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| Little ray of sunshine  |
Who doesn't love a fish fry? And it builds community and lets you commune with your fellow man. The fish is mute, expressionless. The fish doesn't think because the fish knows everything. | |||
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אַרְיֵה |
Many of the dietary restrictions in Chapter 11 of Leviticus actually have a foundation in health problems that were prevalent back in those days. Example: Trichinosis from under-cooked pork. No real science to identify the cause of the illness, so it follows that it must be punishment from on high for eating pig meat. There were health problems associated with shellfish, and with bottom feeding fish, and with birds of carion; all of these are prohibited in Leviticus 11. Modern times, these things are safe to eat when prepared properly. Many Orthodox Jews, and some Conservative Jews, stick to the letter of the law, while some of the more modern groups will modify the old rules and enjoy bacon, lobster, etc. It is said that if two Jews move into a town, they will argue, they will each establish their own synagogue, and they will both shun the guy with the synagogue over on the next hill. We do like to debate. הרחפת שלי מלאה בצלופחים | |||
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| Muzzle flash aficionado  |
I don't know about Jews, but Baptists do it in small towns in the South. flashguy Texan by choice, not accident of birth | |||
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| Savor the limelight |
Ya, but the Baptists are always first. | |||
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W07VH5 |
Well, I’ve never seen a Second Baptist church. | |||
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Drill Here, Drill Now |
Houston Second Baptist Church 6 locations in the Houston area. I visited a few times the first time I lived in Houston. Houston's First Baptist "only" has 4 locations. I was an active member here the first time I lived in Houston. Ego is the anesthesia that deadens the pain of stupidity DISCLAIMER: These are the author's own personal views and do not represent the views of the author's employer. | |||
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| W07VH5 |
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| Member |
Google Third Baptist Church. Lots of those too. | |||
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| אַרְיֵה |
My mind works in weird ways. This reminds me of a poem by Ogden Nash: The one-L Lama, he's a priest. The two-L Llama, he's a beast. I will bet a silk pajama, That there is no three-L LLLama. ps: I have just been informed that there is a type of conflagration known as a three alarmer. הרחפת שלי מלאה בצלופחים | |||
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| Muzzle flash aficionado |
I have. I took a photo of one somewhere. I've even seen a 3rd Baptist Church. Second Baptist Church of Palmer, Massachusetts:  DSC_3906.jpg by David Casteel, on Flickr flashguy Texan by choice, not accident of birth | |||
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| W07VH5 |
May I please request that my dear Lord and Messiah deliver me from this thread. | |||
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"It is easier for a thread to pass through the eye of a needle, than for a man to be delivered from a thread" | |||
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| Little ray of sunshine |
And why beholdest thou the mote that is in thy thread's eye, but considerest not the beam that is in thine own eye? The fish is mute, expressionless. The fish doesn't think because the fish knows everything. | |||
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| W07VH5 |
Haha! Well done, fellas.  | |||
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is circumspective |
Mark 7:19 For it doesn’t go into their heart but into their stomach, and then out of the body.” (In saying this, Jesus declared all foods clean.) "We're all travelers in this world. From the sweet grass to the packing house. Birth 'til death. We travel between the eternities." | |||
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| Experienced Slacker |
I like to think deities would be more concerned with what comes out of our mouths rather than what goes into them. | |||
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| Member |
There is theology and then there is dogma. As a former Catholic, I recall this topic resulting in many heated conversations as people twisted themselves in knots to explain how it became part of the dogma, but it was based on theology. Remember, Catholics decades ago were told not to read The Bible as the priest needed to interpret it for them. Now that I am in the Baptist church, when my still Catholic wife asks me about giving up something for Lent, I ask her if she would fast for Ramadan. + | |||
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| W07VH5 |
Ah, the NIV, right? The answer is simple, unclean meats were not considered food. This passage really is concerning the question of ritual hand washing. Some also consider that parenthetical part a later addition or a simple twist in the translation. For context Mark 7:3-4 can be helpful. Just to be clear, when I say to use context, I’m not just saying use the verses before or after, I’m also saying use the worldview of the writers and audience. It’s just not possible that Jesus said it’s ok to eat swine meat to devout Jews. And had that got out to the Pharisees, Jesus would have been easily discredited. | |||
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| Tequila with lime |
mark123, I'm pretty young in my journey with Christ. I started by reading the scriptures first and then trying to reconcile popular Christianity with them. As you are obviously well aware, popular Christianity cannot be reconciled with the scriptures. It is good to see someone else who takes the scriptures seriously and doesn't simply swallow the traditions of the churches. Thank you President Trump. | |||
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| Member |
The traditionalist Greeks give up meat for 43 days. On Friday’s we were not allowed to eat any living being (octopus, calamari, shrimp No blood animals). It’s is all church doctrine and I haven’t participated since I married a Protestant Viking girl 25 years ago. Mom and the family still follow the rules. | |||
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