Messiah
Ethics and Religion Talk: Does Waiting for a Messiah Mean Abdicating Personal Responsibility?
by (Rabbi David J.B...)
Submitted 11-13-2023 under OPINION
Question: One of my issues with religion is that it seems all the faiths are waiting for someone. Christians and Muslims are waiting for Jesus, Buddhists are waiting for Maitreya and Jews are waiting for anybody but Jesus. To me, this allows us to...
Ethics and Religion Talk: Is Your Messiah the Same as My Messiah?
by (Rabbi David J.B...)
Submitted 06-06-2022 under OPINION
Father Kevin Niehoff, O.P., a Dominican priest who serves as Judicial Vicar, Diocese of Grand Rapids, responds: “The word ‘Messiah’ literally means ‘anointed.’ According to Oxford Languages online, ‘Messiah...
Ethics and Religion Talk: How Do You Identify the Messiah?
by (Rabbi David J.B...)
Submitted 03-29-2021 under OPINION
Joseph P. asks, “For Christians, Jesus is the Messiah promised in the book of Genesis in the Old Testament. I was wondering if any other religions (Judaism, Buddhism, Hinduism, Islam, etc.) are anticipating the appearance of a Messiah...