Nit Picking here... You are talking about Catholic Vampires (maybe Episcopalian as well). There are plenty of "Christian" religions that would probably welcome vampires.... <G>
Jeff Garza -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Friday, April 12, 2002 9:52 AM To: CF-Community Subject: RE: Circumcision article link You know me, always researching the practical applications. :) Of course, by definition a religious Christian vampire can't exist either. Taking communion or going to mass (requirements) would kill it automatically. At 12:39 PM 4/12/02, you wrote: >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. 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