Judaism and Christianity share many similarities. They worship the same God, and the Old Testament and Tanakh share the same books. However, Rabbi Yossi Feintuch from Congregation Beth Shalom in Columbia pointed out one stark difference Tuesday night: Judaism is the faith of Jesus whereas Christianity is faith in Jesus.
This difference was the topic of [...]
Archive for July, 2009
Jesus and the Jews
Posted in Belief in Brief, Christianity, Judaism, Local, tagged Jesus, Judaism, Messiah on July 22, 2009 | 1 Comment »
Episcopal Church Backs Gay Bishops
Posted in Christianity on July 15, 2009 | 2 Comments »
The row over homosexuality in the church tends to be an issue that surfaces over and over and once again the Episcopal Church seems to have taken the spotlight.
At the Episcopal Church’s convention Tuesday, the denomination passed a resolution to allow gays and lesbians to be considered for ordained ministry positions but wouldn’t mandate that [...]