Re: Bnei Noach

On Thu, October 26, 2006 3:05 pm, R Zev Sero wrote:
: Inventing a new religion, it seems to me, is assur to a BN for the
: same reason that it's assur to us; it is a denial of the Torah, and
: therefore against the things all humans are required to believe.
: This fits in with the fact that BN not only have to actually keep
: the 7M, but must do so because Hashem told Moshe Rabbenu that they
: must....

This requirement is specifically the Rambam's, though. AFAIK, it's a da'as
yachid.

: This means that they must believe in the truth of Mattan
: Torah and of the Torah itself, just as we must....

Which Notzrim and Moslems do, to varying extents.

I would think that since the punishment for violating any of the 7MBN is misah
(assuming all other criteria are met, of course), if members of these
religions aren't chayavei misah then they couldn't possibly be violating any
of them.

Tir'u baTov!
-mi

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