I'm glad you explained that, I didn't want to stick my neck out on that issue. ;-)
> -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Friday, April 12, 2002 9:42 AM > To: CF-Community > Subject: RE: Circumcision article link > > > No Jewish vampires either. > Yes, one can eat non-Kosher is their life depends on it but > vampires are by definition not alive so their life can't > depend on it. i.e. a vampire who's Jewish and religious has to starve. > > At 12:31 PM 4/12/02, you wrote: > >Gee, somehow I knew the Masai weren't Jewish > >;-) > > > > > >> -----Original Message----- > >> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > >> Sent: Friday, April 12, 2002 9:31 AM > >> To: CF-Community > >> Subject: RE: Circumcision article link > >> > >> > >> At 12:19 PM 4/12/02, you wrote: > >> >thanks, not eating pork is always something i've wondered about. > >> > > >> >whats the exact religious reason? > >> Laws of ritual purity when dealing with what you eat. Land > >> animals have to have split hooves and chew their cud. Sea > >> animals have to have fins and scales. Birds of prey > >> (depending on claw configuration) are not allowed. Those are > >> the basics. Also, blood is not allowed. > >> > >> > >> > >> >-----Original Message----- > >> >From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > >> >Sent: 12 April 2002 16:52 > >> >To: CF-Community > >> >Subject: RE: Circumcision article link > >> > > >> > > >> >Pig is one of the animals specifically mentioned as being > >> not allowed. Even > >> >when I wasn't religious I didn't eat it (and I was just a > >> kid). Closest I've > >> >come is soy bacon. salty, but I love it. :) > >> > > >> >At 11:39 AM 4/12/02, you wrote: > >> >>so as far as your concerned it's a commandment not to eat pork? > >> >> > >> >>-----Original Message----- > >> >>From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > >> >>Sent: 12 April 2002 16:40 > >> >>To: CF-Community > >> >>Subject: Re: Circumcision article link > >> >> > >> >> > >> >>Actually, a religious person (at least this one) looks at > >> it and says that > >> >>its a commandment and I'm doing it because its a > >> commandment. If science > >> >>says that the commandment has a physical effect, then fine > >> and good. The > >> >>physical effect is totally secondary to the spiritual effect. > >> >>To say that the commandment or every commandment was done > >> for a physical > >> >>reason such as health opens the door to denial of the root of the > >> >>commandment. Hey, not eating pork was because of > >> trichinosis. If we cook it > >> >>right then we wouldn't get the disease and we can now eat > >> it. Same for all > >> >>the other commandments. This is the rational of the reform > >> movement and a > >> >>rational rejected by religious Jews. > >> >> > >> >>At 03:51 AM 4/12/02, you wrote: > >> >>>It seems that much of the old testament law, such as > >> circumcision, what to > >> >>eat and not to eat, etc., has a good basis in what is > >> healthy, especailly > >> >>given the lack of sanitary conditions of the times. > >> >>> > >> >>>A religious person might argue that this is God making up > >> the lack of > >> >>science of the time to protect people. A non-believer might > >> argue that this > >> >>is wise people coming up religious law to mirror their own > >> observations > >> >>about what makes a person sick. Either way, it > >> demonstrates a good deal of > >> >>wisdom in the old books. > >> >>> > >> >>>H. > >> >>> > >> >>> > >> >>>---------- Original Message ---------------------------------- > >> >>>from: "Braver, Ben" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >> >>>Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >> >>>date: Thu, 11 Apr 2002 19:56:23 -0700 > >> >>> > >> >>>>Found a link to the original article on circumcision & > >> risk of cervical > >> >>>>cancer - it's in the New England Journal of Medicine: > >> >>>>http://content.nejm.org/cgi/content/short/346/15/1105 > >> >>>> > >> >>>>Apparently, the foreskin is particularly susceptible to > >> infection from > >> >HPV > >> >>- > >> >>>>human papilloma virus - which is linked to cervical cancer. > >> >>>> > >> >>>>-Ben > >> >>>> > >> >>> > >> >> > >> >> > >> > > >> > > >> > > > ______________________________________________________________________ This list and all House of Fusion resources hosted by CFHosting.com. The place for dependable ColdFusion Hosting. Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/index.cfm?sidebar=lists
