Has anyone ever actually met anyone named Judas?
What religion/faith are you?
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In the Christian world, naming your child that is tantamount to child abuse.
Especially if your last name is "Iscariot"!
I've met a few people named Jude and a few people named Judith, but no, I've never met anyone named Judas.
Naming conventions in Islam are quite extensive. There are long lists of names never to be given to others, such as any name reserved only for Allaah or for Mohammed, foreign names, names that could lead to ridicule, lots of other conditions, too.
I've never met anyone who wasn't of Latino or Hispanic descent named Jesus. And there are names that are somewhat disfavored because of implications, such as Jezebel. Not sure I'd say that's strictly a religious thing, though.
Naming conventions in Islam are quite extensive. There are long lists of names never to be given to others, such as any name reserved only for Allaah or for Mohammed, foreign names, names that could lead to ridicule, lots of other conditions, too.
I've never met anyone who wasn't of Latino or Hispanic descent named Jesus. And there are names that are somewhat disfavored because of implications, such as Jezebel. Not sure I'd say that's strictly a religious thing, though.
actually, yes. There were 2 different Judas in the bible, it appears: Judas Ischariot and Judas Thaddeus who also was one of the 12 apostles. Aparently the name was as popular back then as Jack or Bob are nowadays.
Then there was a third famous Judas - Makkabeus - who lived in the 2nd century and was a revolutionary or freedom fighter (depending on which side you are on).
The evangelist Matthew says Jesus had several sisters and brothers (by birth) and claims the brothers' names were (Mt. 13,55.56 EU) Jacobus, Joseph, Simon and Juda. That'd be another point in favour of that name having been very popular at that time.
Ever hear of the Salt Vampire?
Anyone trying that in Canada would find themselves in violation of the Charter of Rights (discrimination on the basis of religion).
That said, there are numerous Catholic institutions that are allowed to do an end run around the Charter; you can't even get a job as a janitor in a Catholic school in my province unless you can produce proof that you're a practicing Catholic. Public schools don't do a religion test to find out who believes what; if they did, there would be considerable outrage and cases brought in front of the Human Rights Commission.
If you're talking about humans. Same-sex male penguin couples raising eggs abandoned by the mother have been a thing for millions of years.Some say Jesus was the first baby born with a surrogate mother and two daddies... Shame that we had to wait 2000 years for the next one...
And you know what? We may even find out that that is why penguins are still around instead of having gone extinct. Sometimes it doesn't take more than that.
Agreed. After the egg is laid, there's nothing a female penguin can do to care for the chick that a male penguin can't do. There's a couple of penguins doing this right now at a zoo in the U.S. (Baltimore, I think). Thankfully the article I read about it didn't mention anyone carrying on about the "immorality" of it like they did in a previous article about a different same-sex penguin couple that wanted to raise a chick.
Well, there are imbeciles everywhere.
If you're talking about humans. Same-sex male penguin couples raising eggs abandoned by the mother have been a thing for millions of years.[/QUOTE said:
This is kind of a loaded topic. I consider a full and honest answer to be rather personal. My entire outlook on religion has been colored by my upbringing, my study of Zen Buddhism, and Babylon 5. I think anything taken to extremes is bad. What impacted me most about Buddhism is "the middle way" and similarly the idea from Babylon 5 that gray is between the darkness and light. I have applied that to the religion that I somewhat practice, but I find that nearly all organized religions take things to extremes so I tend to avoid them even if I partly agree with some things.
I have a rule: "Enthusiasm Breeds Insanity." The more emotion you invest in ANYTHING, the more likely it is that you will, at some point, stumble off the deep end and go insane, at least regarding that thing.
This applies to all known human activities, from religion to sports to sci-fi fandom to guns to food to environmentalism to politics to ponies to social justice to interpersonal relationships. The more you care, the more insane you become.
This knowledge has served me well in my ongoing efforts to reduce the amount of fucks I give.
This applies to all known human activities, from religion to sports to sci-fi fandom to guns to food to environmentalism to politics to ponies to social justice to interpersonal relationships. The more you care, the more insane you become.
This knowledge has served me well in my ongoing efforts to reduce the amount of fucks I give.
I read it in 'national geographic '.
You can look it up.
Jurassic park got it from actual science amazingly enough.
In addition there are hundreds of species where the male takes care of the young.
Even in species like wolves, a male may stay with the offspring while the mother goes and hunts, for various reasons.
I'm not sure why makes taking care of the young was even mentioned.
Not sure what it has to do with religion.
I'll happily be insane for Star Trek. It has vastly improved the quality of my life and brought me some lasting friendships I never would have developed without this as a springboard. As for religious fervor, that's an entirely different ball of wax, IMO. At that point, it's not just your enthusiasm. You're bringing god(s) into it and justifying all kinds of things with that imagined divine sanction.
You're not insane about Star Trek, tho. That's for the DSC forum.
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