor,’ he [the signaler] waves the sudarin , and the horseman runs and stops them [from stoning him]. Even if [the condemned person] himself says, ‘I have something to say in my favor,’ they bring him back, even four of five times, only provided that there is some substance to...
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