Despite viewing the Old Testament/Torah from different places, both men met to talk about various topics and shared their views on God, the Devil, Death, Euthanasia, Women, Same-Sex Marriage, Poverty and the Holocaust among other Twenty-First Century Topics.
Both view God in a similar way, though the Jewish prohibition of not referring to God by his name is handled by using G-d for when Rabbi Skorka refers to Our Heavenly Father throughout the book. There are differences in whether we believe in the Messiah having arrived or not, yet. But, on the whole there are far more similarities than dissimilarities. This was borne out in a variety of other topics, none more so than the topic of Same Sex Marriage.
Both men view same-sex marriage in similar manners. While both are respectful of all their fellow humans, both men do not believe that being made homosexual from birth grants a person to the right of marriage. Both men also agree that adoptions should only be to families with both a mom and dad, one each.
This is to be expected coming from leaders of their respective religions, though I would have wished for more than just recognition that the humans involved deserve respect. I am a Mainer. We have legally recognized same sex marriage here. Many of my friends have gone through getting married even if they'd had a commitment ceremony previously, just for the legal protections. It is not fair that their religions do not recognize their unions with the same connection as the rest of the world.
I received this book for free from Blogging for Books for this review
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