Why, what don’t they have to do with it?
Are you referring to the Texas lady whom tom was channelling?
-Cisco, also too lazy to look it up in Wikipedia 
Rhaka (not rakah…Monty actually spelled it wrong) is an Aramaic word used by Jesus in Matthew 5:22.
But I say unto you, That whosoever is angry with his brother without a cause shall be in danger of the judgment: and whosoever shall say to his brother, Raca [Gr. sp. rhaka] shall be in danger of the council: but whosoever shall say, Thou fool, shall be in danger of hell fire.
Rhaka literally means “empty,” figuratively it means “senseless” (or so strong’s tells me. I don’t know Aramaic).
Thanks, I thought that’s what he might have been getting at but with the spelling I wasn’t sure. I think it should be clear to readers that I wasn’t at all worried about what thought of Jesus saying Raca to anyone, but rather “Thou fool.”
Is this what you were getting at tom; did you have anything else to add on the subject? Monty will you now repent your sin?
I think Monty might have actually confused the rhaka part with the “you fool” part which is more (from moros) in the Greek.
Probably, but from his perspective I have to think, repentance is in order.
Just to give him a possible out. Some people think that more might actually be a transliteration of the Hebrew word moreh, meaning “rebel” instead of the Greek word meaning “fool.”
Considering the quote said hell fire is a possible punishment, do you think (from his perspective) he should repent anyway, just to play it safe? I have to think Pascal would. 
Also by “some people” what percentage would you estimate think this?
What percentage would argue for it definitively, I don’t know, but i think most would concede it as a possibility. This is a case where either word would look the same in Greek so there’s no way to conclusively prove either one.
WEASEL!!!
Really? In what way? I’m not arguing for either possibility. I’m just offering the information that two possibilities exist.
Well then, from Monty’s perspective, he should really repent to play it safe, right?
Also, just to be clear, when you say most would agree it’s a possibility, do you mean that in a “slim chance” sort of way “good chance” sort of way?
Well, he knows the score, I’m sure he can handle it.
I haven’t done any in-depth research into this passage so I can’t speak all that authoritatively, but I don’t believe there’s exactly a raging debate about it or firm positions one way or the other. It’s more of an aknowledged question mark than anything. I think the retention of the Aramic rhaka earlier in the verse lends itself to the plausibility of another transliteration, especially since rhaka and more seem a little redundant. I guess what I’m saying is that most translators would say the possibilty that it’s a transliteration of moreh can’t be ruled out, but I’m not aware of any who say it HAS to be read either way.
ETA the short answer: I think they’d say it’s a decent chance, but not a slam dunk.
He said they’re in danger, you fool. You do understand, don’t you, that if you tell a child he is in danger of being run over when he goes onto the street, it does not mean that he will be run over when he goes onto the street. It means that the danger of being run over will exist. That same danger can also be mitigated if, say, you go out onto the street yourself and barricade an area for the child.
Well, lets put it this way, if you were Monty, and you were trying to live as Jesus suggested, would you make it a habit to go around calling people fools?
If you slipped and did call someone a fool, or a synonym thereof, would you (assuming you weren’t full of pride) ask Jesus for forgiveness, if for no other reason than to play it safe?
I can’t possibly speak for Monty, but if I were trying to live only as Jesus told me to, I’d already be so screwed for lusting after women who were not my wife (and thus “committing adultery in my heart”) that calling someone a fool couldn’t make things any worse for me.
I really don’t know how to answer this question. I don’t know how to think like a Christian.
So you seek to antagonize people you believe can’t fight back?
Why can’t Monty fight back?
His god will punish him, apparantly. In any event, you’re celebrating a claimed victory in a semantically slanted battle. Congrats.