Um.... I'm having a crisis of faith. I feel compelled to point out that, in the Catholic tradition, the host in communion in the body of Christ. It is no longer bread, it is the flesh of Christ.
M -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Friday, April 12, 2002 1:15 PM 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 >>> >> >>>> >>> >> >>> >>> >> >> >>> >> >> >>> >> > >>> >> > >>> >> >>> > >>> >> > > ______________________________________________________________________ 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
