There's been a lot of discussion about this. My own opinion is that, given speech patterns of the day, the sentence is parsed better with a comma after "used". In other words, it *does* restrict meat to only times of winter or hunger. The phrase "not be used only" is anachronistically late 20th century. Otherwise it appears to be self-contradictory, unless you're living mostly in times of winter and hunger. In any case, I don't think it's a big deal, but it certainly isn't a justification for vegetarianism, as good an idea as vegetarianism may be (but for others, not me!)
"John W. Redelfs" wrote: > After much pondering, Jon Spencer favored us with: > >So exactly what does (paraphrasing from memory) the following mean: "eat > >meat sparingly and only in the winter" ? > > That is not what it says. It says, "Eat meat sparingly and they should > not be used only in times of winter or hunger." To me that clearly means > that we should not limit our use of these things to winter or hunger. But > that we are to eat meat sparingly at all times. > > John W. Redelfs [EMAIL PROTECTED] > ============================================= > To me, clowns aren't funny. In fact, they're kind of scary. > I've wondered where this started and I think it goes back to > the time I went to the circus, and a clown killed my dad. > --Jack Handy > ============================================= > All my opinions are tentative pending further data. --JWR > > ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// > /// ZION LIST CHARTER: Please read it at /// > /// http://www.zionsbest.com/charter.html /// > ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// > -- Marc A. Schindler Spruce Grove, Alberta, Canada -- Gateway to the Boreal Parkland “Man will occasionally stumble over the truth, but most of the time he will pick himself up and continue on” – Winston Churchill Note: This communication represents the informal personal views of the author solely; its contents do not necessarily reflect those of the author’s employer, nor those of any organization with which the author may be associated. ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// /// ZION LIST CHARTER: Please read it at /// /// http://www.zionsbest.com/charter.html /// ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// ==^^=============================================================== This email was sent to: archive@jab.org EASY UNSUBSCRIBE click here: http://topica.com/u/?aaP9AU.bWix1n.YXJjaGl2 Or send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] T O P I C A -- Register now to manage your mail! http://www.topica.com/partner/tag02/register ==^^===============================================================
