Re: Hidden Meanings

[Clare Pascoe Henderson]

Peter R. Ellis & family wrote:

Now, who’s for a motion to a Presbytery that says something like, “that this Presbytery adopt 
the teachings of Leviticus regarding the governance of the churches, 
ministers, and their
leaders.”
Of course, the people proposing this may mean Leviticus 18 ["Thou shalt not lie with 
mankind, as with womankind: it is an abomination." Leviticus 18.22]. 
However, others
might mean Leviticus 21 [heading: The Holiness of the Priests] where 
only male priests
are countenanced, so let’s get rid of women from our churches, and many 
of our male
ministers, too, if they have any physical imperfection, such as even a 
scar.

Or poor eyesight!  And don't forget the injunction not to touch pigskin 
- so much for playing footie!  And not wearing clothes made of two 
fibres - dammit, those cotton/rayon business shirts are out!  (Passing 
wonder: are clergy robes ever made of two fibres?  I bet the stoles are!)

And Ray wrote:
did you all show your butt to the priest when your boils got better? 
And I haven't noticed the women not appearing in church once a month 
while they're in their "time of uncleanness" - nor have I noticed any 
minister checking up on it!!

Or go to the NT (since many of those bible believing christians are so 
keen on arguing that those are pre-Jesus commands: what about "women 
will be saved through childbirth"?  Sorry, all you women out there who 
haven't given birth; you don't qualify for heaven according to Paul.

Let’s also 
look at Leviticus 19-20 concerning holiness and justice and penalties 
for disobedience.

This one has always intrigued me.  If Jesus' atonement was universal, 
and applied to those before him as well as those after him, then why was 
the death penalty for all those things any more necessary then than 
post-NT?  And if it was necessary then but isn't now, does it mean god's 
changed?

Clare
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Clare Pascoe Henderson
http://www.clergyabuseaustralia.org
Clergy Sexual Abuse in Australia
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