Well it sures beats paying 5k for something little children in W. Africa have died for, in that sense, I would rather choose an alternative that would be more ethically just, though I can sense your cynicism in paying $5k for one, I would rather pay for something with the guarantee of being ethically correct, and not some diamond that was used for arms trade by the RUF.

Cavanaugh:

Cartoons for children about being heterosexual abound. Some even show people being friends with, holding hands with, and KISSING opposite-gendered people. Children everywhere will have their minds made up for them! They will be taught to believe that they are heterosexual, only to break their nice, dutiful, Jewish spouses' hearts when they grow up to realize otherwise!

Where is your outrage, Marc? DEFEND OUR CHILDREN FROM PREMATURE HETEROSEXUALIZATION!

 

 

The idea or notion that you speak of is pure sociological. People's ideas on concepts will be formulated, psychologically speaking based on their perspective environments, being everyone is raised in diametrically different arenas, I can rest assured that what your saying is only but half true.  

The idea of guarding children against premature heterosexualization is a great concept! When will this become a new topic??

All the best.

"Closeminded 'tude?" Interesting. Also I guess its a good thing that I am the first to post here, to point out the fact that you misspelled my name, and I am not here to bash the idea of Lizzy the Lezzy, as much as I am claiming the notion that it wouldn't be the smartest idea to have this in a medium such as MySpace, which is accessed by thousands if not hundreds of thousands of adolescent girls. Eventhough Lizzy claims assuredly that there is some level of control to viewers of her cause.

Jewcy Staff:

"But Mark is not a homophobe, he says. Case in point: he has not only seen 'Will and Grace,' he has "reflected deeply" on an episode in which Will's dad confronts his son's gayness."

LOL! Your right I am no 'homophobe,' as you put it though I wouldn't use this word, as I see it slightly deragatory. However, you are correct, I am as you say not a 'homophobe!"

Jewcy Staff:

"...just because something is a cartoon doesn't mean it's aimed at children and that he might be more "opposed to lesbians" than he'd like to admit."

In no way am I insistently opposing to lesbians. I believe this idea is a formulation of the other comments, claiming in so many ways than one that I am somehow "shallow" in my thinking, or in fact "opposed to lesbians," as you so eloquently put it. I would beg to differ, however everyone is entitled to their perspective opinions, no?

Lastly, I am somewhat perplexed as to the idea of why what I said made it to the front of Jewcy's website under "Oh Snap!" The full comment was as follows:

"Would you appreciate as a Jew, Mormons every Sunday proselytizing at your front door? This would be the same if I let my 11 year old daughter watch the Lizzy the Lezzy show, it simply is not something geared for the younger youth, even though us adults could get a great laugh and even see and appreciate the diversity of the lesbian community."

I could take a safe bet and say either it was put there to show the radical nature of the analogy or in fact that the last part of the comment was purposefully cut, that read: "..it simply is not something geared for the younger youth, even though us adults could get a great laugh and even see and appreciate the diversity of the lesbian community." So I could say that this was done to incite or excite this conversation, but I'll let Jewcy be the judge of that... ;-).

Great topic, but this concludes my end. I do apologize for your misunderstandings, and hopefully we can all still live in peace and harmony, gay, lesbian, or straight.

In terms of Judaism does this survey in fact represent the numbers of people that are of Jewish heritage, but do not practice, or religiously 'unidentified' Jews - those who are unaware of their religious heritage, or lost through time? Surely we could count all these numbers about Jews that have converted based on their environment and socio-economical premise. However, I believe there are many more 'types' of groups in this survey that are in fact still left unrepresented. 

Your story was very real to me in the sense that I have run across similar situations while I was in the Navy. If I had to do everything all over as far as re-enlisting, I don't know if I could, but like you I do not regret that I have served, and the motives behind it. The military for some Jews I believe can really solidify their religious awareness in holding Judaism closer to heart. For me it was the ultimate self-discovery process, in that I not only found myself but I started to realize the most important aspects of Judaism that were especially pertinent in my life. Great to hear stories as yours, I wish you all the best my friend, and come back home safe. 

What the heck is Rabbi Adin-Even Steinsaltz doing with this sort of group (The Sanhedrin Initiative) then? A Rabbi, whom I will say is one of if not the most formidable Rabbi in the world.

 

Ok, well I will say that the radical approach to the American political system was one in which was deceiving to me in the sense that it represented a sort of peace, love, and unity effect of the 1970s, which I am sure it does in some respects to social reform, however nonetheless sorry for the misinterpretation, and/or wrong portrayal, I am not one to usually stereotype, however this time, maybe I have, and I apologize. In regards to you being Te'DeVan, I can not really be convinced, I could erase my name, change it to Anonymous and post as Brad Pitt, however nonetheless I mean't no disrespect, malicious advocation, or harm towards the Te'DeVan presidential vision. If anything I would love to know more, and maybe see what I can do to help. I am a radical myself, I am on fire with intellectual foresight, with a tattoo of YHVH on my right bicep, I run a nonprofit volunteer organization, and I am deeply rooted in progressive social change. As far as American Idol, I believe if more Americans stop viewing television media that portrays unrealistic ideologies and focus on more realistic ideals such as the few that you mention, then a path of social change could be made for a brighter American society. All the best, and kindest regards.

I think all of this can best be summerized by the fact that Tom Cruise is now a green alien, Kurzweil is the new definitive on Radical Politics, Clinton made some bad decisions which will be forever remembered through a stained blue dress, Tamar can throw a kick-ass Shabbat get-together, and the Naked Chef Jamie Oliver should put some damn clothes on.

In any case, as I said in my former comment on this 'leaked' video, Scientology is a weak attempt at explaining a Supreme being through the narrow lens of what Scientologists would consider Positivism. When in actuality, it is not, and far from any apologetical religious system. Apparently green aliens, and being descendants of murdered aliens can classify as a main-stream belief. Dianetics and the contents thereof are ridiculous and make no philosophical foundation validating the authenticity of an actual belief system, for me at least it's as if I were lost inside Asimov's 'The Planet that Wasn't' (1976) or a weird twist of Orwell's 1984 with a intricate mix of Government conspiracy. David Icke, watch out! You ain't seen nothin yet! So what do you get when you combine the E-meter, Xenu (the green alien), Dianetics, and a paranoid sense of Government conspiracy? You get David Morehouse's "Psychic Warrior," so in a nut shell have fun with all this hogwash, but me, I'll take my chances in being the 1.5 (an angry person) on the all inclusive CoS 'Tone Scale,' if it means I have no chance of being convinced that I am the son of Martu a bastard purple alien. Thanks but no thanks.

Point being that if we all go looking into judging one's body, in terms of having tattoos, are we rightly justified ourselves in doing so? As I said before let the Almighty decide, people are not supreme rulers, if you want a tattoo it should be for a valid reason, and that valid reason could be just for the sake of inscribing something very special to you, but hey thats personal and it means a lot to some people, including myself. Someones Jewish character should never be defined based upon their disposition in getting 'body art.' After all, if we have even committed one sin, are we not then imperfect ourselves, what better are we to judge the actions of another? I appreciate all the insight, rebuttle, and refutations to specific claims, but the point here is that sometimes, body art is a form of self-expression, and in this sense, whether 'liberal' or whatever you might choose to call it, it still remains a very personal issue, that should not be judged by the mouth of men, or women for that matter - inherently we are all humans, and imperfect in multiple respects.

 

-Marc