The Hale Eruv

[york away to this!]

I shall start to campaign for the village stocks to be brought back for heathens, a ducking stool in the railway vault for the catholics and a beheading stand under the clock...

is penetration by religion one of the things banned on UK porn yet?

 

[johnny on the spot]

Instead of telegraph poles and wires all over the place, how about a GPS based app which tells people when they are entering or leaving the eruv?

You need some sort of boundary to form it and religious Jews wouldn't be able to use an app on the Sabbath anyway.

Ah right. Bang goes another brilliant idea.

 

[urmston]

I've no objections to people making up bizarre religious rules for themselves that they just have to follow, but I don't see why everyone should have the streets cluttered up with wires and posts so they can comply with them.

 

[Lancet Fluke]

Sounds like people trying to get out of observing the utterly random and ridiculous dogma of their religion of choice on some kind of technicality. Personally I think if god existed he would be very angry indeed.

 

[Mad Eyed Screamer]

Certain things can be done within the home/town on the Sabbath and festivals but there has to be a physical barrier; however flimsy.
Like many other religious things it's symbolic (or symbollocks) if you prefer.
Essentially it's a get out clause for cheats, and one the orthodox who live within the Prestwich-Broughton eruv are taking advantage of.
It has absolutely zero impact on those of other faiths.

How does it cross a road?

 

[johnnytapia]

Jesus, what a pile of pump.

Not sure Christ will play a major part in any of this.

 

[East Level 2]

Certain things can be done within the home/town on the Sabbath and festivals but there has to be a physical barrier; however flimsy.
Like many other religious things it's symbolic (or symbollocks) if you prefer.
Essentially it's a get out clause for cheats, and one the orthodox who live within the Prestwich-Broughton eruv are taking advantage of.
It has absolutely zero impact on those of other faiths.

How does it cross a road?

I assume on poles, like a phone line, hardly brain surgery.

Or alternatively it follows the chicken.

 

[urmston]

How about portable Eruvs?

Each person could hold a stick supporting a circular wire about 1m in radius above their head. Perhaps the stick could be supported in a little knapsack leaving both hands free.

This would confine the wires and poles to the people who need to obey religious rules and avoid any permanent clutter of public space.

I asked God to give me a sign if this would be unacceptable and he hasn't given me one, so I know it's OK with him.

 

[mac]

Quote:Programme manager Abraham Wahnon is prepared to address similar concerns and issues at the public meeting.

He said: “It’s a lot of fuss right now, but once it’s running people won’t even notice it. There’s no magic. The world doesn’t change because there’s an Eruv.”

So if people won't notice it and the world will not change because of it why do they need it.
Also if a part of it blows down on the night before the sabbath and the line is broken,will they have sinned if they work.
Load of bollocks.