-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 Ron Johnson wrote: > On 05/11/07 04:40, Joe Hart wrote: >> Celejar wrote: >>> On Thu, 10 May 2007 11:40:01 +0200 >>> Joe Hart <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >>>> -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- >>>> Hash: SHA1 >>>> >>>> Ron Johnson wrote: >>>> [snip] >>>>>> I am playing the Devil's advocate here. So I might as well fulfill my >>>>>> role. So, you're saying God was merciful on Isaac because a lamb was >>>>>> sacrificed instead. Fine. So God demanded cruelty to an animal, which >>>>>> is also against our modern laws. >>>>> Cruelty? Where does that come from? >>>>> >>>>> Or are you a vegan? >>>> No, but I don't think it is right to kill an animal for any purpose than >>>> to eat it, or perhaps to end it's suffering. But, that's where we can >>> What possible logical / moral justification do you have for that >>> distinction? If one believes that there's some purpose to animal >>> sacrifice, and the Bible clearly does, than how on earth can you >>> conclude that that purpose is any less of a legitimate one than >>> nourishment? >> Well, just try it. Go out and sacrifice a few dogs or cats and watch >> the Humane Society step in. Do it in front of the police headquarter >> building to save a bit of time. Oh wait. We don't eat dogs and cats >> (well in some places they do) go sacrifice a little lamb. Make sure you >> steal it from Mary. ;) > >> To me, animal sacrifice is immoral. To the law it is too. That is my >> logical justification. > > There's not a whole lot of difference between a person killing a > lamb on an alter, then hanging it on a hook to "dress" it than what > a slaughterhouse or farmer does with a lamb. > > - From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 > [gcide]: > 4. To adjust; to put in good order; to arrange; specifically: > (a) To prepare for use; to fit for any use; to render > suitable for an intended purpose; to get ready; as, to > dress a slain animal; to dress meat; to dress leather > or cloth; to dress or trim a lamp; to dress a garden; > to dress a horse, by currying and rubbing; to dress > grain, by cleansing it; in mining and metallurgy, to > dress ores, by sorting and separating them. >
The difference is that the person "dressing" the lamb is preparing it for use, usually to eat. That serves a purpose in at least nourishing the body. I suppose sacrificing the lamb could be said to be nourishing the spirit, but I don't think a court of law would see it that way. Joe -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.6 (GNU/Linux) Comment: Using GnuPG with Mozilla - http://enigmail.mozdev.org iD8DBQFGRJcKiXBCVWpc5J4RApwdAJ4kHTNldkd6MRhszERmvo4Ca2rsWwCcCaRh T96XcnR7VDx7JrvJKnQMz4A= =cE0/ -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]