Hi, Rosends. If rules are indeed rules, do you have a rule of thumb or some other standard by which you can sift which rules you obey and which you can eschew? "No bacon" and "no lobster" are pretty straightforward and easy (and, not to taunt you, but PHENOMENALLY delicious), but I assume you have knowingly worn a blended fabric at one time or another. Or at least resisted the injunction to put a known homosexual to death. Or someone who worked on Saturday. (If I'm wrong, please correct me.)
But, I ask my question because I suspect, on balance, people follow a certain faith up to the point wherein the doctrine of that faith jibes with the pre-existing ethics of the individual, and dispense with those parts of doctrine that aren't appealing. Adherence to kashruth is an interesting situation: it prevents the observant Jew from enjoying bacon and oysters, but it gives them access to the solidarity of the Jewish community and assuages aversions to unclean foods inculcated from childhood.
I dislike a great proportion of doctrine among the Abrahamic faiths and I THINK (though I can't say for sure) I would do so even if I were faithful. I was wondering if there are those among believers any large number who submit to their sectarian doctrine, believing in it fully, but who resent or at least dislike parts of it.
