Actually, Southern Baptist celebrate a Eucharistic sacrament.  It isn't
common, but they do celebrate one.

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Russel Madere
Senior Software Engineer
Turbo Squid, Inc.
http://www.turbosquid.com

Is your head tag nested within your body tag?

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Garza, Jeff [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> Sent: Friday, April 12, 2002 12:25 PM
> To: CF-Community
> Subject: RE: Circumcision article link
>
>
> To my knowledge, the only two Christian faiths that take communion as a
> Sacrament, and those are the Episcopals and the Catholics.  While all
> Christian faiths are founded on the  birth, death and
> resurrection of Jesus
> Christ, as well as many aspects of the Old Testament,  not all follow the
> same sacramental chain.
>
> Jeff Garza
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> Sent: Friday, April 12, 2002 10:15 AM
> To: CF-Community
> Subject: RE: Circumcision article link
>
>
> It's not a question of welcome but of existence. When exposed to
> a religious
> symbol a vampire flees or dies. Some legends say that it has to
> be held by a
> believer in the symbol. Mass is full of symbols held by believers. Taking
> communion is taking a symbol into the body. instant death.
>
> At 12:58 PM 4/12/02, you wrote:
> >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
> >>> >> >>>>
> >>> >> >>>
> >>> >> >>
> >>> >> >>
> >>> >> >
> >>> >> >
> >>> >>
> >>> >
> >>>
> >>
> >
> >
>
> 
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