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Dear Fundamentalists,
Thank you for doing so
much to educate people
regarding God's Law. I
have learned a great deal from
your postings, and I
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
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 odor for the Lord (Lev
1:9). The problem is
my neighbors. They claim the odor
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 offense.
d) Lev. 25:44 states
that I may indeed possess slaves,
both male and female,
provided they are purchased from
neighboring nations. A
friend of mine claims that this
applies to Mexicans,
but not Canadians. Can you
clarify? Why can't I
own Canadians?
e) 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?
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 reading
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 (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.
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