Note: this topic is from 9/17/2010. Thanks decimon.
Posted on 09/17/2010 5:38:00 AM PDT by decimon
JERUSALEM (Reuters Life!) – A ritual sacrifice of chickens that are also twirled about one's head to atone for sins ahead of the Yom Kippur holiday has come under fire in Israel where animal activists want it outlawed.
The custom known in Hebrew as "kaparot" is commonly practiced by Ultra Orthodox Jews before the annual Day of Atonement, a 25-hour period of fasting and prayer observed by Jews the world over starting at sunset Friday.
In Israel, where a majority of Jews view themselves as secular or non-observant, a small group of Ultra Orthodox has angered the wider public by slaughtering chickens to cleanse themselves of sin.
Many spin the chickens above their heads either before or after they are butchered, and utter a traditional prayer for forgiveness, calling the doomed bird "my substitute, my atonement" to help usher in a "long life in peace."
The slaughtered animals are generally donated to the poor for consumption. Many Jews observe the ancient ritual by means of coins or goods spun about the head instead of chickens.
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Didn’t catch the whole ‘Golden Rule’ bit about not doing to others what they didn’t do to you?
Unfortunately, it is you that doesn't understand the concept of the "Golden Rule" as you have twisted from what is said to what you wanted it to say.
It is do unto others as you would want them to do to you.
The prohibitve form similar to what you have cited is more found in Confucianism and Islam.
Yep, that's it, all right.
Too bad you can't open your eyes and see that Judiasm is currently doing *TO* you what they would like to see others (you) do to them. And you ain't returning their behavior back unto them.
They leave you alone to worship your religion... and so, according to the Golden Rule, want that same behavior returned unto them.
You would them short-circuit that and give unto them the actions they would not want and have not demonstrated out unto the world.
God be with you.
Note: this topic is from 9/17/2010. Thanks decimon.
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