Talk:Sherwin Wine

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I don't know how to incorporate the original text, which was pretty general and scarcely referred to Rabbi Wine at all. Can somebody else try to incorporate it, or would it be all right to delete the paragraph? Sara 03:34, 10 Feb 2004 (UTC)

[edit] I still don't see ...

how someone who is now described as secular and non-theistic can be a religious figure. 194.200.241.36 14:35, 16 August 2005 (UTC) He is a quack and "Humanistic Judaism" is a fraud which couldn't have gotten off the ground without the support of The (Detroit)Jewish News-which is now JN and has publicized its "seminary" for "rabbi's".

[edit] Religious Humanists

Are atheist leaders religious leaders or not? It's hard to say, because while atheists are often considered to be irreligious, "I am an atheist" is certainly an acceptable answer to the question "What is your religious background?" I think that since Sherwin Wine is only identified as a religious leader by the wiki-tag at the bottom of the article, and not in the actual text of the article, that Sherwin Wine as a person is being fairly characterized.

I've edited the paragraph describing Sherwin Wine's congregation because I feel that in its previous version it was POV--it unfairly implied that non-secular Jews fail to recognize their youth for jobs well done. There's a fine line between explaining some unusual religious practices and advocating for unusual practices by describing them as an improvement over the practices of the majority.

130.132.231.50 00:45, 14 May 2006 (UTC)Jason.Green-Lowe@yale.edu