jOhn, when I become Emperor of the Universe, you can be my representative for Earth...I, too, would 'relax the rules a bit'....

but my friends who practice these religions tell me they really do not WISH the rules relaxed. The feeling seems to be that certain hardships or rules that test resolve and committment are good for us, and are a part of the routine.

The problem, as we see, comes when YOUR rules require accommidation on MY part.

I wonder just how serious Rabbi Sol's reply was to greg stephens rhetorical question about "folk music" being a religion? It would be fun to see THAT tested in court!