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In reply to the discussion: How America's Biblical Ignorance Allows Christian Right to Use 'Religious Freedom' For Own Agenda [View all]merrily
(45,251 posts)12. Actually, they do cite it, but explain it away.
"The law" of the OT was before Jesus paid for our sins, thereby relieving us of our servitude to the law. Now, we are required to obey only those things in the OT that have been "pulled forward" into the NT. (Mostly by the Apostle Paul, who never met Jesus, except in a vision Paul had while on his way to Damascus to slaughter Christians.)
As to the dietary laws in particular, Paul and Peter supposedly had it out with each other and then Peter supposedly had a dream that convinced him God was on Paul's side.
So, there is a rationale for all the stuff from the Torah. Unless it's mentioned in the NT, it doesn't affect Christians.
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xchrom
Jul 2014
OP
Thou shall not eat hard-shell crabs and shrimp either...but no one cites this.
kelliekat44
Jul 2014
#6
The NT says women should remain at home raising children, silent in public, modestly dressed
Bluenorthwest
Jul 2014
#33
I'm not sure it's ignorance--the Bible is like a Rorscach test--you see in it what you want to see.
bklyncowgirl
Jul 2014
#7
Actually following teachings of Jesus will not give you a club to beat up on others.
bklyncowgirl
Jul 2014
#25