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MellowDem

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8. The insane things religious beliefs make people do...

Reply to Paul E Ester (Original post)

Fri Apr 12, 2013, 12:58 PM

Apr 2013

I remember being invited to a snack with a Jewish friend who was just getting into the whole Orthodoxy thing (his parents already were). They laid out plastic on the table we ate at, then rolled it up and threw it away afterwards. Apparently the crumbs from our non-Jew mouths might scum the place up. What a disgusting, horrible religion. Course, the same can be said of most religions, especially when followed consistently.

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Orthodox Jew Flies In Plane Covered In Huge Plastic Bag, Possibly To Avoid Cemetery Flyover (PHOTO) [View all] Paul E Ester Apr 2013 OP

Oh my fucking word! Meshuga Apr 2013 #1

Misleading headline (not Paul's) indicates plane, not man, was covered in the plastic bag. Scuba Apr 2013 #2

It just reminded me of this SpartanDem Apr 2013 #3

What this highlights to me edhopper Apr 2013 #4

Can anyone find an argument that a plastic bag insulates him better muriel_volestrangler Apr 2013 #5

Does it *really* astound you? gcomeau Apr 2013 #6

It does - it's not often they invent brand new rules to humiliate the followers muriel_volestrangler Apr 2013 #9

What gcomeau said. n/t. lindysalsagal Apr 2013 #17

Little info on the background. Paul E Ester Apr 2013 #7

The insane things religious beliefs make people do... MellowDem Apr 2013 #8

That is racism. LuvNewcastle Apr 2013 #10

did you ask them about it? Mosby Apr 2013 #18

Religion can make people do really, really stupid things. mr blur Apr 2013 #11

Well to be fair not all believers are like this guy. hrmjustin Apr 2013 #12

No, they're not. But all (or nearly all) guys like this guy are believers. 2ndAmForComputers Apr 2013 #20

You guys! So critical. In the rabbi's defense, he looks to me like a chap who recycles. n/t dimbear Apr 2013 #13

Looks like performance art to me. goldent Apr 2013 #14

The ultra-orthodox flavor of Judaism is full of this kind of nuttery. backscatter712 Apr 2013 #15

Flavor-sealed for Freshness! backscatter712 Apr 2013 #16

I think he's just into bagism deutsey Apr 2013 #19