Friday, March 11, 2005

And now, for something a bit different...

A few questions for the fundies to answer so we can more fully read the Bible literally:
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 uncleanness - 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 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?

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 Lev. 19 expressly forbids this. 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)
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by an unknown-but-surely-hellbound wag

2 Comments:

At 3/12/05, 6:49 AM, Anonymous Anonymous said...

Thank you for raising all these questions. It's all stuff I've wondered for a long time, especially the one about Canadian slaves. I live close to Canada and have a Canadian boyfriend and several Canadian friends. So I really need to know. I don't know why, but many Canadians already think they're slaves to us Americans. So where are the answers to the questions?

 
At 3/12/05, 8:58 PM, Blogger Dan Trabue said...

Well, of course, our prez has the answers, as do the Falwells of the world. The answer?

Don't ask questions! SUBMIT! SUBMIT!!

 

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