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A question about the Nazirites

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Ulli:

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--- Quote from: Zelhar on October 29, 2009, 05:05:28 PM ---Look at this: a Jewish nazir: No haircut, No wine, can have a wife
a Christian nazir (monk): have a hairdo (shaves the crown of his head), can drink wine, no women.

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Oh, perhaps simple fasting is more appropriate.

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Yes I think the practice of being a Jewish nazirite generally stopped being practiced long ago.  It was usually not encouraged anyway because it is very stringent and we don't want people to deny themselves so much, as a general rule.   But people who take on additional piety today usually do so through fasting or other measures in their personal life without a vow which is very serious transgression if one fails to live up to a vow.

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Yes, I think this is the right way. A broken vow will be very wearing to your conscious. In addition to that I am shure God will be angry towards you.

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