To: ManyMoose who wrote (51855 ) 10/16/2008 1:25:50 PM From: jmhollen Respond to of 224686 Adherence to true Jewish principles and the annual act of Aatonement gives the Jews a soild foundation and a lot of wiggling room, including salvation apart from the acceptance of Jesus. They are 'God's Chosen People' with their own set of instructions. "..Works for me.... But, and that's a big "..BUT.." , the abuse and rejection they've suffered as a people over the centuries - particularly in Europe - has apparently made jewels and shekels more important than the rules to many. Precious stones sewn into coat linings made the difference between passage out and a concentration camp in many cases; which needs to be taken into account. Somewhere in the process, however, greed, possessions and dollars has gained great sway over the true heritage of many of those folks. We have lots of back-slidden Christians, also - just to be fair. In South Florida, it's extremely common to find fleets used Cadillacs bearing E-plates (..i.e.: leased/rented..) parked out in front of the cheapest, el-Crapo condos on the urban fringes. And, they are generally driven by folks who pretend to be directly related to NYC Bankers, CA plastic surgeons, or Milton Berle, etc. Concurrently, the head of household is found standing at the mailbox waiting for their SocSec check the first week of every month. Typically dressed like Doug Heffernan's step-father, in white buck shoes, yellow socks, and plaid Bermuda shorts. It's advisable never to get in line behind them at Walmart, as the 'lady of the house' will send the clerk on a mission to price-check a $0.02 difference at the back of the store's Sale Table for a package of Korean skivvies for her Hubby. If you think Dangling Chads is a problem, try waiting for the bus from 'Century Village' to pull away from the front of a Palm Beach Bank before all the free donuts are gone. Somewhere along the road, the pride and ethics went out the window along with common courtesy and other attributes. I'll never miss the place, nor will I ever go back; unless it's in my own Gulfstream jet and I'm invited to camp out at Miralago with The Donald ..... .