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Islamic Law vs Talmudic Law
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Matt Yglesias seems to be getting a kick out of the religious-legal wranglings at the Q & A section of the Ayatollah's web page, as though tortured questions on the legality of certain behavior are sime peculiarity of the stricter strains of Islam. Clearly the esteemed Mr. Yglesias hasn't studied his own Talmudic Law. Does he need a refresher on the law regarding the obligation to return seeds based on the ratio of the quantity of seed to the size of the plot of land on which the seeds are found? Or the distinctions in impurity between tref land animals, shellfish, a woman who has not entered a mikva following a period of uncleanliness, and homosexuality? Or the legal fiction that makes Manischewitz wine kosher even if it has been handled by goyim because it has been quick-boiled?

Judaism is two thousand years ahead of Islam when it comes to making arcane twists and turns in an attempt to make a semi-coherent set of religious laws. Which is more amusing? The debate could go on forever. Let it rest until the coming of the next Messiah.

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Last updated by Nicholas Beaudrot on 07:38 17 February 2005