Reply #17: Well, this goes two ways [View All]

[rockymountaindem]

Firstly, the religious aspect:

The Noahide laws are also required of Jews. On top of that we have all the other laws of Judaism. Therefore, we belive it is easier for a non-Jew to be righteous than a Jew, because there are fewer laws for non-Jews.

In a larger context (that I didn't get into in my first post), Jews do not believe the Messiah is just going to come one day. We have to earn it by creating a better world that will be ready to accept a worldwide message of peace and love. Honestly, do you think if someone came one day preaching peace and love for the whole world that everybody would just sit and listen? I think not. The goal of Jews is to help make the world ready for such a transition by spreading ideas of love and justice in a secular context. For more on this, read the books of Leviticus and Deuteronomy, if you haven't already.

But when you examine a small Jewish group such as Lubavitch or Hassidism, keep in mind that Judaism as a whole is a mosaic. We do not present a united theological front as the SBC or Roman Catholicism does. We're a fractious bunch, which is both a blessing and a curse (though I think it's mostly a blessing, it's more fun this way :) )