Food Items Poll

[Saddle Bronc 124]

This one does have some relevance at our home (as Pras happens to like shrimp/prawns which I disallow as "forbidden by Levitical Law").

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[w¡n9Nµ7 §£@¥€r 123]

This one does have some relevance at our home (as Pras happens to like shrimp/prawns which I disallow as "forbidden by Levitical Law").

Man, someone needs to whup your a$$. Where do you get off 'disallowing' anything? Geez.

[Fandango 1,439]

yeah!

[Fandango 1,439]

I wanna hear more about this 'disallow' business.

[Scott & Lai 12]

I could see it if you were an Old Testament Jew, but those dietary restrictions do not apply to New Testament Christians. Check out Acts 10 and 15 and Colossians 2 for examples.

[Knobby_Wheezer 0]

I could see it if you were an Old Testament Jew, but those dietary restrictions do not apply to New Testament Christians. Check out Acts 10 and 15 and Colossians 2 for examples.

My Messianic Jewish friend, who follows both sides of that coin, also does not eat shrimp. The difference, though, is that if a Messianic Jew has them on their plate as a guest at someone's house, they will eat them. However, they would never eat them at home or serve them to others.

(The story that her Rabbi told her---and which she told me as I ate my shrimp cocktail---was that after a dead body sinks to the bottom of the sea and sits there a while . . . and someone finds it and picks it up . . . the things clinging to it will be shrimp. This is what makes shrimp dirty food.)

Not trying to rile anyone up---just sharing something I learned.

[LaL 418]

yummy cockroaches of the sea!!!

[Saddle Bronc 124]

I could see it if you were an Old Testament Jew, but those dietary restrictions do not apply to New Testament Christians. Check out Acts 10 and 15 and Colossians 2 for examples.

My Messianic Jewish friend, who follows both sides of that coin, also does not eat shrimp. The difference, though, is that if a Messianic Jew has them on their plate as a guest at someone's house, they will eat them. However, they would never eat them at home or serve them to others.

(The story that her Rabbi told her---and which she told me as I ate my shrimp cocktail---was that after a dead body sinks to the bottom of the sea and sits there a while . . . and someone finds it and picks it up . . . the things clinging to it will be shrimp. This is what makes shrimp dirty food.)

Not trying to rile anyone up---just sharing something I learned.

Some things I learned about shrimp:

• [*]among seafood items, it's the one that most-oft causes allergies[*]of all foods, it has the highest cholesterol, especially LDL and VLDL[

[Mags 112]

I could see it if you were an Old Testament Jew, but those dietary restrictions do not apply to New Testament Christians. Check out Acts 10 and 15 and Colossians 2 for examples.

My Messianic Jewish friend, who follows both sides of that coin, also does not eat shrimp. The difference, though, is that if a Messianic Jew has them on their plate as a guest at someone's house, they will eat them. However, they would never eat them at home or serve them to others.

(The story that her Rabbi told her---and which she told me as I ate my shrimp cocktail---was that after a dead body sinks to the bottom of the sea and sits there a while . . . and someone finds it and picks it up . . . the things clinging to it will be shrimp. This is what makes shrimp dirty food.)

Not trying to rile anyone up---just sharing something I learned.

Some things I learned about shrimp:

• [*]among seafood items, it's the one that most-oft causes allergies[*]of all foods, it has the highest cholesterol, especially LDL and VLDL[

But that still doesn't explain why you disallow YOUR wife from eating them. Can't she choose for herself? You still haven't explained your earlier comments. I, for one, am intrigued.

Edited March 13, 2007 by mags

[brnidokiegurl 0]

DISALLOW strange word in a marriage - there are plenty of things Ahmed wont want to eat but he has said if i choose i can continue only he wont, not that he will disallow me, sorry your not in Kansas anymore.(figuratively speaking Charles)

[Scott & Lai 12]

I could see it if you were an Old Testament Jew, but those dietary restrictions do not apply to New Testament Christians. Check out Acts 10 and 15 and Colossians 2 for examples.

My Messianic Jewish friend, who follows both sides of that coin, also does not eat shrimp. The difference, though, is that if a Messianic Jew has them on their plate as a guest at someone's house, they will eat them. However, they would never eat them at home or serve them to others.

(The story that her Rabbi told her---and which she told me as I ate my shrimp cocktail---was that after a dead body sinks to the bottom of the sea and sits there a while . . . and someone finds it and picks it up . . . the things clinging to it will be shrimp. This is what makes shrimp dirty food.)

Not trying to rile anyone up---just sharing something I learned.

Some things I learned about shrimp:

• [*]among seafood items, it's the one that most-oft causes allergies[*]of all foods, it has the highest cholesterol, especially LDL and VLDL[

Perhaps so, but it's still a matter of personal choice; anything in excess can be harmful, and most things in moderation are ok. But the health issue is very different from an appeal to Levitical Law, the prohibitions of which are not binding for Christians, nor were they actually binding for Gentiles, as the Law of Moses was given only to Israel.

[Alex+R 0]

Heh. If anyone disallowed anything in my house I'd be disallowing their azz to come through the front door ever again.

[Saddle Bronc 124]

So far, my compromise was to allow her to have shrimp in restaurants or someone else's home (still disallowed at home).

[Jenn! 918]

So far, my compromise was to allow her to have shrimp in restaurants or someone else's home (still disallowed at home).

This post of yours makes a lot more sense to me now. http://www.visajourney.com/forums/index.ph...st&p=724325

Honestly, the first time, I didn't really understand what you were trying to say. But now it makes sense. Shrimp is not "legal" in your home.

I can kind of understand where you're coming from I guess. My husband does not eat pork. And though he hasn't "disallowed" it in our home, I just find no reason to bring it into the house. I will eat it out at restaurants and such.

I think the word "disallow" has shocked some people. But I don't really see it as being a big deal, unless Pras were dying to cook shrimp at home and you've firmly forbid her from doing so.

[brnidokiegurl 0]

I think it was always understood this was your belief, etc but i think your digging the hole a little deeper now in saying Your compromise was to (ALLOW), here each person is just that, a person of themselves. Everyone makes choices, what to eat, what to wear. Of course my Ahmed will eat no pork either and it doesnt both me not to bring into the house, its not something i have to have, but one day if i chose to he definately would not tell me i was not allowed, but this is your house. If both are comfortable with this decision, fine, but apparently not or you wouldnt be asking on here.