Ritual
Ethics and Religion Talk: Is It OK to Borrow Another Tradition's Spiritual Practices?
by (Rabbi David J.B...)
Submitted 07-24-2023 under OPINION
Linda Knieriemen, a retired pastor of the Presbyterian Church (USA), responds: Syncretism, that is the borrowing of one religions tenets or practices into the life of another, can be beneficial. It certainly is how religions have developed over the...
Ethics and Religion Talk: Does God Care About Rituals?
by (Rabbi David J.B...)
Submitted 01-02-2023 under OPINION
Rev. Ray Lanning, a retired minister of the Reformed Presbyterian Church of North America, responds: Reformed and Presbyterian Christians believe that God really does care about the worship that we offer to Him. The Second Commandment (“Thou...