Judaism

[Associate Justice PiT]

     I have mixed feelings about Judaism. Most people I know that are Christian or Muslim I consider to be good friends. As far as Jews go, half of them are good friends & half of them are blood enemies.

     As far as the religion itself goes, I have no real opinion about it. One of the advantages of being Atheistic.

[Associate Justice PiT]

Positive overall. But I still personally think they missed the proverbial boat.

And I still think you guys jumped the proverbial gun.

     & I still think both of you guys are on the proverbial wild goose chase.

[Associate Justice PiT]

Keeping Kosher has been tough for me, but I still do it just because I know I would be letting my family down and would feel extremely guilty if I stopped.

Really? It shouldn't be too hard.

Not mixing dairy products and meat in a meal is intense.  My friends who do it have to constantly be on their watch.  A chicken caesar salad isn't kosher!

Also, having to make sure any animal you eat was bled.  That guarantees that you can only be comfortable buying meat from the kosher butcher.

Most people I know who are serious about keeping kosher end up becoming at least functional vegetarians, because it simplifies everything.

Exactly.  And I have to separate my silverware and plates in according to if they are meat or dairy.

My friend tried doing that for a while, but she says the rest of her family, especially her younger sister weren't able to do it.

     Ah yes, milk & meat. If I were Jewish, I would convert to something else as soon as possible because of that. I couldn't imagine life without cheeseburgers.

[Associate Justice PiT]

Keeping Kosher has been tough for me, but I still do it just because I know I would be letting my family down and would feel extremely guilty if I stopped.

Really? It shouldn't be too hard.

Not mixing dairy products and meat in a meal is intense.  My friends who do it have to constantly be on their watch.  A chicken caesar salad isn't kosher!

Also, having to make sure any animal you eat was bled.  That guarantees that you can only be comfortable buying meat from the kosher butcher.

Most people I know who are serious about keeping kosher end up becoming at least functional vegetarians, because it simplifies everything.

Exactly.  And I have to separate my silverware and plates in according to if they are meat or dairy.

My friend tried doing that for a while, but she says the rest of her family, especially her younger sister weren't able to do it.

     Ah yes, milk & meat. If I were Jewish, I would convert to something else as soon as possible because of that. I couldn't imagine life without cheeseburgers.

...Are they good?

*waiting for obvious response*

     . . . Depends on the cheeseburger.

[Associate Justice PiT]

Well when you are a jew you are suppose to have a light inside of you and each time you sin the light gets dimmer. And you only have one time of year to0 repent.

If you are a jew but dont exactly follow all the 300 sum laws you are not sinning. Basically as long as you respect your parents and follow the right morals you are a good jew.

     What is this time of year that you repent? I know that Atheists repent on April 15.

[Associate Justice PiT]

PiT (The Physicist)
 It is called Yom Pippur.

     I assume you still repent on April 15 as well, right?

[Associate Justice PiT]

yup it is so fun. whoo hoo!!!

     What else do you do on Yom Kippur?

[Associate Justice PiT]

     Sounds fun. So it's like Ramadan (aside from being only one day)?

[Associate Justice PiT]

     Well, Judaism & Islam are both Semitic religions, so it's not surprising that they would have similarities.

[Associate Justice PiT]

     Some religions are more similar than others, though. Christianity has more in common with Islam than it does with Zen Shinto methinks.

[Associate Justice PiT]

     Depends on who those "others" are. No one up until about 200 years ago has really had any desire to respect the underprivileged.

[Associate Justice PiT]

     Tell me how much respect you see in the news story mentioned in this topic.

[Associate Justice PiT]

     Usually, no. Hinduism's attitude towards the undercaste is pretty terrible though. Not to mention that rather fascist interpretations of Christianity & Islam have arisen.

[Associate Justice PiT]

wow, this discussion has been truly enlightening

But seriously though, what's the deal with the snippy snippy? That's genital mutilation of the unconsentable in my books.

     That & no cheeseburgers are the two main reasons that I would hate it if I were Jewish.

[Associate Justice PiT]

     Easy for you to say. You're not a boy.

[Associate Justice PiT]

Female circumcision is quite prevalent among many ethnic groups in Africa, so hehehe right back at you

     For some reason, I doubt many of those ethnic groups are Jewish.

[Associate Justice PiT]

While you're here, dcunited15, what's with the "chow chow" signature?

     She's going to the Sierra Nevada for a few days to bond with her mother. I would assume it refers to the breed of dog, but I never asked her.

[Associate Justice PiT]

Of course, I'm not circumcised so I don't know the experience of having it done.

Very few people in the West do. I was 2 days old when I had it done.

     As I recall, it's about 60% in the United States, & about half of that in the Western United States. I myself am not circumcised. Circumcision has become much less common in Canada, the UK, & Australia in recent years.

[Associate Justice PiT]

Africa is not even a developed country. America and Europe are developed and they don't do that. I guess the developed countries that have an established religion are identical to one an other.

      The United States is identical to England? Or to France?

[Associate Justice PiT]

     All developed countries are the same in that they are developed? What a daring hypothesis.

[Associate Justice PiT]

     In what sense economically?

[Associate Justice PiT]

     I see what you're getting at now.

[Associate Justice PiT]

     Explain. Are you talking about Jewish stereotypes or what? Many Christians adore the Jews (chosen people of God).

[Associate Justice PiT]

     Explain. Are you talking about Jewish stereotypes or what? Many Christians adore the Jews (chosen people of God).

Pit, pascel thinks jews are not the choosen people of god. He started having a fit. I asked him what was so bad and he went on a rant. It was crazy. And people get meaner to me when I say I am jewish.

     He's French. Most of the most fervent French-bashers, according to him, are Jewish. That aside, who exactly gets meaner to you when you say that you're Jewish?