The Religion Thread

[bannination]

I NEVER eat it with cream, personally.

[O Really]

Cool Whip, dammit, Cool Whip!

[Bungalow Bill]

Thanks for the info, reb. I never knew how strict it was, but apparently it is pretty
strict. Not that a milkshake and a burger are healthy eating, but it does taste good
every once in a while. I must admit some of these dietary laws are pretty hilarious.

[bannination]

[Bungalow Bill]

Vey.

[Stinger]

Thanks for the info, reb. I never knew how strict it was, but apparently it is pretty strict. Not that a milkshake and a burger are healthy eating, but it does taste good every once in a while. I must admit some of these dietary laws are pretty hilarious.

It varies. No chicken parmesan.

The levels of kashrut (keeping kosher) observed vary greatly, with Orthodox Jews maintaining the strictest standards. Orthodox Jews tend to eat only foods with reliable Orthodox kosher certification. In addition, they will only eat in kosher restaurants or accept invitations from people who maintain kosher kitchens.

In general, Conservative and Reform Jews may be more lenient in their observance of kashrut.

Nevertheless, today the majority of Jews in America do not observe kosher laws.

Apparently, giraffe is now considered Kosher.

[Bungalow Bill]

Yes, the Orthodox are the ones that really observe these dietary laws, which frankly are
rather humorous in a primitive sort of way. I recall reading about some Orthodox Jews
who have two separate kitchens just so they can keep kosher. There was also an
article in the TN a few days ago about how popular kosher has become because people
think it also results in safer food preparation. Even Oreos are kosher. Hey, now one can
have a milkshake with their giraffe.

You Can Lick My Lollipop, But You Can't Lick Me.

[O Really]

"Somebody" predicted a big win for the artificially inseminated teacher who was fired from the Catholic school. Ummm, that would be me. Shock.
http://usnews.nbcnews.com/_news/2013/06 ... ation?lite

[bannination]

If she'd just called it "immaculate", she never would have gotten fired.

...The sum includes $51,000 in back-pay, $20,000 in compensatory damages and $100,000 in punitive damages, according to The Associated Press...

Nice.

Do they really want a world where bosses can fire women for being pregnant?

Yes. Oh yes.

[Ombudsman]

If she'd just called it "immaculate", she never would have gotten fired.

...The sum includes $51,000 in back-pay, $20,000 in compensatory damages and $100,000 in punitive damages, according to The Associated Press...

Nice.

Do they really want a world where bosses can fire women for being pregnant?

White males have known for centuries that if women and minorities had equal opportunities the competition cause many of them to lose their livelihoods.

[Ombudsman]

Don't you love it when a religious nutter plan backfires:

The first U.S. public monument to Atheism is set to be unveiled outside a Florida courthouse later this month. It’s a granite bench engraved with secularist quotes. And weirdly, it owes its existence to the Ten Commandments.

Here’s how it happened. In October 2011, Bradford County, Florida established a “Free Speech Forum” outside its courthouse, allowing private groups to place monuments at their own expense. Last May, the Community Men’s Fellowship, a local Christian group, took advantage of that arrangement, placing a 5-foot, 6-ton stone slab engraved with the Bible’s Ten Commandments.

But that violated separation of church and state principles—or so alleged advocacy group American Atheists, which took Bradford County to court. Faced with a costly legal battle, the county asked the Community Men’s Fellowship to remove their monument. They refused.

So the case ended in a compromise: the Ten Commandments slab would stay, but American Atheists would be allowed to put up their own monument, as well. Hence, the 1,500 lb granite bench, which will be engraved with secularist quotes from figures like Thomas Jefferson and Benjamin Franklin, as well as American Atheists founder Madalyn Murray O’Hair.



Read more: http://newsfeed.time.com/2013/06/04/ame ... z2VGpeUSHM

[Bungalow Bill]

Good to know someone is pushing back against the RCC and notifiying them that
it isn't 1013 anymore and they have to obey the law just like anyone else.

[Boatrocker]

The Latest Trend In Christianity: Beating Your Wife For Jesus
WTF?

[Boatrocker]

Christian Domestic Discipline = Sadomasochists for Jesus, nttawwt.

Long as you don't dance during the mayhem, I guess . . . .

[Stinger]

[neoplacebo]

Religion is more likely to kill us than save us.

[Dryer Vent]

Religion is more likely to kill us than save us.

Amen. However, it's not real religion that will kill us. It's the extremists who have no ability to accept others for their ethnicity, faith, and culture.

[bannination]

Slap your wife around, "in the name of God" of course.

Dang it, I'll never get away with this.

[O Really]

Not necessarily sanity. Just a procedural correction to a misinterpretation by a low-level bureaucrat. But at least it got corrected before the poor lady was called to active military service.

[O Really]

Never underestimate the ability of a bureaucrat to misunderstand, misapply, and generally muck up any law, regulation, or process. And of course, it's not just the bureaucrats. In the overall scheme of things, it hasn't been all that long (1971) when "conscientious objection" did have to be religious-based. I would think the specific circumstances of this lady that led to her saying she wouldn't take up arms to defend the US were unusual enough the bureaucrat hadn't run into it before. Would have been better judgement to ask somebody who knew the real rules. He screwed up. It got fixed. With AU's publicity, maybe it will occur less, but even they have apparently found only 9 instances in 6 years worthy of formal complaint. Out of how many naturalizations?