Cut Noah some slack. If I

acanuck — Thu, 11 Jun 2009 08:32:37 +0000

In reply to The Heretic's Bible - Genesis 9: Noah gets naked

Cut Noah some slack. If I read you correctly, he was already 600 years old when his kids saw him naked. Let me suggest it wasn't just respect or prudishness that caused them to approach him backwards with their eyes averted. If Ham chose to look, he was one sick dude, and deserved whatever curse Noah laid upon him.

But I suspect these two had issues long before the nakedness-witnessing episode. What good Jewish father would name his son Ham? Unless, of course, God had not yet banned the eating of pork! Has Joseph considered the possibility that ban might be a total misunderstanding? That during the long, cuisine-impaired voyage, God may have felt the need more than once to decree, "Don't eat Ham!"

If my interpretation is correct, Jews (and Muslims, for that matter) are perfectly free to consume the flesh of the pig in all its many delectable varieties: bacon, back bacon (that would be Canadian bacon to you), pig's feet, pork sausages, pork chops, roast pork tenderloin -- my mouth is watering already. For those of you who've never had the sinful pleasure, it's much like Montreal smoked meat -- just way better on account of being haram.

I'd comment further, but I've got a sudden urge to go make myself a BLT.

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Cut Noah some slack. If I