Thread by @brummytaff

hello @IzzyFolau I am sure you are genuine in following your faith in condemning homosexuals, adulterers, idolaters, fornicators to burning in hell but I wonder if you could help me with these issues?

Leviticus 25:44 states that I may possess
slaves, both male and female, provided they are purchased from neighbouring
nations. A Scottish friend of mine claims that this applies to English, but not
the French, Can you clarify? Why can’t I own a Frenchman?

My sister would like to sell her 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?

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.

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?

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
obliged to kill him myself, or should I ask the police to do it?

A friend of mine feels that even though eating
shellfish is an abomination – Lev. 11:10, it is a greater abomination than
homosexuality. I don’t agree. Can you settle this? Are there ‘degrees’ of
abomination?

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?

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?

Deuteronomy 22:20-21 states if a woman be found not to be a virgin on her wedding night she should be brought to her
fathers’ house and stoned to death. Does this also apply to the bridegroom?
How can I identify if either the Bride or Groom are
not virgins?

My uncle 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).

Is it really necessary that we get the whole town together to stone them? Lev.24:10-16.

Rather than stoning them 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)

This may appear absurd, but no
more absurd then mis-quoting a few biblical verses out of context and via many translations to justify your heterosexism, homophobia and general bigotry

If you are going to follow the bible literally, then that
is your business. But in that case you should follow it all. Being selectively
fundamentalist and only quoting those verses that justify your own prejudices
is bigotry. I doubt that your God would approve.

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