<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Wed, Apr 30, 2008 at 3:09 PM, Michael Makovi <<a href="mailto:mikewinddale@gmail.com">mikewinddale@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">
And notice how the nevi'imcriticized the nations for their evil practices (human sacrifice,<br>
etc.) and not for their theology per se. </blockquote><div><br>I've used this point to show that [within limits] Avodah Zoro can be OK for a Gentile<br><br>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<br>
<br>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]
</div></div><br>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] <br clear="all"><br>-- <br>
Kol Tuv / Best Regards,<br>RabbiRichWolpoe@Gmail.com<br>see: <a href="http://nishmablog.blogspot.com/">http://nishmablog.blogspot.com/</a>