I once wore a t-shirt to a Weight Watchers meeting saying "Everyone needs to believe in something, I believe I'll have another cookie".
-Ben > -----Original Message----- > From: Larry Lyons [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Friday, April 12, 2002 12:54 PM > To: CF-Community > Subject: RE: Religious Jews (was: Circumcision article link) > > > As Norm of Cheers fame said > > "Everyone needs to believe in something, I'll believe I'll > have a beer." > > 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 3:46 PM > > To: CF-Community > > Subject: RE: Religious Jews (was: Circumcision article link) > > > > > > Mikey, > > > > you said > > "If I believe that Asp is the best language around" > > > > recall that Cleopatra was bitten by an Asp. > > so there. > > > > -Ben > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > > > Sent: Friday, April 12, 2002 12:01 PM > > > To: CF-Community > > > Subject: RE: Religious Jews (was: Circumcision article link) > > > > > > > > > At 02:58 PM 4/12/02, you wrote: > > > >I'm confused now. You are saying that you can call yourself > > > Christian by > > > >believing in a single common tenet. Is this correct? That > > > is like me > > > >saying I am Buhdist because I believe in luck. > > > > > > > >That has nothing to do with my question. I was questioning > > > the contention > > > >that "the messianics" are not Jewish because of the > > > DISBELIEF in a single > > > >Jewish tenet. > > > > > > Its the specific belief. The belief in Jesus as messiah means > > > that someone is Christian. The fact that they want to say > > > "we're Jews and Christians at the same time" is the thing > > > that I'm speaking against. Your either a Jew or a Christian. > > > You can't be both. If you believe that Jesus was the messiah, > > > the son of God, God made flesh, etc. then your of a different > > > religion. Belief is the focus here. If I believe that Asp is > > > the best language around, can I believe that ColdFusion is > > > the best language around? Can there be two bests? No. There > > > can only be one best and everything else is less than best. > > > You can't be both Jewish in belief and Christian in belief. > > > > > > > > > >===== > > > >Russel Madere > > > >Senior Software Engineer > > > >Turbo Squid, Inc. > > > >http://www.turbosquid.com > > > > > > > >Is your head tag nested within your body tag? > > > > > > > >> -----Original Message----- > > > >> From: Michael Dinowitz [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > > > >> Sent: Friday, April 12, 2002 1:47 PM > > > >> To: CF-Community > > > >> Subject: RE: Religious Jews (was: Circumcision article link) > > > >> > > > >> > > > >> Christians also believe in God. As long as I can 'hook' onto a > > > >> single belief I can call myself anything I want. Actually, I > > > >> don't even need that. I can say I'm African American and if it > > > >> upsets people then they just have to deal with it. > Just like the > > > >> messianics. > > > >> > > > >> At 02:41 PM 4/12/02, you wrote: > > > >> >If you want. But the point I was making was that not ALL > > > >> Chritian clerics > > > >> >believe that Jews don't belive Jesus was the Messiah. > > > >> > > > > >> >However, remember the definition of chrisitianity I > was taught. > > > >> Christians > > > >> >Belive Jesus was the Messiah AND Belive he freed us from > > > the Jewish laws. > > > >> >So if you want to call yourself a Christian and have me > > > believe that, you > > > >> >have to meet that definition. > > > >> > > > > >> >===== > > > >> >Russel Madere > > > >> >Senior Software Engineer > > > >> >Turbo Squid, Inc. > > > >> >http://www.turbosquid.com > > > >> > > > > >> >Is your head tag nested within your body tag? > > > >> > > > > >> >> -----Original Message----- > > > >> >> From: Michael Dinowitz [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > > > >> >> Sent: Friday, April 12, 2002 1:31 PM > > > >> >> To: CF-Community > > > >> >> Subject: RE: Religious Jews (was: Circumcision article link) > > > >> >> > > > >> >> > > > >> >> So basically I can call myself a Christian? I believe > > in God and > > > >> >> that should be enough to claim it. > > > >> >> > > > >> >> >Jewish laws, except for the Messianic Jews. They believed > > > >> that Jesus was > > > >> >> >the Messiah but did not free us from the Jewish laws. > > > >> >> > > > >> >> > > > >> > > > > >> > > > > > > > > > > ______________________________________________________________________ Structure your ColdFusion code with Fusebox. Get the official book at http://www.fusionauthority.com/bkinfo.cfm Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/index.cfm?sidebar=lists
