Pursuivant wrote:Rob A. wrote:And, strangely, to me anyway, red hair in Russia and some parts of eastern Europe seems to be associated with Jewishness...
I thought it was a red heifer and not red hare...
Interesting, Hank...I hadn't been aware the
"Red Heifer" was that signficant.....though it seems all religions somehow, and in someway, manage to get around to worshipping or sacrificing cows... even the first letter of the alphabet...in many languages...is a stylized symbol representing a cow's, or ox's, head...originating with the Sumerians I think...the Latin "A" is the ox's head standing on its horns ...
Apparently the red cow is so rare...[that surprises me...I suppose Herefords are not red enough]... that very few have actually ever been sacrificed. Apparently this ritual is a prime example of what is called call a
"Chok", which is a divine law that does not appear to be rational or logical....
Hmmm...I guess there is no hope for me...when I encounter something irrational or illogical, I think the correct response is to stop doing it, not view it as "divine"....
And I suppose it's just another example why debating religious issues is really a waste of time ...
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