Fw: [Peace-discuss] FW: God's law

[E. Wayne Johnson]

It goes further than being a bit silly...

" Do not carry on as mockers, or your fetters will be made stronger" -  
Isaiah 28.22


On 7/1/2009 2:34 PM, Jenifer Cartwright wrote:
> PERFECT!!!
>  --Jenifer
>
> --- On *Wed, 7/1/09, LAURIE SOLOMON /<LAURIE at ADVANCENET.NET>/* wrote:
> You've may have seen this before; it's been going around for a while.  
> It was recently resent to me.
>
>     FOOD FOR THOUGHT
>
>     Dr. Laura Schlessinger is a US radio personality who dispenses
>     advice to
>
>             people who call in to her radio show. Recently, she said
>             that, as an
>
>         observant Orthodox Jew, homosexuality is an abomination
>         according to
>
>     Leviticus 18:22, and cannot be condoned under any circumstance.
>
>     The following is an open letter to Dr. Laura penned by a US resident,
>
>     which was posted on the Internet. Very funny - and thought-provoking.
>
>     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.
>
>     I do need some advice from you, however, regarding some of the other
>
>     specific laws and how to follow them.
>
>     1. When I burn a bull on the altar as a sacrifice, I know it creates a
>
>     pleasing odour for the Lord - Lev.1:9. The problem is my
>     neighbours. They
>
>     claim the odour is not pleasing to them. Should I smite them?
>
>     2. I would like to sell my daughter into slavery, as sanctioned in
>     Exodus
>
>     21:7. In this day and age, what do you think would be a fair price
>     for her?
>
>     3. I know that I am allowed no contact with a woman while she is
>     in her
>
>     period of menstrual cleanliness - Lev.15:19-24. The problem is,
>     how do I
>
>     tell? I have tried asking, but most women take
>
>     offence.
>
>     4. Lev. 25:44 states that I may indeed possess slaves, both male and
>
>     female, provided they are purchased from neighbouring nations. A
>     friend of
>
>     mine claims that this applies to Mexicans, but not
>
>     Canadians. Can you clarify? Why can't I own Canadians?
>
>     5. I have a neighbour 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?
>
>     6. A friend of mine feels that even though eating shellfish is an
>
>     abomination - Lev. 11:10, it is a lesser abomination than
>     homosexuality. I
>
>     don't agree. Can you settle this?
>
>     7. Lev. 21:20 states that I may not approach the altar of God if I
>     have a
>
>     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 by
>     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 a lot. Is it really necessary that we go to all the
>     trouble of
>
>     getting the whole town together to stone them? -Lev.24:10-16.
>     Couldn't we
>
>     just burn them to death at a private family affair like we do with
>     people
>
>     who sleep with their in-laws?(Lev.20:14)
>
>     I know you have studied these things extensively, so I am
>     confident you can
>
>     help. Thank you again for reminding us that God's word is eternal and
>
>     unchanging.
>
>     Your devoted disciple and adoring fan,
>
>     Jack
>
>     Richard D. Babcock, PhD
>
>     Jennifer L. Babcock
>
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>
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