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Not really off-topic...well, sort of, but Clara changed the subject in a flash...
I understand the problem of the "Sabbath". I chose conventional Protestantism when I became a Christian, thus I chose to use Sunday as the day that I attended church and worshiped. Nothing more complex than that. I've attended Seventh-Day Adventist services (because my wife and I were specifically invited by a student) and they get really exercised about what day is the Sabbath. I don't. I've also attended services at Temple De Hirsch Sinai in Seattle because we were invited by a very old friend, Herb Bridge whose son was one of the Rabbis there.
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Umm, Clara didn't change the subject--Clara just injected historical fact especially because Clara's suspicion is now confirmed that the two in this dialogue resulted in what's called "buffet Christianity"...believers who personally pick and choose to suit personal theology that doesn't fit the standard of record.
This is of never-ending fascination to me: among the "God-said-it-I-believe-it-That-settles-it" crowd there's a large population of "God said to worship on the Sabbath but we get to pick what day that is" buffet believers. Christians and Jews share one religious characteristic: searching for, finding, and exploiting to the maximum--loopholes in "God's law".
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Aw come on, Clara. You just want to argue. If you're suggesting I treat Christianity as a buffet from which I can pick and choose my entrees, you're just plain wrong. It's fun talking to you but I'm sure not trying to flay the skin off YOU. Do you really think I'm one of those "God said it...blah, blah" types? Where have I given that "leg up" to you?
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