Hey, it was meant to ridicule people who wanted to apply OT
law directly
to the modern USA, without thinking about such distinctions. Sorry you don't
like it.
Moreover, I find such people also tend not to make
distinctions between law
and gospel-a cruccial distinction for Christians- and tend to want to make
the gospel law or add law to the gospel. See my reply to Don Perrett on this
thread.
-----Original Message-----
From: gordon brown [mailto:gbrown@euclid.Colorado.EDU]
Sent: Thursday, May 16, 2002 11:55 AM
To: Shuan Rose
Cc: anamchara7@juno.com; Asa
Subject: Re: Some Questions for Kamilla
This appears to be a very irreverent attempt to make fun of a serious
subject. It fails to make a distinction between moral law and ceremonial
law, between different Hebrew words translated as abomination, and between
the Lord's covenant people Israel and the United States of America.
Gordon Brown
Department of Mathematics
University of Colorado
Boulder, CO 80309-0395
On Wed, 15 May 2002, Shuan Rose wrote:
>
> T This is from the website, Reluctant Journey. Maybe Kamilla can answer
> these qustions!
>
>
>
>
>
> A bit of serious fun that I received not so long ago!
> The following was an open letter which was posted on the internet to a
> radio/tv personality, who had converted to Judaism, and who dispensed
> 'Biblical' advice and who made very unflattering comments about
homosexuals,
> ....
> "Dear .......
> 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 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 best to follow them.
> a) When I burn a bull on the altar as a sacrifice, I know it creates a
> pleasing odour for the Lord (Lev. 1:9). The problem is my neighbours. They
> claim the odour 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) Lev. 25:44 states that I may indeed possess slaves, both male and
female,
> provided they are purchased from neighbouring nations. A friend of mine
> claims that this applies to Mexicans, but not Canadians. Can you clarify?
> Why can't I own Canadians?
> d) I have a neighbour 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? Am I morally obligated to kill him myself?
> e) 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?
> f) 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 room for variation here?
> g) 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?
> h) I know from Lev. 11:6-8 that touching the skin of a dead pig makes me
> unclean. May I still play football if it means wearing pigskin 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.
>
>
>
>
> Shuan Rose, Attorney at Law
> 2632 N Charles Street, Baltimore MD 21218
>
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