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Title: A year of following all the rules in the Bible
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Boing Boing
URL Source: http://www.boingboing.net/
Published: Sep 26, 2007
Author: Newsweek
Post Date: 2007-09-26 18:37:19 by Zipporah
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Views: 103
Comments: 4
Kevin Kelly reviews The Year of Living Biblically, about a guy who "recently spent a year trying to follow all 700 plus rules he found in the Bible. These rules ranged from the obvious Ten Commandments to the more obscure details of Old Testament laws, which ultra orthodox Jews might follow: leaving side hair uncut, dwelling in huts on certain holidays, strict dietary routines. To give some idea of the physical transformation he underwent, the book offers this photo." From a Newsweek interview: A: Well, I don't want to give away the ending, but let's say I started the year as an agnostic, and now I am a reverent agnostic. Whether or not there is a God, I believe in sacredness. Rituals can be sacred, the Sabbath can be sacred however you choose to observe it. 
Q: Are you a more religious person as a result of this experiment?
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#1. To: Zipporah (#0)
Where do you come up with this stuff? Tired of the gloom and doom? So am I :(
The secret of contentment is knowing how to enjoy what you have, and to be able to lose all desire for things beyond your reach. Lin Yutang "We'll know our disinformation program is complete when everything the American public believes is false." --- William Casey, Director CIA (Quote from internal staff meeting notes 1981)
And I have trouble just following the speed limits.
Tired of the gloom and doom? So am I :( ..oh here and there :P I think some of this stuff is fascinating really.. and yeah the doom and gloom does get a tad tiresome at times..
Tell me! :P
#2. To: Zipporah (#0)
a guy who "recently spent a year trying to follow all 700 plus rules he found in the Bible.
#3. To: intotheabyss (#1)
Where do you come up with this stuff?
#4. To: Sodie Pop (#2)
And I have trouble just following the speed limits.
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