>Request for Clarification of Leviticus
>
> 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 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?
>
> 3. 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.
>
> 4. When I burn a bull on the altar as a sacrifice, I
> know it creates apleasing 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?
>
> 5. 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, or should I ask the police to do it?
>
> 6. 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? Are there 'degrees' of
> abomination?
>
> 7. 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?
>
> 8. 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?
>
> 9. 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?
>
> 10. 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, as we do with people who sleep with their
> in-laws? (Lev. 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.
>
> 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 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?
>
> 3. 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.
>
> 4. When I burn a bull on the altar as a sacrifice, I
> know it creates apleasing 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?
>
> 5. 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, or should I ask the police to do it?
>
> 6. 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? Are there 'degrees' of
> abomination?
>
> 7. 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?
>
> 8. 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?
>
> 9. 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?
>
> 10. 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, as we do with people who sleep with their
> in-laws? (Lev. 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.
