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Jewish activists launch crowdfunding appeal to breed perfect red heifer
The creation of a Third Temple as a permanent house in which God will reside was prophesied by Ezekiel, and most orthodox Jewish authorities regard it as something that will be a miraculous event. A minority, however, believe that humans can build the temple.
An obstacle for the latter group is the belief that because the world is impure, individuals wishing to ascend to the Temple must be cleansed with water mixed with the ashes of a pure red heifer that has been ritually sacrificed.
For decades Jews subscribing to this belief have been engaged in a painstaking and unsuccessful search for the miraculous red cow, known in Hebrew as the para aduma. The most recent candidate was suggested and discounted last year.
Now, however, the Jerusalem-based Temple Institute has announced it plans to breed its own red heifer using surrogacy techniques.
(why don't some of you sit with these zealots and explain to him that EZE was talking under the influence of wine or mushrooms, and this is all BS. Same as I wish some Christians leaders would tell the Evans that the end of day prophecies are ludicrous.)
http://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/aug/10/jewish-activists-crowd-funding-breed-red-heifer-third-temple-cow
The creation of a Third Temple as a permanent house in which God will reside was prophesied by Ezekiel, and most orthodox Jewish authorities regard it as something that will be a miraculous event. A minority, however, believe that humans can build the temple.
An obstacle for the latter group is the belief that because the world is impure, individuals wishing to ascend to the Temple must be cleansed with water mixed with the ashes of a pure red heifer that has been ritually sacrificed.
For decades Jews subscribing to this belief have been engaged in a painstaking and unsuccessful search for the miraculous red cow, known in Hebrew as the para aduma. The most recent candidate was suggested and discounted last year.
Now, however, the Jerusalem-based Temple Institute has announced it plans to breed its own red heifer using surrogacy techniques.
(why don't some of you sit with these zealots and explain to him that EZE was talking under the influence of wine or mushrooms, and this is all BS. Same as I wish some Christians leaders would tell the Evans that the end of day prophecies are ludicrous.)
http://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/aug/10/jewish-activists-crowd-funding-breed-red-heifer-third-temple-cow