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Just because your ancesters did it, that doesn’t make it right. Think about slavery. (I’m white.) I’m Jewish and observant Jews are forbidden to hunt. The rationale is that the less we are exposed to killing and bloodshed of any living beings, the more respect we’ll have of for all life including human life. As a result of this commandment, Jews have historically had a very very low rate of violent crime. Just Curious
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Name : ShirleyAvery, Gender : F, Disability : none, Race : White/Caucasian, Religion : Jewish, Age : 52, City : st. louis, State : MO, Country : United States, Occupation : writer, Education level : 4 Years of College, Social class : Middle class,I see that most of the respondents who argue against senior discounts are in their 20’s. The majority of seniors are on a fixed income, some have had their pension stolen from them from companies to whom they dedicated decades of work. They deserve a break. Just Curious
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Name : ShirleyAvery, Gender : F, Disability : none, Race : White/Caucasian, Religion : Jewish, Age : 52, City : st. louis, State : MO, Country : United States, Occupation : writer, Education level : 4 Years of College, Social class : Middle class,If you know most of the material, you can take advanced placement tests to prove it so you glide on to college or you can take GED tests to prove it and get a HS equivalency degree. If you only think you know all that stuff, well… Just Curious
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Name : ShirleyAvery, Gender : F, Disability : none, Race : White/Caucasian, Religion : Jewish, Age : 52, City : st. louis, State : MO, Country : United States, Occupation : writer, Education level : 4 Years of College, Social class : Middle class,People are always looking for a scapegoat when times are bad. Since Jews have always valued education, they have had better jobs and more wealth than the average person. Some people hate or distrust them or are jealous of them for that reason. Also, it used to be taught that the Jews killed Jesus (it was the Romans who did that) and that was one justification for hating Jews. The Pope withdrew that Jesus killer charge many years ago. Also, most Jews refuse to convert to Christianity and Christian fanatics felt they must convert everyone and those who refused weren’t worth living. Just Curious
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Name : ShirleyAvery, Gender : F, Disability : none, Race : White/Caucasian, Religion : Jewish, Age : 52, City : st. louis, State : MO, Country : United States, Occupation : writer, Education level : 4 Years of College, Social class : Middle class,Henry Ford was an outspoken antisemite, still I don’t know any Jews who avoid buying Fords. Some avoid buying German cars because of the Holocaust, though. Just Curious
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Name : ShirleyAvery, Gender : F, Disability : none, Race : White/Caucasian, Religion : Jewish, Age : 52, City : st. louis, State : MO, Country : United States, Occupation : writer, Education level : 4 Years of College, Social class : Middle class,Tolerance means respecting someone as an equal or at least worthy of equal treatment. Do you just “disagree with their lifestyle” or do you condemn it and consider gays inferior or immoral? (I’m straight BTW) Jesus taught love and acceptance. There is no reason to “tolerate” somebody who considers you inferior or immoral as long as they are not harming you or anyone else. Do you think blacks should tolerate or respect whites who think their race is inferior? Would you tolerate men who think women are all inferior to men? If you are asking gays to respect your idea that they are not worthy of respect and equal treatment, you are not asking for tolerance, you are asking them to accept bigotry. What would Jesus do? Just Curious
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Name : ShirleyAvery, Gender : F, Disability : none, Race : White/Caucasian, Religion : Jewish, Age : 52, City : st. louis, State : MO, Country : United States, Occupation : writer, Education level : 4 Years of College, Social class : Middle class,As a former English teacher, I lament the decline of proper English. In some cases, it’s just laziness. I’m not referring to fancy shmancy literary speech, just good grammar. It’s true that spoken language is more casual than written language. On the internet, anything goes and speed seems more important than precision. My English skills have come from a good secondary education and from avid reading. With the TV, internet and DVDs, few Americans read for pleasure any more. Apparently, some folks think that “keeping it real” is incompatible with taking the time and effort to speak correctly. It’s sad. If you look at those who have succeeded – Bill Gates, Obama, Colin Powell – they all speak correctly. It’s no coincidence. Just Curious
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Name : ShirleyAvery, Gender : F, Disability : none, Race : White/Caucasian, Religion : Jewish, Age : 52, City : st. louis, State : MO, Country : United States, Occupation : writer, Education level : 4 Years of College, Social class : Middle class,I agree. What’s worse and more dangerous are drivers who do the same. I’ve observed that in public parking lots and my own apartment parking lot, there are young drivers who zoom by (often talking on cell phones), not considering that small children may wander into the lots and that other safety issues are at stake. Just Curious
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Name : ShirleyAvery, Gender : F, Disability : none, Race : White/Caucasian, Religion : Jewish, Age : 52, City : st. louis, State : MO, Country : United States, Occupation : writer, Education level : 4 Years of College, Social class : Middle class,As a Jew, there’s no prohibition i know of regarding porn. I think it’s a legitimate outlet, esp. for males, sometimes a good substitute for cheating. However, if it becomes an obsession that replaces or harms a healthy loving relationship, it’s a problem. Just Curious
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Name : ShirleyAvery, Gender : F, Disability : none, Race : White/Caucasian, Religion : Jewish, Age : 52, City : st. louis, State : MO, Country : United States, Occupation : writer, Education level : 4 Years of College, Social class : Middle class,Most kosher Jews consider chicken to be meat, but you are correct since chickens are not mammals. Apparently, there was a famous Rabbi centuries ago who agreed that since chickens do not nurse their young, they are technically not “meat”. The issue boils down to the spirit of the law rather than the letter of the law. Few would argue that chicken flesh isn’t “meat”. That brings up another question I’ve had. Why are Jews forbidden to hunt, but allowed to fish? I do believe Jews commit less violent crimes because most of us are repulsed by the idea of killing animals and causing their bloody suffering. Just Curious
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Name : ShirleyAvery, Gender : F, Disability : none, Race : White/Caucasian, Religion : Jewish, Age : 52, City : st. louis, State : MO, Country : United States, Occupation : writer, Education level : 4 Years of College, Social class : Middle class,Although I consider myself creative and primarily R brained, I rely on Mapquest and similar online mapping services to make sure I get to an unfamiliar place easily. Just Curious
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Name : ShirleyAvery, Gender : F, Disability : none, Race : White/Caucasian, Religion : Jewish, Age : 52, City : st. louis, State : MO, Country : United States, Occupation : writer, Education level : 4 Years of College, Social class : Middle class,Why are some H.S. students proud of low grades? They’re probably overcompensating for their lack of achievement and/or rationalizing their laziness or perhaps unaware of an undiagnosed learning disability. It may be immaturity. A few years of flipping burgers may change their minds or they may cry racisim or consider themselves hapless victims, blaming others instead of looking at their own choices Just Curious
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Name : ShirleyAvery, Gender : F, Disability : none, Race : White/Caucasian, Religion : Jewish, Age : 52, City : st. louis, State : MO, Country : United States, Occupation : writer, Education level : 4 Years of College, Social class : Middle class,I am a Reform Jew. Some of the Chassidic practices, like keeping kosher are Jewish laws from the Torah. Although men are also required to keep their heads covered, the types of hats you describe, plus long black clothing is just a custom. It is not prescribed by Jewish law. Chassidic and other Orthodox Jews are far removed from the REform. Orthodox Jews believe that the Torah is the divine word of God as dictated to Moses. Reform Jews and most Conservative Jews believe the Torah is a sacred document written by scholarly men over time, but inspired by God. Still there are few fundamentalist Jews since Hebrew text is often open to interpretation. Just Curious
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Name : ShirleyAvery, Gender : F, Disability : none, Race : White/Caucasian, Religion : Jewish, Age : 52, City : st. louis, State : MO, Country : United States, Occupation : writer, Education level : 4 Years of College, Social class : Middle class,I can tell by your other questions that you are not meaning to be offensive. By your logic, however, Catholicism, which seems to dwell on the evils of masturbation, premarital sex and even impure thoughts would imply a God that’s obsessed with sex. Though Catholics tend to elevate celibacy as the ultimate sacrifice, look at all the pediphile priests. You can’t suppress sexuality and remain healthy. Jews, in fact, have a much healthier attitude toward sex in general. We don’t separate the spirit from the flesh as Christians do. We believe God created us as physical beings and sex for pleasure as well as procreation. Just Curious
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Name : ShirleyAvery, Gender : F, Disability : none, Race : White/Caucasian, Religion : Jewish, Age : 52, City : st. louis, State : MO, Country : United States, Occupation : writer, Education level : 4 Years of College, Social class : Middle class,From what I’ve read, Catholic authorities do not correlate the two. Pedophilia is not limited to Catholic clergy, but I’d be willing to bet it’s much more prevalent in Catholic clergy than non-celebate clergy. It’s not normal to suppress sexual desire, esp. for men. But it’s a chicken and egg thing. Do sexually disturbed Catholic men enter the priesthood to avoid a healthy heterosexual relationship or does celibacy lead to unhealthy sexual practices? My guess is that it is both. Just Curious
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Name : ShirleyAvery, Gender : F, Disability : none, Race : White/Caucasian, Religion : Jewish, Age : 52, City : st. louis, State : MO, Country : United States, Occupation : writer, Education level : 4 Years of College, Social class : Middle class,
