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Friday, December 11, 2020
INSIGHT 5781 - #12: THE MOTIVATION OF RELIGION
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I just wish to clarify in regard to my point about religious tolerance. As one who may benefit from religious tolerance, the motivation may not be a concern of mine. But as one who has benefited from the promotion of such a concept, I may also wonder how I could not also apply it to others when intolerance does not exist. How could I as a Jew not apply religious tolerance to others if we had a Torah state. My thoughts in the Insight were thus intended to apply in such a situation. There is a place, within certain parameters, for the application of religious tolerance within Torah -- and the Insight was intended to present one such consideration. Rabbi Ben Hecht
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I just wish to clarify in regard to my point about religious tolerance. As one who may benefit from religious tolerance, the motivation may not be a concern of mine. But as one who has benefited from the promotion of such a concept, I may also wonder how I could not also apply it to others when intolerance does not exist. How could I as a Jew not apply religious tolerance to others if we had a Torah state. My thoughts in the Insight were thus intended to apply in such a situation. There is a place, within certain parameters, for the application of religious tolerance within Torah -- and the Insight was intended to present one such consideration.
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