Wednesday, January 5, 2005
What's This Marriage Thing All About, Then?
Marriage is a human-created institution that is a relatively modern invention, and whose original and primary purpose was social control. Married men are much more likely to settle down and conform than single men, who have much less to lose. This worked, especially when we threw in some religious...
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Wednesday, October 20, 2004
Getting Back to Basics
OK, here's something a bit easier. I've been taken to task here by folk upset, for various reasons, that I quote Leviticus in some of my questions. Some seem to think Leviticus didn't know what he was on about. Some claim he did, but it's now out of date (unlike the rest of that 2,000 year old...
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Sunday, September 12, 2004
Shellfish, or the Bottom-Boogie?
My friend feels that even though eating shellfish is an abomination, as stated in Liviticus 11:10, it is a lesser abomination than homosexuality. I'm not sure. Can anyone clarify this, please?
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Wednesday, August 25, 2004
Kill Thy Neighbour
I have a neighbour 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? D
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Monday, August 16, 2004
Can He Own a Canadian?
Leviticus 25:44 states that I may indeed possess slaves, both male and female, providing they are purchased from neighbouring nations. My American friend claims this applies to Mexicans, but not Canadians. Can anyone clarify? Why can't my friend own Canadians? (This is the first blog I've ever...
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Saturday, August 14, 2004
How Much For My Daughter?
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? (This blog struggles on, along its original premise, despite smart-arse Comments from Biblical scholars in the shape of Westwend, Gomedome and...
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Tuesday, August 10, 2004
Homosexuality is an Abomination
It has come to my attention recently, from a Christian who knows his Bible backwards, that the Word of God explicitly says that the homosexual lifestyle is an abomination. It clearly says so, apparently, in Leviticus 18:22. Can anyone here confirm this for me?
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