New Posts For Thread: Restaurant Sued for Serving Meathttp://community.beliefnet.com/go/thread/view/43911/28039777/Restaurant_Sued_for_Serving_MeatOkay, this is a curious item from my area:www.nj.com/news/index.ssf/2011/07/edison...A group of Hindu residents can sue an Edison restaurant for money to travel to India, where they say they must purify their souls after eating meat, a state appellatPointless, I'd say, since I'd bet that this case and a good many like it are dismissed as ridiculous wastes of the court's time. As has been mentioned, virtually every religious sect that stays active has far more easily acquired remedies than a triphttp://community.beliefnet.com/go/thread/view/43911/28039777/Restaurant_Sued_for_Serving_Meat?post_id=503424837#503424837Pointless, I'd say, since I'd bet that this case and a good many like it are dismissed as ridiculous wastes of the court's time. As has been mentioned, virtually every religious sect that stays active has far more easily acquired remedies than a tripSun, 24 Jul 2011 14:44:41 -0500Hence, my follow up question:http://community.beliefnet.com/go/thread/view/43911/28039777/Restaurant_Sued_for_Serving_Meat?post_id=503423529#503423529Hence, my follow up question:Sun, 24 Jul 2011 14:27:12 -0500Should the restaurant pay these people some reasonable amount since they were assured the samosas were vegetarian? Perhaps. I expect that these individuals' attorney will be hardpressed to prove that any actual harm other than their feeling betrayedhttp://community.beliefnet.com/go/thread/view/43911/28039777/Restaurant_Sued_for_Serving_Meat?post_id=503421857#503421857Should the restaurant pay these people some reasonable amount since they were assured the samosas were vegetarian? Perhaps. I expect that these individuals' attorney will be hardpressed to prove that any actual harm other than their feeling betrayedSun, 24 Jul 2011 14:04:34 -0500Perhaps they could have a 55 gallon drum of Ganges water shipped over to Edison, and when they are done with it, it could be poured into the Atlantic, purifying the entire eastern seabord. I would happily contribute to the cost.http://community.beliefnet.com/go/thread/view/43911/28039777/Restaurant_Sued_for_Serving_Meat?post_id=503421705#503421705Perhaps they could have a 55 gallon drum of Ganges water shipped over to Edison, and when they are done with it, it could be poured into the Atlantic, purifying the entire eastern seabord. I would happily contribute to the cost.Sun, 24 Jul 2011 14:02:11 -0500I just looked at the Hindu forum and the answers to the question I asked about the subject of this thread pretty much agrees with the posts that regard this as a frivolous lawsuit that does not have merit. One poster said that it was not neccessaryhttp://community.beliefnet.com/go/thread/view/43911/28039777/Restaurant_Sued_for_Serving_Meat?post_id=503421629#503421629I just looked at the Hindu forum and the answers to the question I asked about the subject of this thread pretty much agrees with the posts that regard this as a frivolous lawsuit that does not have merit. One poster said that it was not neccessarySun, 24 Jul 2011 14:01:18 -0500Been thinking about this alot, actually. I also don't like the idea of government intervention where people's personal lives are concerned-- in fact, I think what bothers me is the idea of the government getting to decide which religious beliefs arehttp://community.beliefnet.com/go/thread/view/43911/28039777/Restaurant_Sued_for_Serving_Meat?post_id=503419037#503419037Been thinking about this alot, actually. I also don't like the idea of government intervention where people's personal lives are concerned-- in fact, I think what bothers me is the idea of the government getting to decide which religious beliefs areSun, 24 Jul 2011 13:28:46 -0500Been thinking about this alot, actually. I also don't like the idea of government intervention where people's personal lives are concerned-- in fact, I think what bothers me is the idea of the government getting to decide which religious beliefs arehttp://community.beliefnet.com/go/thread/view/43911/28039777/Restaurant_Sued_for_Serving_Meat?post_id=503417073#503417073Been thinking about this alot, actually. I also don't like the idea of government intervention where people's personal lives are concerned-- in fact, I think what bothers me is the idea of the government getting to decide which religious beliefs areSun, 24 Jul 2011 13:06:33 -0500St. John or not, I've been assured that being saved guarantees a slot in heaven. Perhaps that was these individuals' misunderstanding, but I've heard that from more than one fundamentalist.http://community.beliefnet.com/go/thread/view/43911/28039777/Restaurant_Sued_for_Serving_Meat?post_id=503335565#503335565St. John or not, I've been assured that being saved guarantees a slot in heaven. Perhaps that was these individuals' misunderstanding, but I've heard that from more than one fundamentalist.Sat, 23 Jul 2011 14:34:19 -0500Huh?St John wrote that no murderer will inherit the kingdom of heaven.That is a sin that will have to be repented of and forgiven.http://community.beliefnet.com/go/thread/view/43911/28039777/Restaurant_Sued_for_Serving_Meat?post_id=503308717#503308717Huh?St John wrote that no murderer will inherit the kingdom of heaven.That is a sin that will have to be repented of and forgiven.Sat, 23 Jul 2011 09:30:00 -0500Yes, well, suing for an expenses-paid trip to bathe in and drink from the world's most polluted river simply isn't sensible. Ranks with fundamentalist Christians who insist that technically someone who's been saved but willfully commits murder will nhttp://community.beliefnet.com/go/thread/view/43911/28039777/Restaurant_Sued_for_Serving_Meat?post_id=503288569#503288569Yes, well, suing for an expenses-paid trip to bathe in and drink from the world's most polluted river simply isn't sensible. Ranks with fundamentalist Christians who insist that technically someone who's been saved but willfully commits murder will nSat, 23 Jul 2011 05:14:37 -0500