Dr. Laura's Nixes Judaism

[Ennis Snavely]

She knows who her REAL friends are...all those Jesuscrats praying for her really did the trick. She will have gone over to the other side by the time the new Mel Gibson Jesus-flick comes out. You know, the one that shows who "really" killed JC (sarcasm).

New turn in Dr. Laura's spiritual journey
Convert to Judaism says she's no longer following rituals

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Posted: August 8, 2003
11:59 p.m. Eastern



© 2003 WorldNetDaily.com

Dr. Laura Schlessinger, one of the nation's most popular radio talk-show hosts and the most successful on-air counselor, is no longer practicing the rituals of Judaism – a religion she converted to a decade ago in her 40s.

''Almost 10 years ago, I talked on the air about becoming a convert to Judaism,'' she told her listeners last week. ''I was open on the air at that time about that evolution. Well, I would say within the last year I have had a de-evolution.''

Where is she now spiritually?

''Nowhere exactly,'' she chuckled. ''Suspended animation. I still see myself as a Jew. But the spiritual journey in that direction – as hard-core as I was at it – just didn't fulfill something in me that I needed.''

Schlessinger grew up in New York, the child of a Jewish father and a Catholic mother. She was a life-long atheist, who, in her 40s, began exploring and practicing Judaism.

''I felt that I was putting out a tremendous amount toward that mission, that end, and not feeling return, not feeling connected, not feeling that inspired,'' she told her radio audience. ''And trust me, I've talked to rabbis, I've read, I've prayed, I've agonized, and I came to this place anyway, which is not exactly back to the beginning, but more in that direction than not.''

Schlessinger, known to millions as Dr. Laura, says she is ''very committed still to all my moral issues, and the charitable issues. I mean that hasn't changed. My putting out hasn't changed. My identifying with this entity and fulfilling the rituals, etc., of the entity – that has ended."

During the past month, Schlessinger has been increasingly offered more personal insights into her life, as well as her spiritual journey. A recent column for WorldNetDaily offered a glimpse of what a day in the life of Dr. Laura is like. The reaction to these personal glimpses has been interesting, she said.

''By and large, the faxes from Christians have been very loving, very supportive,'' she said. ''They'd say, 'We're praying for you.' 'We hope you can attain this because of the work you do.' 'We can see how committed you are.' 'You are doing God's work.' 'It's a shame you haven't been able to feel. ...' really supportive, nice stuff. From my own religion, I have either gotten nothing, which is 99 percent of it, or two of the nastiest letters I have gotten in a long time. I guess that's my point, I don't get much back. Not much warmth coming back. It's intellectual, argumentative and angry. If anything, that's all solidified me where I am.''

Schlessinger said she has envied her Christian friends who talk about their relationship with God.

''I have envied all my Christian friends who really, universally, deeply, feel loved by God,'' she told her listeners last Tuesday. ''They use the name Jesus, in referring to God. My Christian friends generally talk about Jesus when referring to God. That was a mystery, feeling connected to God. To me that was a mystery, and I was very sad about that and very envious of my friends.''

Schlessinger, the best-selling author of several books focused on successful relationships, parenting ideas, morality and personal ethics, is now working on a new one, ''Bad Childhood, Good Life.'' In researching that book, she said, she is more convinced than ever that religion is the most powerful force in turning people's lives around.

''Any of you who 'dis' religion and say: 'It's just a matter of sheep following' or 'It's all nonsense,' you are deluded," said on her program. ''You're in denial, and you're unreasonably hostile. The beauty that I have heard on this show and read in these letters over the last 25 years I've been on the air, for the people who've been able to feel connected to God and feel loved no matter whether they say 'God' or 'God Jesus,' no matter what it is they use as the term, it has been the saving grace. That is not to be disrespected.''

The ''Dr. Laura Show'' is heard on some 300 radio stations with an estimated 12 million listeners, making it the second most popular radio talk show to Rush Limbaugh's.

[graypencil]

seriously:

who REALLY gives a flying F**K what this screeching judgemental harridan thinks about anything ?


now ..back to your regularly scheduled programming

[Rob C]

"My putting out hasn't changed."

Well, at least there's that.

[Clay Fink]

Originally posted by Rob C
"My putting out hasn't changed."

Well, at least there's that.

Yea. I noticed that but didn't say anything.

[Rob C]

I try to jump on the easy ones.

[Monte Smith]

Wow, Dr. Laura could be the Bonus Question on SNL's old game show satire Jew or Not a Jew?

[Chris D]

... which could never be as funny as "Dead or Canadian."

[Pete C]

She was probably getting worried that people were mistaking her for Joe Lieberman.

[Dr Dave]

I wish her every success on her continued Spiritual Journey. Maybe she should try renouncing worldly concerns and sell her house and her car and give away her money and go to Central Asia and search for the Khirgiz Light.

[RBS]

Yeah, what Graypencil said.

[Pete C]

Originally posted by Monte Smith
Wow, Dr. Laura could be the Bonus Question on SNL's old game show satire Jew or Not a Jew?

Somehow I missed the old news about her nude photos until I just looked her up on jewhoo.com.

Originally posted by graypencil
seriously:

who REALLY gives a flying F**K what this screeching judgemental harridan thinks about anything ?

Indeed.

[bluenoter]

Indeed. She's a disgrace to womankind.

[steve(thelil)]

Speaking as a person of partial Jewish parentage who doesn't always acknowledge being Jewish, I want to note that we won't accept her either

[Pete C]

She may have nixed Judaism, but did she ever Jew down Nixon?

[bluenoter]

Originally posted by Pete C
She may have nixed Judaism, but did she ever Jew down Nixon?

Please note that Pete is Jewish by ethnicity and thus has a prayer, so to speak, of joking about the expression "Jew down" with impunity.* Coming from a non-Jew, as it usually does, it's a highly offensive expression. Non-Jews have used "Jew down" in my presence, and I hope I never have to hear it again (I'm Jewish too). Meanwhile, I'm trying to learn to avoid using a word I grew up hearing, "gyp."

*And Nixon used it in earnest, as I recall. (Edit: Hmm--maybe not. I can't find support for that on Google. Wouldn't want to malign such a great guy!)

[Pete C]

I hate bargaining, but over the course of 3 trips to India I became a ruthless expert at Hinduing and Musliming down.

[steve(thelil)]

I secular humanized the shirt off some dude

[steve(thelil)]

maybe it's secular humanisted and not secular humanized

[steve(thelil)]

I think it's secularly humanized.


Thank you.

[steve(thelil)]

I secularly humanized the guy down to about nothing.

[steve(thelil)]

Originally posted by steve(thelil)
about nothing. [/B]

And I mean it

[Sergio Zamora]

What does 'jew down' mean?

[Dr Dave]

To "jew down" is to bargain for a lower price. It implies that all Jews are greedy. As you might imagine, it is considered offensive. I haven't heard the expression in ages, and can't imagine what prompted Pete to haul it out of mothballs for another go-round of offensiveness.

Anyway, what he meant to say was did Laura ever GO DOWN on Nixon.

[Pete C]

Nixon and the Jews

[Pete C]

It was all a mistake. I meant to say Hugh Downs.

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[Gentle Giant]

Doing God's work, my ass. Her Jesus envy is felt by every Jewish kid in December. If that's the new gauge of her unending shallowness, then so be it. On behalf of the tribe, I vote her out.