--- In [email protected], [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > > In a message dated 2/25/06 1:11:44 A.M. Central Standard Time, > [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: > > > The Bible says it is an abomination for a man to *lay* with > another man they > > way he would with a woman. (paraphrased). I think that gets the > point across > > without being too graphic. > > That's IT? > > Sounds pretty vague to me. > > Shemp That's the only verse, from Leviticus, that I remember off > hand. I pretty sure there is more.
Paul has a pretty good rant, I forget in which of the epistles. The Bible wasn't written in > legalese as a contract between man and God. Could you imagine if > priests and rabbi had to be attorneys as well? ROFLMAO! Well, actually the Hebrew Scriptures are exactly, precisely that, as far as Judaism is concerned. Have you really never heard of the Covenant between God and His Chosen People? And as to rabbis being lawyers, have you never heard the provisions of the Covenant, especially in Leviticus, being referred to as the Law? One of the major tasks of rabbis was (and still is, although to a lesser extent) to interpret the Law, so they did indeed have to be able to think legalistically. The entire Talmud is filled with detailed legalistic discussions about how the Law was to be applied, just as the judiciary today wrestles with questions about how the Consitution and the laws based on it are to be applied. Even though the Constitution is much more recent than the Hebrew Scriptures, there are still disagreements and conflicting interpretations. (In fact, one of the defenses offered for displaying the Ten Commandments in public buildings is that *our* law is based on the Judaic Law, so the Ten Commandments can be seen as historical legal precedent rather than a religious statement.) As to the passage you cite from Leviticus--which is most definitely part of the Law--and Paul's later rant, there are scholars who question the traditional interpretation, i.e., that it was intended to prohibit all homosexual activity. You never answered my question, by the way, as to whether you thought the men of Sodom were homosexual. I'm intereted to know. ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> Join modern day disciples reach the disfigured and poor with hope and healing http://us.click.yahoo.com/lMct6A/Vp3LAA/i1hLAA/UlWolB/TM --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> To subscribe, send a message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Or go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ and click 'Join This Group!' Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
