We are not just animals: Judeo-Christian values part XV

Let me remind the reader that I do not necessarily share all Dennis' views in his series of articles on the Judeo-Christian value system. Yet the areas we agree on, insofar as the material they cover, far outweigh that which I can take issue with. So, with that caveat...


Dennis Prager

People who do not believe in God or religion can surely lead ethical lives. But they cannot lead holy lives. By definition, the ideal of the holy, as understood by Judaism and Christianity and that unique amalgam known as Judeo-Christian values, needs God and religion.

Here is the best way I know of to explain holiness in Judeo-Christian religions: There is a continuum from the profane to the holy that coincides with the dual bases of human creation -- the animal and the divine. Link to rest here