[Avodah] Religious tolerance

[Richard Wolpoe]

On Wed, Apr 30, 2008 at 3:09 PM, Michael Makovi <mikewinddale at gmail.com>
wrote:

> And notice how the nevi'imcriticized the nations for their evil practices
> (human sacrifice,
> etc.) and not for their theology per se.


I've used this point to show that [within limits] Avodah Zoro can be OK for
a Gentile

See parshas ki solid.  It seems that there is a qualitative difference in
the critique of wroshiping etz vo'even and worshipping the shemesh/yarei'ach

While BOTH are of course assur for us Jews only the former is assure for a
Gentile - The disctinction being man-made idols [which are assur for
Gentiles]  vs. G-D-made [i.e Zva shamayim -asher chalak Lahem]

Thus Avaraham destoryed his father's idols, but he  could have been more
tolerant of the AZ of the Sun/Moon [even though he would have disputed this,
too even with Gentiles]

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Kol Tuv / Best Regards,
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