June 7, 2006

• Back briefly

  I'm back briefly... I seemed to have some problem with my JavaScript, so I removed it all.  I don't think I had anything of use there anyway.  Below is a letter I heard from a progressive radio show about the blatant pandering (yet again) of our leaders with the Gay-Marriage Ban Amendment (which couldn't even get a majority of votes).  I don't personally believe in gay marriage, which is why I didn't marry a gay man.  I could care less if my neighbor does it though, I still don't see how it will affect my marriage at all.  With that said, my conservative political side comes out and asks why the "conservatives" in our government want to both legislate what we do in our personal lives, and why they want to federalize this issue and take away states' rights.  I also heard that this same type of crowd was around sometime around the 1910s-1920s; only that time the government proposed a constitutional amendment to ban inter-racial marriages, which were already illegal.  Luckily, that Amendment didn't pass, and that those damn "activist judges" overturned those laws... I probably wouldn't have been allowed to marry my wife, I'm white and she's Hispanic.  I think that if you want to "preserve the sacred institute of marriage", we need to take marriage out of the government and put it back in the church where it belongs before the government screws it up further. 

  
  

  So, as promised, here's a letter by one of the listeners to the Stephanie Miller Show showing how easy it is to focus on all the Old Testament laws and forget how Jesus just wanted us to love God and love each other.  Not to rejoice in the persecution of people based on things they can't change, whether it's sexual orientation or race.

  
  

  
  

  Dear President Bush,

  
  

  Thank you for doing so much to educate people regarding God's Law. I have learned a great deal from you, 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 rejects it... End of debate.

  
  

  I do need some advice from you, however, 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 this applies to Mexicans, but not Canadians. Can you clarify? Why can't I own Canadians?

  
  

  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 uncleanliness 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 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?

  
  

  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 abomination 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 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, as we do with people who sleep with their 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.

  
  

  A Concerned American

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