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This is a normal post I truly don't understand this
if they are religiously pious enough to observe the Sabbath, why would you want an opt out clause that by definition would be going against the express wishes of the almighty?

God has told them how to live and they are trying to cheat their way around the word and law of god. It sounds terribly unwise to me
 (I helped save b3ta! Jahled Three shades of black, Wed 1 Jun 2016, 14:55, , Reply)
This is a normal post It's god's fault for leaving the fishing line loop hole in the old testament.

(I helped save b3ta! Draconacticus Reject shampoo. Demand real poo!, Wed 1 Jun 2016, 14:59, , Reply)
This is a normal post I'm with you
What's the point of following a strict sect of a religion if you are continually looking for ways to avoid it's edicts?
 (I helped save b3ta! shitkicker, Wed 1 Jun 2016, 15:05, , Reply)
This is a normal post Those edicts presumably serving some spiritual purpose
which they are trying to break!
 (I helped save b3ta! Jahled Three shades of black, Wed 1 Jun 2016, 15:14, , Reply)
This is a normal post Well, the loopholes are now a part of rich cultural heritage too.
Take that, Old Testament God.
 (I helped save b3ta! omnitruncatedkraken from Empire Algol, Wed 1 Jun 2016, 17:19, , Reply)
This is a normal post Exactly
It's like "I want to be obedient to God, but if he's going to leave loopholes, then....".
 (SnowyTheWereRabbit the Leporid from Hell, Wed 1 Jun 2016, 15:11, , Reply)
This is a normal post As with most dogma, the spirit of the law is lost in the implementation.
I actually worked on a Kibbutz in my gap year and had a fascinating conversation with one of the younger kibbutzniks.

It was an orthodox kibbutz, so meals were properly kosher - they had plates with a red ring around them for meat and a blue ring for dairy. If something meaty touched a blue plate or vice-versa, they'd have to smash the plate.

She explained that the original reason behind not mixing meat and dairy was that you shouldn't eat the meat of the calf whilst drinking the milk of the mother - i.e. don't exploit nature or your natural resources - quite a nice thing to live by...

But by implementing the rules so unthinkingly, they are literally doing the opposite of what was intended by smashing plates because a drop of milk touched a meat plate.

Idiots...
 (I helped save b3ta! HoratioFellatio Taking the the out of psychotherapist, Thu 2 Jun 2016, 7:56, , Reply)