tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6003330.post1942659895559468090..comments2024-03-20T06:29:27.167-04:00Comments on The Rabbi with a Blog (Rabbi Jason Miller): Do Politics Belong in Sermons?Rabbi Jason Millerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07805550465729805847noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6003330.post-38078863368182595212011-10-09T07:48:16.737-04:002011-10-09T07:48:16.737-04:00It seems disingenuous for rabbis who otherwise spe...It seems disingenuous for rabbis who otherwise spend the other 360-some days in pursuit of Marxist and Socialist government policy (in the name of their religion, mind you) to suddenly deny that to their congregations during High Holyday sermons. If you think it might offend some people, then why not think about that before signing on to "Rabbis for Obama", or other Socialist policy initiatives. <br /><br />That is why I have more or less left Non-Orhodox Judaism - because your leaders are essentially trying to sell Leftist politics as Judaism, be it more overtly (Saperstein and the RAC, Jilll Jacobs) or less overtly (Artson et al). <br /><br />You at least owe your congregants some transparency on what you as a rabbi are all about. If the congregants disagree, then they will vote with their feet. <br /><br />Avoiding politics when you rabbinate is essentially a political pulpit is a material misrepresentation of yourself to your congregants. In the business world, such material misrepresentation can be constued as fraud.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com