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Fri Apr-10-09 11:00 AM
Response to Reply #3 |
| 18. We follow the New Testament not the old. |
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I'm not a biblical scholar, I just know that Jesus' death changed everything.
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| -Any significance to the fact that Christians eat ham and leavened bread on Easter |
BurtWorm |
Apr-10-09 10:38 AM |
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ummm ...because we're Christians and not Jews? |
azmouse |
Apr-10-09 10:40 AM |
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But if you follow the Bible, as Christians, why aren't you following kashrut? |
BurtWorm |
Apr-10-09 10:43 AM |
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We follow the New Testament not the old. |
azmouse |
Apr-10-09 11:00 AM |
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Ok. Makes sense (as far as these things go ever make sense.) |
BurtWorm |
Apr-10-09 11:08 AM |
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See, now you have me curious. |
azmouse |
Apr-10-09 11:16 AM |
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Christians in Europe, where the ham-eating tradition started, have a long history of anti-Semitism. |
BurtWorm |
Apr-10-09 11:30 AM |
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I'd have to say that Christians treatment of Jews down through history |
azmouse |
Apr-10-09 11:39 AM |
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You actually have an interesting point. It is entirely possible that |
kestrel91316 |
Apr-10-09 12:05 PM |
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See #48 - eating ham appears to be an American custom, not European (nt) |
muriel_volestrangler |
Apr-10-09 02:49 PM |
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Ham tends to be eaten at celebrations. It's a big piece of meat, |
kestrel91316 |
Apr-10-09 12:03 PM |
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What is the point of keeping the Old Testament around if it's irrelevant? |
BurtWorm |
Apr-10-09 12:07 PM |
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For much the same reason copies of the Constitution often |
Occam Bandage |
Apr-10-09 12:33 PM |
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Which is? |
BurtWorm |
Apr-10-09 12:35 PM |
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Background. |
Occam Bandage |
Apr-10-09 12:43 PM |
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Jesus doesn't argue with the law. He argues with the ones he says are law breakers. |
BurtWorm |
Apr-10-09 12:49 PM |
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He does indeed. I said he quarrels about the law, not quarrels with the law. |
Occam Bandage |
Apr-10-09 01:00 PM |
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Maybe this will help answer your question: |
azmouse |
Apr-10-09 12:36 PM |
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So why are they integrated into the Christian Canon? |
BurtWorm |
Apr-10-09 12:39 PM |
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Seems like it is done for the history. |
azmouse |
Apr-10-09 12:47 PM |
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That only makes sense from the Jewish perspective |
Bad Thoughts |
Apr-10-09 07:53 PM |
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You're asking ME????? |
kestrel91316 |
Apr-10-09 01:10 PM |
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Yeah, I'm pretty sure ham wasn't part of Christian practice |
JerseygirlCT |
Apr-10-09 02:42 PM |
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Some of us who will be having Easter dinner |
Cirque du So-What |
Apr-10-09 10:43 AM |
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Ham is a more modern menu choice--the "classic" is lamb. |
MADem |
Apr-10-09 10:43 AM |
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Because it's a feast day, and those are feast foods in Europe/America. |
Occam Bandage |
Apr-10-09 10:44 AM |
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Well, if it happened three times... |
BurtWorm |
Apr-10-09 10:45 AM |
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People tend to argue with God a bit more than I would think reasonable in the Bible. |
Occam Bandage |
Apr-10-09 10:52 AM |
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And, that passage is more about Peter's refusal to associate with Gentiles |
rateyes |
Apr-10-09 10:51 AM |
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Certainly it is. My interpretation is that God is informing Peter |
Occam Bandage |
Apr-10-09 10:54 AM |
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..and that's the correct interpretation. (eom) |
Sal316 |
Apr-10-09 11:14 AM |
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Are all others are heresy? |
laconicsax |
Apr-10-09 02:17 PM |
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I'm not sure what you're intending to imply. |
Occam Bandage |
Apr-10-09 03:56 PM |
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I'm not sure I was intending to imply anything. |
laconicsax |
Apr-10-09 06:21 PM |
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It's unfortunate that language is so often incapable of conveying a single clear meaning. |
Occam Bandage |
Apr-10-09 08:33 PM |
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If you go by what heresy actually is..... |
Sal316 |
Apr-10-09 04:20 PM |
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"he has made nothing unclean" |
ZombieHorde |
Apr-10-09 01:18 PM |
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Yeah. I was just adding, not disagreeing. |
rateyes |
Apr-10-09 04:04 PM |
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Eating leavened bread is hardly going out of the way. |
drm604 |
Apr-10-09 10:45 AM |
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the Pork Barons think its a grand idea to have ham for easter |
ensho |
Apr-10-09 10:47 AM |
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Some eat ham, some don't. What one eats is not a big deal for Christians. |
rateyes |
Apr-10-09 10:49 AM |
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Just as long as no one touches THESE! |
PassingFair |
Apr-10-09 10:49 AM |
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Dammit. I'm dyeing Easter Eggs tonight with my kids... |
rateyes |
Apr-10-09 10:57 AM |
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That's it... I'm changing the menu to Colorado Oysters.... |
hlthe2b |
Apr-10-09 11:06 AM |
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I found two things on a quick google. |
MissMarple |
Apr-10-09 10:54 AM |
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Easter eggs are Chinese, I think |
blueworld |
Apr-10-09 10:57 AM |
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Easter is a renamed Feast day of Oestara- A Holy day focused on fertility rites for Spring. |
Marrah_G |
Apr-10-09 11:01 AM |
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Eostre may or may not have existed. |
Occam Bandage |
Apr-10-09 11:07 AM |
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Early Christians definitely stole a lot of their celebrations from other religions. |
azmouse |
Apr-10-09 11:08 AM |
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... |
Occam Bandage |
Apr-10-09 11:03 AM |
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Actually, there's an old pagan tradition of coloring them from Slavic peoples. |
knitter4democracy |
Apr-14-09 05:32 PM |
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Because they just renamed other religions feast days..... |
Marrah_G |
Apr-10-09 11:00 AM |
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Because it is the "other white meat?" |
hlthe2b |
Apr-10-09 11:04 AM |
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lots of people have lamb |
Kali |
Apr-10-09 11:19 AM |
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I don't know about the ham, but isn't leavened bread the dafault option? |
Lydia Leftcoast |
Apr-10-09 01:17 PM |
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Christianity is built on the premise that the Old Testament laws don't apply. |
laconicsax |
Apr-10-09 02:21 PM |
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Actual traditional Easter food here (no ham): |
muriel_volestrangler |
Apr-10-09 02:46 PM |
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They all should EAT CROW |
The Sushi Bandit |
Apr-10-09 08:01 PM |
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Last year I had beans and rice, |
Why Syzygy |
Apr-10-09 09:33 PM |
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The rules for not eating pork does not apply to Gentiles. n/t |
Sanctified |
Apr-11-09 01:17 PM |
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Your concern is noted. |
Duke Newcombe |
Apr-11-09 11:35 PM |
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I had fish and chips for lunch and am having pizza right now |
davidinalameda |
Apr-12-09 08:26 PM |
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Sounds good! nt |
JerseygirlCT |
Apr-12-09 08:27 PM |
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the pizza wasn't that good |
davidinalameda |
Apr-14-09 12:10 AM |
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Yes, because a faith that's 2000 years old isn't going to change or anything. |
knitter4democracy |
Apr-14-09 05:37 PM |
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