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71. I wish more people (I'm looking at you, David Beckham) would adhere to Lev. 19:28!

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Wed Mar 27, 2013, 03:30 PM

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Leviticus [View all] WilliamPitt Mar 2013 OP

Leviticus says a lot of things that we don't do anymore. hrmjustin Mar 2013 #1

On the whole Trajan Mar 2013 #3

I am more of a NT person myself. hrmjustin Mar 2013 #5

There's a lot of misogynistic and homophobic nonsense in the NT written by St. Paul. backscatter712 Mar 2013 #24

Paul hated sex and women. Most of his other stuff is ok but When he says that women must keep hrmjustin Mar 2013 #26

Fortunately for all of us cpwm17 Mar 2013 #41

Did you have one of those new testaments with the word of Christ in red print? curlyred Mar 2013 #42

Yes i actual do have one of them. hrmjustin Mar 2013 #45

As a non-Christian I must say I like the Epistles more than the Gospels. white_wolf Mar 2013 #57

Yes James is a wealth of good verses. hrmjustin Mar 2013 #60

Kindred souls curlyred Mar 2013 #59

careful, a lot of jews adhere much more closely to leviticus than christians do. unblock Mar 2013 #9

I am unconcerned from a theological standpoint Trajan Mar 2013 #11

i'm an atheist through and through as well. but i try to steer clear of offending others.... unblock Mar 2013 #13

I suppose I should refrain from ever speaking my opinion Trajan Mar 2013 #16

i'm not saying that at all. by all means, please do share your opinion. that's what du is for! unblock Mar 2013 #18

prefacing opinions with phrases such as "in my opinion"??? RetroLounge Mar 2013 #55

people tend to take flatly declarative sentences as statements of fact, not opinion. unblock Mar 2013 #62

"people tend to take flatly declarative sentences as statements of fact" RetroLounge Mar 2013 #75

Our mere existence is offensive to some religionist. alfredo Mar 2013 #68

The new testament isn't so bad. davidthegnome Mar 2013 #36

I feel pretty blessed to practice one of the newer religions, tavalon Mar 2013 #64

It seems American Jews are highly supportive of gay marriage obama2terms Mar 2013 #69

speaking very broadly, jews have much more positive views about sex than christians unblock Mar 2013 #74

Divine inspired Leviticus? Wow griloco Mar 2013 #29

You think? WilliamPitt Mar 2013 #31

OK ... NOW I wanna hair cut ... Trajan Mar 2013 #2

Awwww, I like long hair abelenkpe Mar 2013 #28

no shellfish. no blended material. yup. nt seabeyond Mar 2013 #4

Also no catfish, right? They have no scales. Mariana Mar 2013 #17

i only heard shell fish cause they tend close to shore where pollution was, hence, disease. nt seabeyond Mar 2013 #22

Leviticus and Deuteronomy say: Mariana Mar 2013 #33

OK by me. bvar22 Mar 2013 #40

That was just for sulphurdunn Mar 2013 #46

pork! we're talking bacon here! d_r Mar 2013 #32

It's a book! I have a favorite book too, but I don't subject others to NightWatcher Mar 2013 #6

I do not like them thucythucy Mar 2013 #12

Sam! unapatriciated Mar 2013 #48

I knew there was a reason I liked you. unapatriciated Mar 2013 #50

Rev. Jesse Jackson reads the best Sam-I-Am kwassa Mar 2013 #58

Moxy Fruvous has my favorite version. mac56 Mar 2013 #70

Philistine. ;-) leveymg Mar 2013 #7

nevermind that homosexuality seems to be the one and only unforgiveable sin. unblock Mar 2013 #8

God hates figs too. Blanks Mar 2013 #10

That is an obvious misprint. thucythucy Mar 2013 #52

Leviticus is what is known as a "redaction"--it was inserted into the text at a later date. nt Romulox Mar 2013 #14

But was it a divine date? snooper2 Mar 2013 #23

Bill Maher moondust Mar 2013 #15

+1! n/t backscatter712 Mar 2013 #25

Bill has been batting 1.000 lately! Initech Mar 2013 #43

Milhouse: "I don’t think 'Leviticus' is a swear." johnp3907 Mar 2013 #19

The Bible takes about 775,000 words to say "Do unto others as you would have them do unto you" world wide wally Mar 2013 #20

Pretty much. sulphurdunn Mar 2013 #47

sadly i think it says so many contradictory things.. Phillip McCleod Mar 2013 #53

GOD HATES SHRIMP!!! backscatter712 Mar 2013 #21

So many Christians we're forced to deal with are Two Book Christians. backscatter712 Mar 2013 #27

Wasn't Leviticus a bunch of laws for Rabbi's? justiceischeap Mar 2013 #30

That sign alone Shankapotomus Mar 2013 #34

lol Liberal_in_LA Mar 2013 #35

well while we're on Leviticus what about the Jubilee? azurnoir Mar 2013 #37

There is some scholarly sulphurdunn Mar 2013 #49

Bashing fags at a clam bake is my favorite stupidity. talkingmime Mar 2013 #38

Eating pork is against Jewish religious law. The reason?... When the jews were freed from Egypt, the world wide wally Mar 2013 #54

Same as I quoted. 11: seven-eight (to avoid the smiley) and 11:12 hints at it. talkingmime Mar 2013 #56

I swing from mildly amused to greatly annoyed tavalon Mar 2013 #65

That Jesus guy in the bible was one great guy. Someone should write a sequel all Autumn Mar 2013 #39

Leviticus 11: 22 is the most important verse. dimbear Mar 2013 #44

Remember this??? elleng Mar 2013 #51

not me. Warren DeMontague Mar 2013 #61

How about Love and Common Sense as opposed Cha Mar 2013 #63

Ah, Leviticus Deny and Shred Mar 2013 #66

I wish more people (I'm looking at you, David Beckham) would adhere to Lev. 19:28! WinkyDink Mar 2013 #71

Leviticus was written for Aristus Mar 2013 #67

It also says not to eat your steak rare Hayabusa Mar 2013 #72

What?? No one has posted the letter to Dr. Laura about Leviticus? Jim Lane Mar 2013 #73

oop Bucky Mar 2013 #76