Morals anyone?

[wOoDz]

Picks up all religious artefacts and locks them in a bulletproof box and seals it in concrete

Dusts of the ceremonial alter and wait for some words of wisdom from CJ or anyone to stop this madness before someone defines murder or kill! One of those sexy padlocks will do  

[Adamski]

Religion is a very sticky subject, especially discussing it on a forum where all sorts of people from around the world congregate who come from many different cultural backgrounds. It's a subject where people can get upset rather quickly (and the moderator eye can see possible friction building up in here soon), so please play nice folks.

[Paladin]

I never read long threads, and for that, I am glad.

Me neither. And why I write them... I have no idea.

And why am I saying this.... I have no idea.

Am I gonna play nice... I have no-- okay. I'll try.

[Pessi]

OK, you win, SuperScottishHero.  

I'm actually glad to be proved wrong. New information is never for bad. But on the other hand, it doesn't really change the way I would act. I do not want to kill in any circumstances, no matter what it's called; murdering, homicide, euthanasia... To me, they're just different expressions. Although, I do understand the differences.

But anyway, thanks for pointing it out!

[12431]

Tell me what is the "offencive" thing. It might not be offencive at all, and Odysseus Kent (Yahtzee's last game) has some things in it that might have been offencive to religion. It might not be offencive at all. One teacher in a school where people were primarily muslim made a rule that no one can display pictures of pigs publicaly or read "three little pigs" out loud. She ended up offending the muslims because while they can't eat pork they can look at pigs and read about them and the teacher offended them because she didn't know that.  There is such a thing as too politicaly correct.

there are no rules that say you can't eat pork if you're a muslim. my neighbours are muslims and they said they chose not to eat it because they think it's hygenic not to. that's all.

[Matt Brown]

i thoughts jews couldnt eat pork

[Las Naranjas]

Neither can (if they're practicing).

It's considered unhygenic because pigs don't chew the cud.

Then again, it's like Christianitys old Fish on a Friday rule. It's waned, and whether it becomes rule or tradition ends up with the individual.

[Matt Brown]

cud? I thought it was b/c the had hoofs. Oh well, I dont know as much about other religions as I ought to.

about the fish thing, I am almost positive thats just a catholic thing, as all other members of christian faiths that I know, (including me) dont have any special friday rule

[Helm]

wasn't the fish on friday just a sceme to help the fishing industry back in the day?

[Matt Brown]

no, i think it has to do with Jesus supposidly being killed on a friday, and a day of sarfrafice and such. I might be wrong...prehaps a catholic can correct me?

[wOoDz]

always makes me laff but people go to church on sundays... drive to the pub for lunch after the service then drive home pissed up, biggets or what!

woodz

[Las Naranjas]

Panda-Cows have hooves as well, as do sheep, but no one hears of them refusing to eat beef or mutton.

[Femme Stab Mode >:D]

*sigh*
Both the Jewish and the Muslim don't eat pork because both the religions originated in places with a very hot climate. In these places pigs often carry certain deadly diseases and worms. And pigs take mud baths too so they are dirty and damn unhygenic.

[scotch]

Yeah, that's basically the reason.. they were considered unclean (literally) like rats, snakes and insects because they filtered out less disease than animals with double stomachs ._.

It was just a common sense rule adopted into their religious rules.. now I guess it's part of the sacrifice of being religious, or something like that.

[DGMacphee]

I dig Buddhism -- although I don't practise it, I've studied a lot of it since high school.

The thing I like most of all is that every statue of Buddha you see, he's smiling and happy and got his shit together.

Meanwhile, you look at Jesus -- hanging on the cross, looking miserable and thinking, "Man, it sucks up here! And I have to come back to life in a couple of days! Being the Messiah is like sooo depressing!"

That's about as deep as you'll get from me at this time of night.

[Toefur]

May not be deep, but that's an awesomely potent observation DG.

[Matt Brown]

las-you are correct. I just thought I read something about feet in leviticus once...I guess I was wrong

[Captain Planet]

Plus Buddha condoned eating spoiled food...

[Paladin]

yeah... and that's how he died too.
And he never ever looked like those statues. They're made up.

ya know... about Jesus... I'm not even sure I want to explain this and all...
I'm in a state of shock...

Fish on friday? Whaaaa? Yikes! Though fish is good, but, if it's a religious thing, sounds like a catholic thing. all those stupid rituals. (not to be offensive to any catholics... I have many in my family, so it's sorta my right...) I never heard of that.

[DGMacphee]

yeah... and that's how he died too.
And he never ever looked like those statues. They're made up.

Yeah -- but my point is it's a happier religion than Christianity.

I'm sure Christ also doesn't look the way he does crucified in paintings and movies -- If I were in that position, I'd be screaming in pain an agony, while he just seems too calm about the whole thing.

ya know... about Jesus... I'm not even sure I want to explain this and all...
I'm in a state of shock...

Fish on friday? Whaaaa? Yikes! Though fish is good, but, if it's a religious thing, sounds like a catholic thing. all those stupid rituals. (not to be offensive to any catholics... I have many in my family, so it's sorta my right...) I never heard of that.

But the strange thing is instead we eat chocolate eggs delivered by a rabbit.