In that case I imagine then that there are now Jewish vampires. larry
-- Larry C. Lyons ColdFusion/Web Developer Certified Advanced ColdFusion 5 Developer EBStor.com 8870 Rixlew Lane, Suite 204 Manassas, Virginia 20109-3795 tel: (703) 393-7930 fax: (703) 393-2659 Web: http://www.ebstor.com http://www.pacel.com email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Chaos, panic, and disorder - my work here is done. -- > -----Original Message----- > From: Braver, Ben [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Friday, April 12, 2002 12:32 PM > To: CF-Community > Subject: RE: Circumcision article link > > > 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 > > >>>> > > >>> > > >> > > >> > > > > > > > > > ______________________________________________________________________ Get the mailserver that powers this list at http://www.coolfusion.com Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/index.cfm?sidebar=lists
