But there's still certain rites that Must be followed to be 'religious' in the specific denomination. Any religious rite would be anathema to a vampire. No vampires in Shul or church.
At 01:24 PM 4/12/02, you wrote: >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 >>>> >> >>>> >>>> >> >>> >>>> >> >> >>>> >> >> >>>> >> > >>>> >> > >>>> >> >>>> > >>>> >>> >> >> > > ______________________________________________________________________ This list and all House of Fusion resources hosted by CFHosting.com. 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