Christ, J.

*I didn't write this, I found it on a website recently. A friend of mine had shown me this a while ago and I just had to post it when I found it again! so good.*


This is an anonymous letter to Dr. Laura, the radio talk show host. Dr. Laura said she opposes homosexuality because it is "prohibited in the Bible". Dear Dr. Laura:

Thank you for doing so much to educate people regarding God's law. I have learned a great deal from you, 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. I do need some advice from you, however, regarding some of the other specific laws and how to best follow them:

* 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. How should I deal with this?

* I would like to sell my daughter into slavery, as it suggests in Exodus 21:7. In this day and age, what do you think would be a fair price for her?

* 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.

* Lev. 25:44 states that I may buy slaves from the nations that are around us. A friend of mind claims that this applies to Mexicans but not Canadians. Can you clarify?

* I have a neighbor who insists on working the Sabbath. Exodus 35:2 clearly states he should be put to death. Am I morally obligated to kill him myself?

* A friend of mine feels that even though eating shellfish is an abomination (Lev. 10:10), it is a lesser abomination than homosexuality. I don't agree. Can you settle this?

*In Matthew 15:4 Jesus reiterates the commandment to kill children for cursing their parents: "For God commanded, saying, Honor thy father and mother: and, He that curseth father or mother, let him die the death." And

Exodus- 21:17" And he that curseth his father, or his mother, shall surely be put to death."

Should people kill their children for cursing them because God says so, even if they themselves would go to prison for life or get the death penalty as set forth by MAN'S law?

* John 15:6 says: "If a man abide not in me, he is cast forth as a branch, and is withered; and men gather them, and cast them into the fire, and they are burned." (This passage, a quote from Jesus, was used for centuries to justify burning our predecessors at the stake for refusing to believe.) I know many atheists who do not believe in God, so he does "Not abide" in him. Should they be cast into fire and burned?

Leviticus -- 20:10 says Adulterers shall be put to death. Put to death by the spouse? WHO shall put them to death?

Deuteronomy-- 22:5 says Men's clothing is not to be worn by women, and vice versa. I work in a clothing store, and if I refuse to sell mens clothes to women or vice versa, can my boss fire me? If I , as a woman, wear pants, will I be breaking God's Law?

This is just a few examples of things "prohibited in the Bible". HOW does one pick and choose which ones of those many to follow, and to what length and what measures must we take to insure ALL people obey those laws of God?

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.