----- Original Message ----- From: "Roy Berko" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Joan Aitken" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Friday, 2004-04-30 09:37 Subject: Dr. Laura strikes again and gets it back
> > On her radio show recently, Dr Laura Schlesinger > > said that, as an observant Orthodox Jew, > > homosexuality is an abomination according to > > Leviticus18:22, and cannot be condoned under any > > circumstance. The following response is an open > > letter to Dr. Laura, penned by a US resident, which > > was posted on the Internet. It's funny, as well as > > informative: > > > > Dear Dr. Laura: > > > > Thank you for doing so much to educate people > > regarding God's Law. I have learned a great deal > > from your show, 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 Law and how to follow > > them. > > > > 1. 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. Should I > > smite them? > > > > 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. Lev. 25:44 states that I may indeed 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? > > > > 5. I have a neighbor who insists on working on > > the Sabbath. Exodus 35:2. The passage clearly states > > he should be put to death. Am I morally obligated to > > kill him myself? > > > > 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 like 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. > > > > Your adoring fan, James M. Kauffman, Ed.D. > > > > > > > > > ===== > Roy Berko's web page can be found at royberko.info > > > > > __________________________________ > Do you Yahoo!? > Win a $20,000 Career Makeover at Yahoo! HotJobs > http://hotjobs.sweepstakes.yahoo.com/careermakeover
