Asshole, continued

This week, Eilu v'Eilu published Rabbi Librach's closing argument.

In it, he argues that Rabbi Saperstein's assessment that Rabbi Librach is wrong because he is "out of sync" with most Reform Jews is unjust because one can be right even in the minority. Then he goes on to say that Rabbi Saperstein and the majority of Reform Jews are incorrect because they are in the minority of Americans. Superb reasoning, don't you think?

He argues that complete separation of Church and State is purely political. Aren't all matters concerning law political? Since when did political become a dirty word.

He also states: "I am grateful that we live in a religious country, so yound and yet so great. I do not fear its Christian character or the religious intesity of its Christian citizens." I, too, do not fear the Christian character of the culture of this country. Neither do I fear the intensity of its Christian citizens. However, I do fear the zealousness and self-righteousness of a small group of its Christian citizens. Furthermore, we must make a distinction between having a religious country and a country of religious people. Thankfully, we have the latter, at least for the time being.