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==Background== | ==Background== | ||
* The Rambam (Avoda Zara 9:4) considers Christianity to be avoda zara. There is a large discussion within the opinion of Tosfot (Sanhedrin 63b s.v. asur) whether Christianity is considered avoda zara for non-Jews considering that they believe in the Trinity, which is a slight deviation from narrow monotheism. The opinion of Tosfot is cited by Rama OC 156. Pitchei Teshuva Y.D. 147:2 cites the Nodeh BeYehuda YD 148 who writes that the opinion of Tosfot is that Christianity is avoda zara just not for the purposes of swearing by the name of a pagan God. Rav Soloveitchik (Nefesh HaRav p. 230) quoted Rav Chaim as supporting the approach of the Nodeh BeYehuda. | * The Rambam (Avoda Zara 9:4) considers Christianity to be avoda zara. There is a large discussion within the opinion of Tosfot (Sanhedrin 63b s.v. asur) whether Christianity is considered avoda zara for non-Jews considering that they believe in the Trinity, which is a slight deviation from narrow monotheism. The opinion of Tosfot is cited by Rama OC 156. Pitchei Teshuva Y.D. 147:2 cites the Nodeh BeYehuda YD 148 who writes that the opinion of Tosfot is that Christianity is avoda zara just not for the purposes of swearing by the name of a pagan God. Rav Soloveitchik (Nefesh HaRav p. 230) quoted Rav Chaim as supporting the approach of the Nodeh BeYehuda. | ||
* The Rambam (Maachalot Asurot 11:7) considers Islam not to be avoda zara. | * The Rambam (Maachalot Asurot 11:7) considers Islam not to be avoda zara. Ritva Pesachim 25b s.v. vktav od disagrees. | ||
==Related Links== | ==Related Links== | ||
* [http://www.yutorah.org/lectures/lecture.cfm/822409/Rabbi_Ezra_Schwartz/Avodah_Zarah_in_the_Western_World Rabbi Ezra Schwartz on yutorah.org] | * [http://www.yutorah.org/lectures/lecture.cfm/822409/Rabbi_Ezra_Schwartz/Avodah_Zarah_in_the_Western_World Rabbi Ezra Schwartz on yutorah.org] | ||
