This is a very relevant forward I received yesterday. > > > > US Radio guru Dr Laura Schlessinger, classified as the "Queen of > Hate" > > > > tells her fans that homosexuality is a "biological error and sadness > that > > > > can be cured" and that lesbian mothers are "a devastation to > children". > > > > Tap > > > > "Dr Laura" into any internet search engine and you'll find scores of > > > > websites arguing about this blond bombshell who has the usual Yankee > knack > > > > > > > > for self promotion. You might also find the following "open letter", > > > > posted > > > > on the net from Canada, which says everything that needs to be said > about > > > > the intellectual pitfalls of selective Biblical interpretations. The > > > > letter > > > > begins: > > > > 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. When someone > tries > > > > to defend the homosexual lifestyle, for example , I simply remind him > 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 > specific > > > > laws and how to best follow them: > > > > a) 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? > > > > b) 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? > > > > c) I know that I am allowed no contact with a woman while she is > in her > > > > > > > > period of menstrual uncleanliness (Lev 15:19-24). The problem is, how > do I > > > > > > > > tell ? I have tried asking, but most women take offence. > > > > d) 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 to Canadians. Can you clarify? > Why > > > > can't > > > > I own Canadians? > > > > e) I have neighbour who insists on working on the Sabbath. Exodus > 35:2 > > > > clearly states he should be put to death. Am I morally obliged to > kill him > > > > > > > > myself? > > > > f) 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? > > > > g) 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 glasses. Does my > vision > > > > have to be 20/20, or is there some wiggle room here? > > > > h) 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? > > > > i) 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? > > > > j) 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. 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) > > > > "Thank you again for reminding us that God's word is eternal and > > > > unchanging."
