Sunday's Are the Worst

Have the Buddhist / Taoist / Shinto, etc. restaurants reported this problem? This isn't a thread of posts that makes me hungry for anything but Asian restaurants whose workers likely don't much care what the heathen are doing on what we like to call "Sundays".

[Robin Garr]

Have the Buddhist / Taoist / Shinto, etc. restaurants reported this problem? This isn't a thread of posts that makes me hungry for anything but Asian restaurants whose workers likely don't much care what the heathen are doing on what we like to call "Sundays".

Roots, Heart & Soy is open Sundays from noon-8 p.m.

It's in the heathen Highlands, though!

Yes, but here we go Carla, if Jesus fulfilled the OT Covenant, then Christians should not be bound by, nor should they even really acknowledge the OT. Only the red letters in your KJV should matter. Thanks to Jesus, you should be able to discard all 100+ Mosaic Commandments.

It's not that simple, and there are good, albeit involved, explanations of why not. It starts with the fact that Jesus and the apostles understood and taught the OT as Scripture to be obeyed and goes on from there.

[Robin Garr]

It's not that simple, and there are good, albeit involved, explanations of why not. It starts with the fact that Jesus and the apostles understood and taught the OT as Scripture to be obeyed and goes on from there.

Agree with most of that, but it's really helpful to remember that - particularly in the realm of Temple-era Judaism - "Torah" is better understood as "teaching" than "law." The whole idea of rigid, legalistic interpretation of scripture is much more of a 19th century American fundamentalist concept than a first century Greco-Roman/Judaic understanding.

Yes, but here we go Carla, if Jesus fulfilled the OT Covenant, then Christians should not be bound by, nor should they even really acknowledge the OT. Only the red letters in your KJV should matter. Thanks to Jesus, you should be able to discard all 100+ Mosaic Commandments.

It's not that simple, and there are good, albeit involved, explanations of why not. It starts with the fact that Jesus and the apostles understood and taught the OT as Scripture to be obeyed and goes on from there.

You're right it is not that simple. The paradoxes never seem to end. The melted down version results in a God Incarnate that cannot be contradicted, yet contradicts Himself in doing so. "I am here to fulfill the covenant so you no longer have to do the things I am teaching you about." This is the part where faith has to step in for reason. What good is religion without at least a few mysteries! The classic "God creating a boulder He cannot lift" conundrum.

Yes, but here we go Carla, if Jesus fulfilled the OT Covenant, then Christians should not be bound by, nor should they even really acknowledge the OT. Only the red letters in your KJV should matter. Thanks to Jesus, you should be able to discard all 100+ Mosaic Commandments.

It's not that simple, and there are good, albeit involved, explanations of why not. It starts with the fact that Jesus and the apostles understood and taught the OT as Scripture to be obeyed and goes on from there.

You're right it is not that simple. The paradoxes never seem to end. The melted down version results in a God Incarnate that cannot be contradicted, yet contradicts Himself in doing so. "I am here to fulfill the covenant so you no longer have to do the things I am teaching you about." This is the part where faith has to step in for reason. What good is religion without at least a few mysteries! The classic "God creating a boulder He cannot lift" conundrum.

But after saying he was the fulfillment he said, "I am giving you two new commandments." Which was to love God and to love your neighbor as yourself. Which, at least seems to me, covers loving and respecting others in the way we treat them and not waste time getting wrapped up in the triviality of what we eat, when we rest and what I consider silly dogma.

Have the Buddhist / Taoist / Shinto, etc. restaurants reported this problem? This isn't a thread of posts that makes me hungry for anything but Asian restaurants whose workers likely don't much care what the heathen are doing on what we like to call "Sundays".

Except for Simply Thai.

In fact I think there is a strong Korean Baptist community in town as well.

[Robin Garr]

In fact I think there is a strong Korean Baptist community in town as well.

There are a lot of Korean Presbyterians as well. And Sudanese and Karen/Karenni (Myanmar) Episcopalians too.

This thread makes me wish I was a moderator with a "delete post" button.

The real sin is putting an apostrophe in the plural form of Sunday. I see this on billboards and menus as well. Famous Martini's, Wednesday's are Ladies Day,, etc.

This thread makes me wish I was a moderator with a "delete post" button.

I was thinking if I overheard this conversation being had at one of my tables I'd probably resign myself to a 10% tip.

I found this thread to be one of the most interesting I have read in a very long time, nice to see folks have good discussion without being mean.

This thread makes me wish I was a moderator with a "delete post" button.

I was thinking if I overheard this conversation being had at one of my tables I'd probably resign myself to a 10% tip.

No, I just didnt want it to turn into a post about religion itself.
I guess I should have known better.

stiffed on tips by church goers

It's mainly Baptists...which, best I can tell, means damn near everyone in Kentucky

[Robin Garr]

It's mainly Baptists...which, best I can tell, means damn near everyone in Kentucky

Actually, you're not that far off. I was surprised by these figures, as I thought Catholics and Baptists were pretty much evenly matched. Maybe that's just in the Ohio River counties.
http://www.bestplaces.net/religion/state/kentucky