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Post by Lucille on May 8, 2013 10:27:45 GMT -5
There are interesting religious views throughout the world about dogs. I remember my late Catholic father's last wife, who is Jewish, rolling her eyes and saying 'Oh God' whenever I discussed my dogs, I always just thought she was not an animal lover, but it might be more than that. Apparently the Torah forbids the ownership of animals which could be perceived as dangerous, and perhaps she had that perception about dogs. I know Jewish people who own critters, but perhaps some religious views may affect some segments of the population more that we are aware. I'm not targeting any particular religion, and it was a relatively recent piece of information I read that uncovered all this, but I thought it worth pondering. Perception (as opposed to reality) has a lot to do with how we react to our world.
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Post by RealPitBull on May 8, 2013 10:36:45 GMT -5
I know my family's views on animals were influenced by the Christian bible (the whole "use not abuse" thing). I definitely think one's religious upbringing can have an impact on one's view of animals. Like a lot of things in life.
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Post by emilys on May 8, 2013 15:45:01 GMT -5
There are interesting religious views throughout the world about dogs. I remember my late Catholic father's last wife, who is Jewish, rolling her eyes and saying 'Oh God' whenever I discussed my dogs, I always just thought she was not an animal lover, but it might be more than that. Apparently the Torah forbids the ownership of animals which could be perceived as dangerous, and perhaps she had that perception about dogs. I know Jewish people who own critters, but perhaps some religious views may affect some segments of the population more that we are aware. I'm not targeting any particular religion, and it was a relatively recent piece of information I read that uncovered all this, but I thought it worth pondering. Perception (as opposed to reality) has a lot to do with how we react to our world. The Torah is the first 5 books of the Bible, so it's not some Jewish-only text. Personally I've never heard of the proscription against dangerous animals, but if it's there (like in Leviticus where the dietary laws are), it's not something that's observed by any modern Jews.
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Post by Lucille on May 8, 2013 20:31:44 GMT -5
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