Jeff- you're right Tom Cruise is in the Church of Scientology :-)
> -----Original Message----- > From: Garza, Jeff [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Friday, April 12, 2002 9:59 AM > To: CF-Community > Subject: RE: Circumcision article link > > > 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 > >> >> >>>> > >> >> >>> > >> >> >> > >> >> >> > >> >> > > >> >> > > >> >> > >> > > >> > > > > ______________________________________________________________________ Your ad could be here. 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