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mosquewatch:

--- Quote from: Ari on September 13, 2007, 09:09:06 PM ---Cute dog mosquewatch.  Looks friendly.  I met a psychotic dog last night at a Rosh Hashanah dinner.  He growled constantly the entire evening and would try to attack everyone violently, except his beloved owner, who took a step towards him.  Yet, as a pretty small dog (Laso Apso I think), he would back up immediately afterward.

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Tink will bark up a storm at people. She has never bitten anyone, she more than often runs away lol. Once she get's too know ya' she won't leave you alone. She's really great with babies and small children. It's great too have a "Friend" that is happy too see you, acts like you have been gone all day, even if you have only been gone 10 minutes. She's a precious lil thing.

Ari:
I like Tink.  Sounds like a pretty cool service, Yacov.  I wonder what Chaim would think?

mosquewatch:

--- Quote from: Ari on September 15, 2007, 11:06:23 PM ---I like Tink.  Sounds like a pretty cool service, Yacov.  I wonder what Chaim would think?

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I think Chaim would probably be against animals in the home. So be it. This is a time that we will agree to disagree. :) I love my lil dog :laugh:

Ari:
Yes, I love Chaim, but I must say I am not 100 percent sold on all animals not having souls and being able to tell the difference between right and wrong.  I think on some level they can indeed tell the difference as has been seen in several instances of pets helping their owners, etc.

EagleEye:

--- Quote from: newman on September 13, 2007, 07:31:00 PM ---Sometimes people need to look at the conditions under which these things were written.

In Israel 3,000+ years ago there were no flushing toilets, no pressurised water, no disinfectants, and many homes had dirt floors. The animals spoken of were mostly livestock. To have animals indoors in those days would be unclean.

But today, with ceramic tiles, vaccuum cleaners, bleach & disinfectant and modern homes, a cat or small dog in the house is in NO way unlean.

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I'm not sure how Orthodox Jews and Fundamentalist Christians think of the idea the scripture should be read in context...

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