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Date: Mon, 19 Nov 2001 03:16:22 +0000 (GMT)
From: =?iso-8859-1?q?anna=20miller?= <ruboutthewords-AT-yahoo.co.in>
Subject: Re: the worldliness of sacred texts


You may laugh now but when God and Brahma and Buddha
return you will weep for those you laughed at. You are
sick and need to come and kiss me and my body. Ia m
the cosmic lay of love. 

--- Eugene Hohman <hoh131-AT-home.com> wrote: > Seriously
that is one of the best I've ever read. 
> What a friggen hoot!!!
> Thanks, I've got some folks I MUST send this to.
> 
> I'm laughing my ass off down here.  Great stuff!!
> Gene
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "saeed urrehman" <saeed.urrehman-AT-anu.edu.au>
> To: <postcolonial-AT-lists.village.virginia.edu>
> Sent: Wednesday, November 07, 2001 10:07 AM
> Subject: the worldliness of sacred texts
> 
> 
> >
> >
> > 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, 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 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 of the other specific
> laws and how to 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. 5:19-24).
> 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. 4:10-16) 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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> >
> >
> 
> 
> 
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