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- From: arromdee@jyusenkyou.cs.jhu.edu (Ken Arromdee)
- Subject: Re: How much should we read?
- Message-ID: <1993Jan22.200438.6715@blaze.cs.jhu.edu>
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- Organization: Johns Hopkins University CS Dept.
- References: <1993Jan22.034815.19776@cronkite.ocis.temple.edu> <1993Jan22.072738.20808@blaze.cs.jhu.edu> <1993Jan22.183025.3995@bmerh85.bnr.ca>
- Date: Fri, 22 Jan 1993 20:04:38 GMT
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- In article <1993Jan22.183025.3995@bmerh85.bnr.ca> dgraham@bmers30.bnr.ca (Douglas Graham) writes:
- >>>: A religion is barbaric if it teaches barbaric things. If it teaches
- >>>: non-barbaric things based on misinterpretations of a Bible that, interpreted
- >>>: properly, should instead be read as teaching barbaric things... well, that
- >>>: doesn't count.
-
- >>>I don't see how someone could give Deuteronomy, Numbers, etc. (as posted
- >>>elsewhere) a 'non-cruel' reading.
- >>Perhaps this is a failure of imagination on your part.
- >Or perhaps Ken, you are still incapable of objectively discussing
- >this rather delicate matter. Perhaps it would be better if you
- >didn't try.
-
- It would be trivial to post to soc.culture.jewish and ask how Jews read these
- passages. (But remember that in this context, saying "you're stretching it"
- and "that's a silly interpretation" are not responses, since the question is
- whether the Jewish interpretation is barbaric, not whether it's wrong or
- right.)
- --
- "On the first day after Christmas my truelove served to me... Leftover Turkey!
- On the second day after Christmas my truelove served to me... Turkey Casserole
- that she made from Leftover Turkey.
- [days 3-4 deleted] ... Flaming Turkey Wings! ...
- -- Pizza Hut commercial (and M*tlu/A*gic bait)
-
- Ken Arromdee (arromdee@jyusenkyou.cs.jhu.edu, arromdee@jhunix.hcf.jhu.edu)
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