usual suspect wrote:
> Beach Runner wrote:
>
>>>>>> Read levitius. I obviously use it as a guide.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> Do you stone homosexuals, adulterers, psychics, wizards, or
>>>>> disobedient children? Do you cut your hair and shave? Have you ever
>>>>> had sex with a menstruating woman, or a woman who's just off her
>>>>> period (within a week)?
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> i've made clear my view of the bible. "Don't do to other what is
>>>> hateful to you, all the rest is commentary" - Hillel
>>
>>
>> No, you are anti semetic for saying Jews who follow tradition are sick.
>
>
> I didn't write that Jews who follow tradition are sick, you disgusting
> little prick. I wrote that Jews who micromanage their diets far beyond
> what the Torah commands are orthorexic. There's NO command for anyone to
> have TWO ****ING SETS of cookware. There's NO command for anyone to
> abstain from cheeseburgers or enchiladas or tacos. There's NO command
> for anyone to wait several hours between a dairy meal and a meat meal.
> That's all made-up hogwash.
>


Leviticus is not all of Judaism. It is based on other books.
Orthodox Jews follow these laws. They are not sick.
I respect them.












>>> IOW, you pick and choose the parts you like and then impugn others as
>>> "anti-Semitic" for disagreeing with your choices.
>>
>>
>> I respect other religions and moralities.
>
>
> There's nothing "moral" about having TWO SETS OF COOKWARE.
>
>> I don't have to follow them.
>
>
> You don't have to follow the bullshit rules about when you can and can't
> eat certain foods, about how many sets of cookware, or have a rabbi come
> in and certify that your kitchen is kashrut.
>
>> I'm not Buddhist but I would never call them sick.
>
>
> Buddhists have no orthorexic dietary rules.
>
> Vegetarianism was not a part of the early Buddhist tradition and
> the Buddha himself was not a vegetarian. The Buddha got his food
> either by going on alms rounds or by being invited to the houses
> of his supporters and in both cases he ate what he was given.
> Before his enlightenment he had experimented with various diets
> including a meatless diet, but he eventually abandoned them
> believing that they did not contribute to spiritual development.
> http://www.buddhanet.net/e-learning/...data/fdd21.htm