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> >Dr. Laura, the ultra-right-wing conservative radio talk show host, has >said that she has become an observant Orthodox Jew and in doing so has >claimed homosexuality an abomination in accordance with Leviticus 18:22 >and cannot be condoned under any circumstance. The following response >is an open letter to Dr. Laura that was posted on the internet. > > >"Dear Dr. Laura, > >Thank you for doing so much to educate people regarding God's law. I >have learned a great deal from your show and try to share that >knowledge with as many people as I can. When someone tries to defend >the homosexual lifestyle, for example, I simply remind them that >Leviticus 18:22 clearly states it to be an abomination...End of debate. > >However, I do need some advice from you regarding some other elements >of God's Laws and how to follow them: > >1. Leviticus 25:44 states that I may possess slaves, both male and >female, provided they are purchased from neighboring nations. A friend >of mine claims that applies to Mexicans but not Canadians. Why can't I >own Canadians? > >2. I would like to sell my daughter into slavery, as sanctioned in >Exodus 21 . In this day, what do you think would be a fair price for >her? > >3. I know that I am allowed no contact with a woamn while she is in >her period of menstrual uncleanness - Lev. 15:19-24. The problem is >how do I tell? I have tried asking, but most women take offense. > >4. When I burn a bull on the altar of sacrifice, I know it creates a >pleasing odor to the Lord - Lev. 1 . the problem is my neighbors. >They claim the odor is not pleasing to them. Should I smite them? > >5. I have a neighbor who insists on working on the Sabbath. Exodus >35:2 clearly states he should be put to death. Am I morally obligated >to kill him myself, or should I ask the police to do it? > >6. A friend of mine feels that even though eating shellfish is an >abomination - Lev. 11:10, it is a lesser obomination than >homosexuality. I don't agree. Can you settle this? Are there >'degrees' of abomination? > >7. Lev. 21:20 states that I may not approach the altar of God if I >have an defect in my sight. I have to admit that I wear reading >glasses. Does my vision have to be 20/20, or is there some wiggle room >here? > >8. Most of my male friends get their hair trimmed, including the hair >around their temples, even though this is expressly forbidden in Lev. >19:27. How should they die? > >9. I know from Lev. 11: 6-8 that touching the skin of a dead pig makes >me unclean, but may I still play football if I wear gloves? > >10. My uncle has a farm. He violates Lev. 19:19 by planting two >different crops in the same field, as does his wife by wearing garments >made of two different kinds of thread (cotton/polyester blend). He >also tends to curse and blaspheme alot. Is it really necessary that we >go to all the trouble of getting the whole town together to stone them? > Lev. 25:10-16) Couldn't we just burn them to death at a private family >affair like we do with people who sleep with in-laws? (Lev. 20:14) > >I know you have studied these things extensively and thus enjoy >considerable expertise in such matters, so I am confident you can help. >Thank you again for reminding us that God's word is eternal and >unchanging. > >Your adoring fan." > >Peace to you all! > >Brett
I think that women who dress as men i.e., wear slacks to work, is also an abomination, oh wait, yes indeed it is Deuteronomy 22:5 "The woman shall not wear that which pertaineth unto a man, neither shall a man put on a woman's garment: for all that do so are abomination unto the Lord thy God."
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