Faith is in the news today, from president Bush in the White House, to Jewish “settlers” in Israel, to Islamic fundamentalists around the world.

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“I don’t see how you can be president
— at least from my perspective
— without a relationship with the L-rd

U.S. President George W. Bush

Maimonides-The Rambam
Rabbi Moses ben Maimon

The Rambam’s 13 Principles of Jewish Faith

1. I believe with perfect faith that G-d is the Creator and Ruler of all things. He alone has made, does make, and will make all things.

2. I believe with perfect faith that G-d is One. There is no unity that is in any way like His. He alone is our G-d He was, He is, and He will be.

3. I believe with perfect faith that G-d does not have a body. physical concepts do not apply to Him. There is nothing whatsoever that resembles Him at all.

4. I believe with perfect faith that G-d is first and last.

5. I believe with perfect faith that it is only proper to pray to G-d. One may not pray to anyone or anything else.

6. I believe with prefect faith that all the words of the prophets are true.

7. I believe with perfect faith that the prophecy of Moses is absolutely true. He was the chief of all prophets, both before and after Him.

8. I believe with perfect faith that the entire Torah that we now have is that which was given to Moses.

9. I believe with perfect faith that this Torah will not be changed, and that there will never be another given by G-d.

10. I believe with perfect faith that G-d knows all of man’s deeds and thoughts. It is thus written (Psalm 33:15), “He has molded every heart together, He understands what each one does.”

11. I believe with perfect faith that G-d rewards those who keep His commandments, and punishes those who transgress Him.

12. I believe with perfect faith in the coming of the Messiah. How long it takes, I will await His coming every day.

13. I believe with perfect faith that the dead will be brought back to life when G-d wills it to happen. (yes, Judaism believes in an afterlife, life after death!)

The Rambam’s Grave in Tiberius, Israel

“From Moses [of the Torah] to Moses [Maimonides] there was none like Moses.”

This is the inscription you will see on the tombstone of Maimonides, The Rambam, when you visit here, in Tiberius, Israel

I wrote about death threats against the producers of the TV cartoon series “South Park” and discussed it on my radio show.
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Bart Simpson Stands Up for South Park

Well, it looks like at least ONE cartoon series, “The Simpsons”, has the brass to stand up and tell it like it is. Apparently the powers that be over at Simpsons-Ville value the truth over political correctness…they see the right to freedom of speech as granted by the US Constitution as more than empty, meaningless words…and they have the courage of their convictions to come out openly and say it…more than a bit rare in these days of “fear of Islamic reprisal”…

Check out this week’s episode of the show, where the opening credits have Bart writing on the blackboard, “South Park – We’d Stand Beside You If We Weren’t So Scared.”

But even more powerful was the 10-minute bit by comedian Jon Stewart where he trashed the Muslim organization involved, “Revolution Muslim”, ending with him telling the group making the threats to “Go f*** yourselves.”

Amen, Jon…Couldn’t have said it better myself…

Eat my shorts!

Bart Simpson stands up for freedom of speech

Reprinted from JPost.com E.B. SOLOMONT

The writers of The Simpsons have come to the defense of two South Park writers who received a threat from a Muslim group over their recent depiction of the prophet Muhammad.

The Simpsons’ opening credits this week showed Bart copying a phrase on a chalkboard: “South Park – We’d Stand Beside You If We Weren’t So Scared.”

Last week, comedian Jon Stewart also rallied behind South Park with a 10-minute sketch that ended with him telling the group making the threats to “Go f*** yourselves.”

Stewart linked the Muslim group, Revolution Muslim, to Osama bin Laden and 9/11. And he noted that the New York-based radical group enjoyed the parks, entertainment and Jewish delis for which New York City is known.

“These numbnuts get to enjoy it,” he said. “All because of how we, in this country, value and protect even their freedom of expression.”

The South Park episode in question, the show’s 200th, broadcast earlier this month, takes on the Islamic prohibition of depicting the prophet Muhammad, and introduced the prophet dressed in a bear suit. It also lampooned Buddhism and Jesus.

Following the episode’s broadcast, Revolution Muslim posted an Internet “warning” to the show’s writers, Matt Stone and Trey Parker, predicting that they could find themselves in the same position as a slain Dutch documentary filmmaker, Theo Van Gogh, whose film accused Islam of condoning violence against women.

The article’s author, Abu Talhah al-Amrikee, said the writers had “outright insulted” Muhammad, in a post first reported by CNN. Amrikee told The Associated Press that his posting was meant to raise awareness and prevent it from happening again.

“They should feel threatened by what they did,” he said.

Though he said that “I could shoulder some blame” for any danger to the writers, Amrikee praised bin Laden.

“We look up to him and admire him for the sacrifices he has given for the religion,” he said.

Comedy Central, which airs South Park in the US, censored episodes that followed the controversial 200th show. The storyline for episode 201 includes Muhammad, but censors his name.

Parker and Stone, in a statement, said the decision was the network’s, not theirs.

“In the 14 years we’ve been doing South Park we have never done a show that we couldn’t stand behind,” they said. “Comedy Central added the bleeps. In fact, Kyle’s customary final speech was about intimidation and fear. It didn’t mention Muhammad at all, but it got bleeped, too.”

They promised to be back next week with a whole new show on a different topic.

“We’ll see what happens to it,” they said.

The “warning” posted at RevolutionMuslim.com read, “We have to warn Matt and Trey that what they are doing is stupid and they will probably wind up like Theo Van Gogh for airing this show.”

The site included a link with details about a Colorado home that Parker and Stone own.

Dutch film director, film producer, columnist, author and actor Van Gogh was murdered in Amsterdam by Muhammad Bouyeri, a Dutch-Moroccan Muslim, in 2004 after producing Submission, a movie accusing Islam of condoning violence against women.

Revolution Muslim head Younus Abdullah Muhammad, 30, defended the posting in an interview with Reuters.

“How is that a threat?” he asked. “Showing a case study right there of what happened to another individual who conducted himself in a very similar manner? It’s just evidence.”

He said his group “didn’t tell anyone to go to their houses and conduct violence.”

There’s something extremely un-natural about this…How can it be?…Can you imagine ANY Jewish mother feeling this way about her child?…How has such a culture of death and hatred developed?…Where is the love?
You MUST see these videos
(thanks to the great work of Palestinian Media Watch…click on headline to visit their site)

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