British - Clergyman | February 6, 1930 - December 19, 2016
Because of my Marxism, I was not into myths or miracles, whether it was the virgin birth, the physical resurrection or casting out demons from an epileptic.
Lionel Blue
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I was not comfortable worshipping another Jew.
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So many plusses, so many minuses.
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I recovered my infant Judaism, but in a reformist version.
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It is not possible to unknow what you do know - the result of that is fanaticism.
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I have ended as a Reform Rabbi, grateful to Christianity for so many good things.
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I still go to a Christian priory for retreats.
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I have begun to sympathetically understand Paul, though I don't like him much.
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For a devotee or lover, the being, worshipped or loved, will always be the only one for her or him.
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My mother was a modern woman with a limited interest in religion. When the sun set and the fast of the Day of Atonement ended, she shot from the synagogue like a rocket to dance the Charleston.
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My mother enjoyed old age, and because of her I've begun to enjoy parts of it too. So far I've had it good and am crumbling nicely.
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Good things come, and I'm not just referring to riding the buses.
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