Brad McCormick wrote: > > > Jerusalem - In a tough break for the children of Orthodox Jewish families, > > a former grand rabbi of Israel has urged parents to amputate their dolls to > > avoid the perils of idolatry. > > > > Basing the move on a Biblical ban on the possession of idols, Mordechai > > Eliyahu, a Sephardic rabbi, broadcast his edict on a religious radio > > station calling for an arm or a leg to be dismembered. > > May I also obliquely, gingerly allude to a practice of > blood sucking practiced by some of the ultra > orthodox as part of the you-know-what ritual?
Interesting link... could it be that the you-know-what ritual aims to "avoid the perils of idolatry" ? Well, some seem to regard the concerned body part as an idol, indeed... ;-} However, the you-know-what ritual doesn't seem to be effective in avoiding that kind of idolatry... after all, Israel is the world's #1 importer of prostitutes... perhaps the you-know-what ritual even promotes this idolatry by making the idol "last longer" ? Yours in DIScourse, Chris _______________________________________________ Futurework mailing list [email protected] http://fes.uwaterloo.ca/mailman/listinfo/futurework
