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Dr. Laura
Schlessinger is a radio personality who dispenses
advice to
people who call in to her radio show. Recently,
she said that, as
an observant Orthodox Jew, homosexuality
is an abomination
according to Leviticus 18:22 and cannot be
condoned under any
circumstance. The following is an open
letter to Dr. Laura penned
by a east coast 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 of the other
specific laws and how to follow
them:
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?
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?
I know that I am allowed no
contact with a woman while she
is in her period of menstrual
unseemliness - Lev.15:19- 24.
The problem is, how do I tell? I
have tried asking, but most
women take offense.
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?
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?
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?
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, or is
there some wiggle room
here?
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?
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?
My uncle has a farm. He violates Lev. 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, so I am
confident you can help.
Thank you again for reminding us
that God's word is eternal and
unchanging.
Eric
Maddox
emaddox@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
"If religion is the
opiate of the masses, then religious zealots must be the
crackheads."
-Dennis
Miller
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