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I grew up as a non-religious Jew. For me this meant we did not observe the Torah and its laws and we just did things traditionally and not much of it. In my search for religion I went to a Vineyard Church, a Catholic Church, I looked into being a Witch and I read up a bit on Taoism (and more but I can't remember now as some of it was in Junior High!) There are several sects of Judasim out there...I ended up claiming my Jewish Faith as my own and became religious in college. I am now an Orthodox Jew. What is the difference? I am religious which means I observe the Torah and all its 613 Commandments as best as I can. I believe G-d gave the Jews the Torah as an instruction booklet of the way we should live our lives and that it was not written by man but by G-d Himself. Men wear a Yarmulke to remind them that there is a G-d (so I would say humility in some respect, yes!), and they do not shave their beards because it says not to do so in the Torah. Many would argue that Judaism's approach to women covering their hair is inappropriate and chauvenistic; however, if this were the case ALL women would be required to cover their hair. Unmarried women do not cover their hair as the purpose of a woman covering her hair is intended to remind her to control her sexual influence and to keep that focused and directed where it belongs--within a marriage. In the Torah it tells us that we should only eat foods of the ocean containing scales and fins...so shrimp is not Kosher. It also tells us in the Torah that meat is only considered Kosher if the animal chews its cudd and has split hooves. The way we know if the food is Kosher is if it is supervised by a Rabbi (it is not Blessed though), and bares one of many types of Kosher symbols called a Heksher indicating that it is Kosher.
Did I answer everything?     If not let me know
Cool post Shannon *hugs*
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Oh will you two stop it. You're going to push people's but-
tons and get everyone upset especially the bloody wogs. Of
course there's aliens, ET's that is. Who do you think gave
us the cell phone technology, you know ET phone home. Ha
ha ha. Before you get upset, Im just joking. Talk
away. -Bob
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I think what they mean by "til death do us part" is that you won't cheat on, or leave your spouse until one of you actually dies. I don't think it means you won't be together in the next world.
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to say we're the only intelligent life out there denies the existence of a higher power, and therefore makes US the highest power. I don't know about that. If I can still spill my food on my shirt, am I really the best there is?LOL!
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to me the saddest or most wrong thing in life is to have NOTHING to believe in.
Michelle, you embody the Christian I am working to become. this is sort of my "coming out party" for my deep faith in Christ. I've always followed, not necessarily well, but was always so secretive. Ah, what the heck, Go tell it on a mountain!
Anyhow, your pres. church TOTALLY sounds COOL! I'd go there! Nice to know they're not as stiff as typical presbys.
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LMAO!!!
And here I thought I only invited open minded folks, you turkey!
Ha ha!
I hope everyone here IS respectful, though, and if Heather sees any wrong she can definitely give me heck.
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I had no idea that unitarian was not Christian. I thought it was a unity of all Christian faiths.
And you're right, it IS arrogant to say everyone else is wrong, and I won't say that, but I definitely will stick with what I believe, and believe it to be the way.
And agnosticism-I was deply there at one point too. In college where I took phiklosophy and had no idea WHAT God was, if He was , or if He was a she or what. I feel much more at peace now, but that's me:)
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I believe in Judaism it's what they do to be polite and humble. Sort of like that's why the Muslims have no pictures of Allah or Mohammed (am I right??yikes! I hope so.)
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Augie,
#251278 - 03/09/06 08:49 PM
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Our God is an awesome God!!
I got a Sirius radio for Christmas, and Iahve surfed 100 channels, but keep turning to spirit. It's aChristian radio station and I LOOOOVE it.
Anyhow, our pastors are a riot too. I just about pee myself I laugh so hard sometimes. I think that's what God wants to see. Well, not me peeing my pants!LOL!
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