[Magdalen] pondering politics

[Jay Weigel]

They do not become  *Jew*. They are still alive.

On Sun, Jul 10, 2016 at 4:39 PM, James Handsfield <jhandsfield at att.net>
wrote:

> Boy babies do not become a person until their bris on the eighth day of
> life.  Not sure the standard for girls.
>
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> Education is its own reward, both for the individual and for society.
>
> Jim Handsfield
> jhandsfield at att.net
>
> > On Jul 10, 2016, at 4:25 PM, Jay Weigel <jay.weigel at gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> > ​I tend to go along with the ancient Jew​ish belief about life, that it
> > begins when a person takes their first breath and stops when they take
> > their last. As a medical person, I know there are some interventions that
> > support and extend life, and those can complicate the issue, because I
> also
> > believe in brain death. However, it should be noted that a person who is
> > brain dead will not likely breathe on their own once artificial supports
> > are removed.
>
>