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okasha

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23. Orthodox and conservative Jews

Reply to cbayer (Original post)

Thu Jun 26, 2014, 05:07 PM

Jun 2014

Last edited Thu Jun 26, 2014, 05:41 PM - Edit history (1)

generally observe the prohibition. On a completely non-religious level, visible tattoos can limit job possibilities.

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Pat Robertson Says Even Jesus Tattoos Are Only For Heathens [View all] cbayer Jun 2014 OP

hoochie cooch? Apparently, it's 1929 again. merrily Jun 2014 #1

Hilarious right? cbayer Jun 2014 #2

I might have said "fucked up," but I'll take "hilarious." merrily Jun 2014 #3

Hubba, hubba. rug Jun 2014 #6

There is a special place in hell for false profits pipoman Jun 2014 #4

False profits? Was that intentional? cbayer Jun 2014 #5

I knew it wasn't spelled correctly but my spell check wasn't helping me and i didn't pipoman Jun 2014 #7

I thought it was intentionally hilarious and plan cbayer Jun 2014 #9

I'm betting Pat violates more than one prohibition from the Old Testament eShirl Jun 2014 #8

So it's not a credible claim? AtheistCrusader Jun 2014 #10

Yeah, I don't get it either Goblinmonger Jun 2014 #11

It's the same fucking double standard many of us have been trying to point out for years. trotsky Jun 2014 #13

Bullshit tends to acquire that. rug Jun 2014 #16

Shhh. They are having fun ridiculing deeply held Warren Stupidity Jun 2014 #26

Leviticus 19:28 concerned the practice in the Middle East at gentile funerals of marking the corpse rug Jun 2014 #12

That's not what it says at all. AtheistCrusader Jun 2014 #14

I said marking not cutting. Do you know why it's there? rug Jun 2014 #15

It's ridiculous bullshit. AtheistCrusader Jun 2014 #17

That's persuasive. rug Jun 2014 #18

You probably saw it before I edited to add context. AtheistCrusader Jun 2014 #19

I edited when I saw it. rug Jun 2014 #20

And the cutting, since, same sentence? AtheistCrusader Jun 2014 #21

I'll defer to scholars on this. rug Jun 2014 #22

Orthodox and conservative Jews okasha Jun 2014 #23

The Jewish prohibition on tattoos was reinforced Warren Stupidity Jun 2014 #24

That, too. okasha Jun 2014 #25

I'm an atheist Jew, and I observe the prohibition. immoderate Jun 2014 #27

And there's another okasha Jun 2014 #28

Nice scare quotes there. Act_of_Reparation Jun 2014 #29

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