It's awfully easy for you to ridicule, but given the Pentateuch, what would you expect them to do instead: just ignore the ones that seemed ambiguous and figure out ways to work around the others?
One can always follow Reform Judiasm, then get criticized on FR for that. This is one of those no win discussions which really centers around respect, which is there or isn't.
37 posted on 05/17/2005 1:09:24 PM PDT by SJackson
(I don't think the red-tiled roofs are as sturdy as my asbestos one, Palestinian refugee)