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Whenever I hear someone make a public appeal to Judeo-Christian
values in support or opposition to an issue, I cringe. The great
diversity of beliefs and values within Christianity appears
relatively small when compared with the differences between
Judaism and Christianity. Differences in beliefs and values
between Jews and Christians are found in the following areas:
|Religious Issue||Jewish Philosophy| |The nature of God||God is
indivisible, neither a duality nor a trinity. While often
addressed or described anthropomorphically, God does not
materialize in a human or any other comprehendible form. God
acts directly, "not through an angel or by means of a seraph".|
|The relationship between God and the individual||There is a
direct relationship between God and each individual, without any
divine or human intermediary. A rabbi (literally teacher) is a
leader but not a priest.| |The origin and punishment of sin||The
concept of original sin is unknow