“For Jews, the Messiah has never come; for Christians, He has come but once; for modern man, He appears and disappears with increasing rapidity. The saviors of modern man, the "scientists" who promise salvation through the "discoveries" of ethology and sociology, psychology and psychiatry, and all the other bogus religions, issue forth periodically, as if selected by some Messiah-of-the-Month Club.” IfsMenChristianIssuesPsychologyModernMonthsPromiseDiscoveryScientistSalvationJewClubsDisappearSaviorSociologyPsychiatrySelectedMessiahModern Man Author:Thomas Szasz
“People who follow their religion to the letter of the law are just silly. I mean, I want to tell Hasidic Jews I promise you, God will not mind if you wear a nice cotton blend in the summer.” PeopleIfsWantMindMeanLawNicePromiseSummerLettersJewSillyGods WillI PromiseCotton Author:Sarah Silverman
“Jews have God's promise and if we Christians have it, too, then it is only as those chosen with them, as guests in their house, that we are new wood grafted onto their tree.” IfsChristianReligionHouseTreePromiseJewWoodsChosenGuestsHouse Guests Author:Karl Barth
“The adult must seem to mislead the child, and the Master the dog. They misread the signs. Their ignorance and their wishes twist everything. You are so sure you know what the promise promised! And the danger is that when what He means by ‘wind’ appears you will ignore it because it is not what you thought it would be—as He Himself was rejected because He was not like the Messiah the Jews had in mind.” KnowsMindMeanChildrenSeemsWould BeWishDogDangerIgnoranceWindMastersPromiseAdultsJewRejectedTwistsMisleadMessiah Author:Sheldon Vanauken
“My faceless neighbor spoke up: “Don’t be deluded. Hitler has made it clear that he will annihilate all Jews before the clock strikes twelve.” I exploded: “What do you care what he said? Would you want us to consider him a prophet? His cold eyes stared at me. At last he said, wearily: “I have more faith in Hitler than in anyone else. He alone has kept his promises, all his promises, to the Jewish people.” PeopleWantMadeSaidEyeCareLastsClearColdPromiseJewStrikesNeighborMade ItClockProphetSpokesTwelveDeludedFacelessDo You CareCold Eyes Book:Night Source: Night