Not anymore but.... http://www2.kenyon.edu/Depts/WMNS/Projects/Wmns36/violence/sacframe.htm
The basic teachings of Judaism and Christianity are rooted in sacrificial practices which are no longer performed. What is interesting in light of the religious ground America was built upon, is our absolute abhorrence and ethnocentric evaluation of sacrifices, human or animal, past and present. Perhaps Christians and Jews do not want to acknowledge that the roots of their religions are covered in sacrificial blood as well. True, the Biblical God did not require the large number of humans required by other deities in other places, but the underlying principles are similar. The Hebrew Bible establishes sacrificial laws which broadly distinguish between vegetable and animal offerings. Within the category of animal sacrifices the law designated further distinctions, with one exception: all sacrificial animals had to be blemish-free. There were three types of sacrifices: the 'sin' or 'trespass' offering, the 'burnt' offering, and the 'peace' offering. The sin or trespass offering could be carried out with a male or female goat, a female lamb, a dove or a pigeon. The blood from the sacrificed animal was "symbolically displayed in various ways: sprinkled before the Lord, smeared on the horns of the altar and poured out at the altar of burnt offering"(Leviticus 4,6,&14). The burnt offering required a male lamb, ram, goat or bullock. This sacrificial animal was burnt upon the altar in its entirety. The peace offering could take three forms: as a token of thanks, in fulfillment of a vow, or to confirm a peace treaty. Either sex of cattle, sheep or goats was acceptable, and the sacrificer consumed part of his sacrificial offering (Sacrificial Laws). > -----Original Message----- > From: Mark Phillips [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Tuesday, January 10, 2006 3:43 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; Commercial and Business-Oriented Asterisk > Discussion > Subject: Re: [asterisk-biz] Eid Mubarak > > You're belief would be wrong. I can't speak for Jews but Christians > don't practice the sacrifice of anything. > > > Mark, G7LTT/KC2ENI > Randolph, NJ > http://www.g7ltt.com > > > Rehan AllahWala wrote: > > Dear All, > > > > For those who celebrate Eid. > > > > I would like to wish you a very Happy Eid Mubarak. > > > > For those who do not know what it is, Its a Prayer in memory of Ishmael > son of > > Abraham, when he attempted to sacrifice his beloved son on request by > god. > > > > Muslim's celebrate it with a sacrifice of a goat every year. > > > > I belive Christians & Jew's belive in the same. > > > > Peace and Harmony to all. > > > > Rehan > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > --Bandwidth and Colocation provided by Easynews.com -- > > > > asterisk-biz mailing list > > To UNSUBSCRIBE or update options visit: > > http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-biz > > > _______________________________________________ > --Bandwidth and Colocation provided by Easynews.com -- > > asterisk-biz mailing list > To UNSUBSCRIBE or update options visit: > http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-biz _______________________________________________ --Bandwidth and Colocation provided by Easynews.com -- asterisk-biz mailing list To UNSUBSCRIBE or update options visit: http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-biz
