Comments by "Jerry Reiter" () on "Voice of America"
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God's law never changes, right? 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 other elements of God's Law and how to follow them.
1. 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?
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 uncleanness - 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 neighboring 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 neighbor who insists on working on the Sabbath. Exodus 35:2. The passage 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? Are there “degrees” of
abomination? I see 85 verses covering abominations. 84 are ignored, 1 is misused today.
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 God's law 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)
11. The Bible says stone non-virgins Deut 22, but 99% of heteros today have premarital sex. Adulterers must be executed Lev 20:10 and anyone who lusts is guilty of adultery (per Jesus). Should we just start killing everyone?
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.
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Not only do today's Christian conservatives consign all non-Christians to hell (fortunately a fictional place) but they are just as quick to consign their fellow Christians. Many evangelicals claim Catholics, main-line Protestants, JW's, Mormons, mystical Christians like Unity and Unitarian-Universalists, etc. are doomed to hell. Non-charismatics often condemn charismatics to hell. Heck, some churches condemn people who don't tithe enough to hell. Other churches condemn very similar churches to their own for being a shade less passionate (lukewarm is the preferred term). And of course racism is the natural home of white evangelicals, whose ancestors used the bible to justify slavery, segregation, bans on interracial marriage, Jim Crow laws and creation of the KKK. The bible is the favorite book of the KKK and all racists in the US.
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