Agreed - these kinds of things are a decent example of the dumber parts of religion. It’s also odd to me that violating the spirit of the rules via technicalit

Agreed - these kinds of things are a decent example of the dumber parts of religion. It’s also odd to me that violating the spirit of the rules via technicalities is considered morally acceptable in that context (and yes, like any religion there are twisted rationalizations about why it all makes perfect sense).