Reply #83: This is going to end up a long list.

[JoeyT]

With just the bible we could run on until we pretty much abolished the government.
No more crop subsidies. Deuteronomy 22:9. Suck on *that* Blue Dogs.
No more subsidization or assistance for the textile industries, either. Also courtesy of Deut 22:9
No more subsidies for any form of sewage treatment, sewage systems, or septic systems of any kind. Deuteronomy 23:13-14
No more subsidies for natural gas or anything else used for cooking. According to Ezekiel you do your cooking over dung. First it was human dung, then God allowed it to be cow dung. Much more hygienic, I guess. Or maybe it's a flavor thing. Yuck.
We can also abolish federal funding of any form of science or medicine on general principles. (Cause I'm too lazy to look up all the "Do not seek knowledge, seek faith!" parts.)

We should also work to bring the rest of our federal legislation in line with those same principles.
Slavery no longer federally outlawed thanks to Leviticus 25:44-46
Murder no longer outlawed also thanks to Leviticus.
Rape no longer outlawed thanks, once again, to Leviticus. Plus Samuel, Judges, and Deuteronomy.
Practically any atrocity imaginable no longer illegal at the federal level because of Leviticus.
Troops encouraged to murder rape and pillage to teach people a lesson: Judges, Deuteronomy, Zechariah.
Selling your children to be used as sex slaves no longer illegal. Exodus.
Ridiculous amounts of "Don't deal with dirty foreigners!" laws from practically every single book. No more cheap Chinese stuff for you, Wal-Mart!

I'm just trying to bring our laws a bit more in line with what the religious right clearly thinks they should be. Or at least what they'd think if they weren't utter hypocrites.

Also: It isn't just mechanization. Don't forget the Amish aren't fond of electricity either and generally get their water from a well. No more federal subsidies for rural electricity or water treatment. We can forget about phones, highways, and the internet, too. Plus no more FAA or FCC.

Edited to stop various bible numbers from turning up as a lip licking emoticon. (Whoops.)