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Psychiatry and Religious Faith

Posted by conscienceofthecity on December 2, 2019December 3, 2019

“The Biblical faith teaches that man and God are co-workers in the business of living.” Is psychiatry a replacement for religion? During the 1960s reliance on the former was growing in popularity while the latter …

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An Attempt at Defining Religion

Posted by conscienceofthecity on November 25, 2019November 23, 2019

“The Biblical answer to man’s question – ‘why should I do good and not evil?’ – is that man is made in the image of God. God is holy, so is man.” Rabbi Olan’s March …

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Every act must be tested

“Every act must be tested for its morality by only one question – does it honor, or does it defile life?”
– Rabbi Levi A. Olan. From “An Attempt at Defining Religion,” broadcast March 1, 1964.

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November 25, 2019November 23, 2019
Let Us Pay What We Owe

Posted by conscienceofthecity on November 18, 2019November 15, 2019

“There is a story of a poor beggar who came to the home of a very rich man. He looked upon the lavish furniture, the gold and silver ornaments, the precious jewels and clothes of …

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On Praying to a Limited God

Posted by conscienceofthecity on November 11, 2019November 11, 2019

“If God can do anything and He loves all mankind, and He does not use His power to help His child, He is either not God or not good, as the poet McLeish told us …

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Men fail over and over again

“Men fail over and over again, but they must not resign themselves to failure. Sometime, somewhere, we break through and learn a lesson.“
– Rabbi Levi A. Olan. From “Yet One More Plague,” February 9, 1964.

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November 5, 2019November 3, 2019
The business of religion

“The business of religion, education, parents, society, in fact all of us, is to help man choose and follow the good tendency instead of the evil.“
– Rabbi Levi A. Olan. From “Yet One More Plague,” February 9, 1964.

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November 4, 2019November 3, 2019
Yet One More Plague

Posted by conscienceofthecity on November 4, 2019November 3, 2019

“One of the oldest and most persistent of our human failings is our stubborn refusal to learn from experience.” Rabbi Olan’s sermon “Yet One More Plague,” delivered on February 9, 1964, begins with a dramatic …

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Can God Really Help?

Posted by conscienceofthecity on October 28, 2019October 25, 2019

“All man really wants to hear from God is: ‘I am.'” On February 2, 1964 Rabbi Olan returned to some familiar themes found in many of his radio sermons: the existence of God, the nature …

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God just is

“God just is, like gravity is.”
– Rabbi Levi A. Olan. From “Can God Really Help?” February 2, 1964.

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October 28, 2019October 25, 2019

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