A child asks the president for advice.

tnitsuj

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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 states it
> > to be an abomination. 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
> > to 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?
> > 4. When I burn a bull on the altar as a sacrifice,
> > I know it creates a pleasing odor for the Lord
> > (Leviticus 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 that 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 (Leviticus 11:10), it is
> > a lesser abomination than homosexuality. I don't
> > agree. Can you settle this? Are there "degrees" of
> > abomination?
> > 7. Leviticus 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 Leviticus 19:27. How
> > should they die?
> > 9. I know from Leviticus 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 Leviticus
> > 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 (Leviticus 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 (Leviticus
> > 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.
 

conjur

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I got that in email the other day.


It's funny how they (the "new" Christians) pick and choose what parts of the Old Testament will apply to them and their beliefs.
 

crooked22

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This does not applies today. Jesusware came and patched up that buggy thing to Bible 2.0 four thousands years later.
 

Moonbeam

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God always favors the sickness flavor of the day. The second cmming will promise heaven for preemptive war.
 

Moonbeam

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Originally posted by: Moonbeam
God always favors the sickness flavor of the day. The second coming will promise heaven for preemptive war.

My apologies for the second coming of this post. It was unintentional.
 

Alistar7

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We are losing sight of what's important here, are we or are we not allowed to own Canadians?????


"A child asks the president for advice"

Children should ask their parents for advice IMO, at least they will always know any given will be in their best interest. The last person I would want my kid asking for advice is Bush.....
 

Forsythe

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Originally posted by: TastesLikeChicken
Originally posted by: chess9
Speaking of Dr. Laura, do we still burn witches at the stake?

-Robert

She was burned pretty good when those nudie pics of her came out.

:camera:? :D

And crooked, i agree. Except for the 4000years later...
Christians should only follow the new testament, as the new one overwrites the old one. But that's the "turn the other cheek" book. I'd say you've invalidaded that one. And btw, does gays even get mentioned in the new testament? Just curious.
 

nutxo

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Originally posted by: chess9
Speaking of Dr. Laura, do we still burn witches at the stake?

-Robert


Never did in the US, do the research.

Its a myth
 

chess9

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So, does that mean we CAN'T burn Dr. Laura at the stake?

Hmmm.

What about those nude photos? Did anyone survive viewing them? :)

-Robert
 

Vic

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Originally posted by: Forsythe
Originally posted by: TastesLikeChicken
Recycling a moldy oldy? This used to be the Dear Dr. Laura letter.

http://www.manbottle.com/humor..._Book_of_Leviticus.htm
It still has some good points. Such as "the bible is completely crap and christians today do not follow it"...
No... it means that the Law of Moses in the Bible was made to apply to ancient Hebrews and not to Christians. Unfortunately the Fundies ignore this because they have been confused into believing that by a single proclamation that Christ is their savior that they are freed from sin for life and thus are made capable of judging their neighbors, which they like to do with a zealous hatred of their fellow man. This is a narrow view of Christianity (created by the much-disputed interpretation of a 1600's Swiss-French theologian named John Calvin) and is not shared by the majority of Christians in the world.

Christ commanded that His followers love God with all their heart, soul, and mind, and that they love their neighbors as themselves. By this, the Law of Moses was fulfilled and made no longer necessary. Think of it this way. We are told that Moses went up to Mount Sinai and brought down a set of commandments, but that when he returned to the Hebrew people he found them worshipping an idol and otherwise being evil. So Moses broke that set of commandments and re-ascended the mountain where he was given another, lesser, set of commandments. This lesser set became the 10 Commandments and the foundation for the strict (and sometimes bizarre) Law of Moses. When Christ came upon the earth, He delivered to all peoples that fulfilled, or greater, commandments that was earlier denied the Hebrews.

As shown here, Mark 12:28-34
28 And one of the scribes came, and having heard them reasoning together, and perceiving that he had answered them well, asked him, Which is the first commandment of all?
29 And Jesus answered him, The first of all the commandments is, Hear, O Israel; The Lord our God is one Lord:
30 And thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind, and with all thy strength: this is the first commandment.
31 And the second is like, namely this, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself. There is none other commandment greater than these.
32 And the scribe said unto him, Well, Master, thou hast said the truth: for there is one God; and there is none other but he:
33 And to love him with all the heart, and with all the understanding, and with all the soul, and with all the strength, and to love his neighbour as himself, is more than all whole burnt offerings and sacrifices.
34 And when Jesus saw that he answered discreetly, he said unto him, Thou art not far from the kingdom of God. And no man after that durst ask him any question.


Now, I would appreciate that before you knock the faith of millions of people, that you obtain for yourself a greater understanding of just what that faith is. If you don't like Christianity simply because of the minority Fundamentalists, or simply because of the abuses of the Catholic church centuries ago, then you don't like Christianity for all the wrong reasons.
 

Caminetto

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Originally posted by: Vic
Now, I would appreciate that before you knock the faith of millions of people, that you obtain for yourself a greater understanding of just what that faith is. If you don't like Christianity simply because of the minority Fundamentalists, or simply because of the abuses of the Catholic church centuries ago, then you don't like Christianity for all the wrong reasons.



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