Comments on: Modern illustration of Mark 3 & 7

By: Steve

Steve — Tue, 23 Jun 2009 19:18:31 +0000

Some family members were puzzled by our religion, asking questions, similar to what Terri talked about. My brother and I would give them simple explanations without making a big deal of it.

Over time? What I’ve noticed? They’ve been adopting some COG practices, like avoiding unclean meats, resting on the Sabbath, and so on. I don’t believe it was our influence, however. One relative was telling me some stuff that we never talked about. Where did he get that from? I just leave it alone.

While they’ve adopted some COG practices, they’re very secular about it. I’m not sure what to make of that. Figure that I’ll leave it alone.

By: rakkav

rakkav — Mon, 22 Jun 2009 04:13:32 +0000

And the thinking described by that UPI article is not only Odd News…well, if you’ll pardon my saying so, it’s insane.

By: rakkav

rakkav — Mon, 22 Jun 2009 03:55:20 +0000

For me, it’s not so hard to believe. Ultra-Orthodox Judaism (like Pharisaic Judaism, of which it is the linear heir) so misunderstands what “work” is and is not with regard to the Sabbath that many Gentiles (and many Jews too) want nothing to do with the Sabbath.

By: Thatsteveguy

Thatsteveguy — Sat, 20 Jun 2009 05:12:42 +0000

I remember staying in a Jerusalem hotel several years ago. On the weekly Sabbath the hotel would disable the elevators from going floor to floor. Rather the elevators would skip floors requiring the user to either walk up or down a flight of stairs to access the floor he/she was staying on if the elevator did not stop directly on that floor. The theory being was the elevator was “working” if it went from floor to floor but by breaking up the “work routine” it was no longer “working”, on Saturday’s the elevators were refered to as “Shabat Elevators” and at sunset were restored to their common function. I remember chuckling to myself thinking of that explaination the desk clerk had told me earlier in the day as I walked up the flight of stairs to my room floor on that Sabbath.

By: Terri

Terri — Mon, 15 Jun 2009 15:08:55 +0000

I have a friend who is, for lack of a better word, “puzzled” by my family and our religion. During a recent visit, she asked some questions, such as, “Are you allowed to do dishes on the Sabbath.” I explained to her that we don’t have a list of rules, that keeping the Sabbath holy is a matter of the spirit. If the spirit, heart and mind desire to keep the Sabbath as holy time, the physical falls into the right place.

By: Leona D.

Leona D. — Sat, 13 Jun 2009 03:53:15 +0000

This reminds me of an article (with video) I saw a few weeks back: http://www.russiatoday.com/Top_News/2009-05-22/Gadgets_help_Jews_observe_Sabbath.html

Hard to believe such laws would be put in place that prevent some from going to church!