Happy Earth Day - Mon. 4/22

[angryChineseKahanist]

On behalf of Marx, Engles, Trotsky, Lenin, Mao, po pot, and Stalin, HAPPY EARTH DAY!!

[Zelhar]

Every day is an earth day.

[TruthSpreader]

I agree with Zelhar. Every day is certainly an Earth day.

[muman613]

A religious Jew considers every day Earth day.

[syyuge]

On behalf of Marx, Engles, Trotsky, Lenin, Mao, po pot, and Stalin, HAPPY EARTH DAY!!

[Rubystars]

Communist environmental terrorism day.

[angryChineseKahanist]

This is a day created by communists.
What is earth day?
It is a day to be "green" - aka "red".
Who are they condemning as anti-green (anti-red)? The evil capitalists and the evil air breathers. That's right, if you make money or if you breath, you are poising the waters with your chemicals and you are putting out carbon dioxide.
What's this carbon tax? You are anti-green even if you drive because you are poising the air. So does this mean you should stop breathing? When you breath, you are putting out carbon dioxide.

[briann]

This is a day created by communists.
What is earth day?
It is a day to be "green" - aka "red".
Who are they condemning as anti-green (anti-red)? The evil capitalists and the evil air breathers. That's right, if you make money or if you breath, you are poising the waters with your chemicals and you are putting out carbon dioxide.
What's this carbon tax? You are anti-green even if you drive because you are poising the air. So does this mean you should stop breathing? When you breath, you are putting out carbon dioxide.

Green is the new red.   (no offense to those who are colorblind)

[Binyamin Yisrael]

It should be a day to thank G-d for The Earth. Yesterday on Shabbat Afternoon, my synagogue did Birkat HaIlanot, the bracha when seeing fruit trees in blossom. The cherry tree in the neighborhood didn't bloom in Nissan, so the rabbi said we can do it in Iyar. Nissan was very early this year.

[Rubystars]

[angryChineseKahanist]

Earth day was co-founded by a murderer who was also a filthy communist
http://gizmodo.com/5995197/the-dark-history-behind-earth-days-murderous-girlfriend+composting-co+founder

http://www.nbcnews.com/id/42711922/ns/technology_and_science-science/t/earth-day-co-founder-killed-composted-girlfriend/

[Zelhar]

Do you realize that the day which is the primary unit we measure time with and all time unit are derived from* is one revolution of the Earth ? Hence every day is an earth day.

* in science the second was redefined for the purpose of better precision and consistency by radiation frequency of the cesium atom.

[Lewinsky Stinks, Dr. Brennan Rocks]

I suspect that the people who honor Earth Day did their real celebrating on Saturday.

[angryChineseKahanist]

absolutely. communism and socialism are the same. same sheiite.

[Binyamin Yisrael]

I suspect that the people who honor Earth Day did their real celebrating on Saturday.

Why? Because they're not Jewish or they are self-hating Jews and don't keep Shabbat?

[Binyamin Yisrael]

Earth Day should be a day to celebrate our planet and thank G-d for its Creation. To turn it into environmental worship is like the Deform Jews who made up that "Hanukkah is about conserving energy". You also have Deform Jews turning Tu B'Shevat and Birkat HaChama into environmental worship. Rather than worship G-d's Creations, we worship G-d and thank Him for His Creations. Idolatry started originally because people wanted to honor G-d through His Sun. But then they started praying to The Sun itself.

[Binyamin Yisrael]

I suspect that the people who honor Earth Day did their real celebrating on Saturday.

Or is it because of Hitler's birthday?

[Binyamin Yisrael]

Earth day was co-founded by a murderer who was also a filthy communist
http://gizmodo.com/5995197/the-dark-history-behind-earth-days-murderous-girlfriend+composting-co+founder

http://www.nbcnews.com/id/42711922/ns/technology_and_science-science/t/earth-day-co-founder-killed-composted-girlfriend/

That guy was a self-hating Jew who interdated and lived with a shicksa and then killed her and ran away. He was extradited from France but only after being given a new trial. I think he was tried in absentia and sentenced to death so France being an EU country is against the death penalty.

[muman613]

There is nothing wrong with being concerned with the environment. My problem with so-called environmentalists is when they place the concerns of the environment before the concerns of man, and as Binyamin suggests they end up worshiping 'mother nature' and all other forms of idolatry.

Judaism is very concerned with preserving the environment. Many commandments relate to the need to respect the planet including laws concerning preventing damage to trees during wars, protecting the safety of animals, not polluting the water and air, and many others.

But what is essential in all of this is to acknowledge that we have the power to affect our environment, and we should use  this power for the good and not for the bad. Shabbat shows us that there is a time for creative energy, and a time to rest from it.

[Binyamin Yisrael]

That guy was a self-hating Jew who interdated and lived with a shicksa and then killed her and ran away. He was extradited from France but only after being given a new trial. I think he was tried in absentia and sentenced to death so France being an EU country is against the death penalty.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ira_Einhorn

I was wrong about the death penalty part. He was sentenced to life while in Europe.

[muman613]

http://www.aish.com/h/15sh/i/48970181.html

Judaism sees itself as a religion of laws. As such the legal framework of Judaism was meant to structure and direct one's life experiences and perceptions of the world giving them meaning, spirituality, and sanctity.

Against that background, it is interesting to note how pervasive environmental legislation is in Jewish law with the consequence that one who follows halacha to the fullest, would, if only from repeated exposure, develop a highly refined environmental consciousness.

Any discussion of Jewish law and the environment must begin with the following classical biblical selection:

When you shall besiege a city a long time, and wage war to capture it, you shall not destroy its trees by wielding an ax against fruit trees... Only the trees which you know are not trees for food, you may destroy and cut them down to build siege machinery against the city waging war with you (Deut. 20:19-20).

Ancient wars were fought using different raw materials than those we use today. For us rubber, plastic, and various metals are the crucial elements. In ancient times it was wood. Fuel, siege engines, arrows and spears, all needed this critical element to function. While not all types of wood were good for all purposes, all wood could be helpful to the war effort in some ways. War is, undeniably, a time of great need, and great danger. Nonetheless, biblical law prohibits use of wood from fruit trees even under battlefield conditions.

Maimonides includes a large number of destructive activities under this prohibitive rubric.

This prohibition does not apply to trees only. Rather, anyone who breaks utensils, tears garments, destroys buildings, stops up a stream, or ruins food with destructive intent transgresses the command "Do not destroy" (Laws of Kings 6:10).

Maimonides goes even further in the continuation of this section. Not only are direct acts of wanton destruction prohibited, but even indirect acts such as cutting off water sources necessary for the trees to grow are also precluded. Similarly, when normal human activity does require some destruction of natural resources, decisions must be made in favor of methods that involve less rather than greater destruction (i.e., destroy the tree that does not bear fruit before the one that does bear fruit).

Noise Pollution

Over time this prohibition (now colloquially known as "Bal Tashchit" from the Aramaic translation of the command "You shall not destroy"), came to refer to any wasteful or destructive act. All things, even inanimate objects, must be treated with respect and not abused or wasted. Certainly all living things must receive at least that much respect as well.

Alongside the negative -- you shall not destroy -- is the positive -- you shall maintain, leading to an entire series of laws that are designed to maintain and improve the general environmental quality of life.

Many of the relevant sources appear in the Talmudic Tractate Baba Batra. This deals, generally, with civil law and monetary matters. Maintaining an environmentally sound quality of life is an imperative, and damaging that quality of life is treated in Jewish law as a tort -- a physical injury against one's neighbor.

The Talmud states:

If someone desires to open a shop in a courtyard, his neighbor may prevent him on the grounds that he will not be able to sleep through the noise of people coming and going (Baba Batra 20b). 

While accommodation must be made, even in residential areas, to allow people to make a living -- there are limits. Some manufacturing may be allowed, but the noise pollution of crowds and customers cannot be permitted to disturb the peace. Noise, which can penetrate walls and doors, is both an act of pollution and an invasion of privacy.

Certain professions, by the very nature of their functioning, create noise and need to be controlled. By the same token these and other professions may negatively impact the environment in other ways, such as damaging surrounding trees and fields. This too, is reason enough to set limits on their functioning.

A pigeon cote must be kept 50 cubits from a town. One may not erect a pigeon cote on his own estate unless there is a clear space of 50 cubits all round (Baba Batra 23a).

The reason for the distance requirement is generally understood to be the need to prevent the birds from damaging neighboring crops, though separation from noise may also be a factor. Optimum distance would prevent all damage. A grandfather clause was allowed, however, in pre-existing situations. Even here enough distance must be maintained so that damage will be small and rare.
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[angryChineseKahanist]

Why? Because they're not Jewish or they are self-hating Jews and don't keep Shabbat?

he was likely referring to the ruler of the thousand year empire - the great orator.

[Binyamin Yisrael]

he was likely referring to the ruler of the thousand year empire - the great orator.

Who is that?

Chaim once said the NY Nazi Times called Carl McCall a great orator.

Do you mean Elijah Mohammad on the Mother Ship?

[Binyamin Yisrael]

Did you just call my friend a [censored]?

What are you talking about?

[Lisa]

I suspect that the people who honor Earth Day did their real celebrating on Saturday.

I don't understand.  What are you trying to say here?