"For those who have envisioned the State of……" — David Novak
"For those who have envisioned the State of Israel to be a democracy, which although primarily a Jewish polity for Jews is one in which non-Jews can become citizens and enjoy equal civil rights with the Jewish majority, the question of natural law is the question of human rights."
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55 Quotes by David Novak
David Novak has 55 quotes on this site.
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The one and only time I met Pope Benedict XVI was when he was Joseph Cardinal Ratzinger.
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Although most Christian churches advocate some sort of mission to non-Christians, no Jewish group advocates a mission to non-Jews. Proselytization…
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We Jews who willingly and happily confirm our covenantal status and its attendant rights and duties must take the question…
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A religious commitment coupled with theological awareness gives Jews a much better way to answer the claims made upon us…
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Proselytizing is only wrong if coercive or deceptive. Coercion, whether violent or not, is immoral, just as deception is immoral.
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Theology always has moral implications, and morality is always undergirded by theology.
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The common moral praxis of Jews and Christians is most definitely theologically informed by the doctrine we share in common:…
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A traditional rabbi is the man to whom the community and its members turn to rule on what Jewish law…
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The rabbi is often the regular preacher in the synagogue, the man whose sermons offer his community more general theological…
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When modern political Zionism emerged around the turn of the twentieth century, most Orthodox Jews opposed it.
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As a traditional Jew, I have benefited personally from the hospitality of Chabad Hasidim on many occasions, and I marvel…
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Even when God chose Israel, he did not create the people of Israel as he created its human members, as…
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When you enlisted into the armed forces you swore to support and defend a Constitution that did not yet fully…
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For one, we very much need in any immigration bill - we need protection for people who are in this…
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What we need to do is to have a sensible approach to immigration. It needs to be open. It needs…
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Those gentlemen, who will be elected senators, will fix themselves in the federal town, and become citizens of that town…
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Unless they can pass the same test that immigrants must pass to become citizens, people shouldnt be allowed to vote.…
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Your constitution guarantees to every citizen, even the humblest, the enjoyment of life, liberty, and property. It promises to all,…
— Joseph Smith, Jr.
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Just by coincidence, Senator Teddy Kennedy and I, in the last couple of days, after several months of negotiations, have…
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Image is something you construct, while reputation starts at home. If you are able to pass on solid values to…
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I think we fall in love and become adults and become citizens in a way by writing stories about ourselves.
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There are a lot of people who waited a lot of years to become citizens. These people just walked across…
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