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Because no Jew or Christian today follows the Old Testament rules.
"I would like to sell my daughter into slavery as OK'd in Exodus 21:7. What would be a fair price?"
"Leviticus 25:44 states that I can own slaves provided I buy them from neighboring countries. A friend claims this applies only to Mexicans, not Canadians. Why can't I own Canadians?"
"I have a neighbor who works on the Sabbath. Exodus 35:2 states that he should be put to death. Am I morally obligated to kill him myself?"
"In Lev 21:18 - 23, God clearly states that a person cannot approach the altar if he is a dwarf or a hunchback, is blind or lame, has eczema, crushed testicles, or scabs, or who has a defect in his eye. I have to admit that I wear glasses. Does my vision have to be 20-20 or is there some wiggle room?"
"I know from Lev 11:6 - 8 that touching the skin of a dead pig makes me unclean, but can I play football if I wear gloves?"
"My uncle has a farm and 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 blends). He also curses and blasphemes a lot. Do we have to go to the trouble of getting our whole congregation to stone them? (Lev 24:10 - 16) Couldn't we just burn them to death at a private family affair the way we do with people who sleep with their in-laws? (Lev 20:14)"
"I would like to sell my daughter into slavery as OK'd in Exodus 21:7. What would be a fair price?"
"Leviticus 25:44 states that I can own slaves provided I buy them from neighboring countries. A friend claims this applies only to Mexicans, not Canadians. Why can't I own Canadians?"
"I have a neighbor who works on the Sabbath. Exodus 35:2 states that he should be put to death. Am I morally obligated to kill him myself?"
"In Lev 21:18 - 23, God clearly states that a person cannot approach the altar if he is a dwarf or a hunchback, is blind or lame, has eczema, crushed testicles, or scabs, or who has a defect in his eye. I have to admit that I wear glasses. Does my vision have to be 20-20 or is there some wiggle room?"
"I know from Lev 11:6 - 8 that touching the skin of a dead pig makes me unclean, but can I play football if I wear gloves?"
"My uncle has a farm and 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 blends). He also curses and blasphemes a lot. Do we have to go to the trouble of getting our whole congregation to stone them? (Lev 24:10 - 16) Couldn't we just burn them to death at a private family affair the way we do with people who sleep with their in-laws? (Lev 20:14)"
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