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If anyone has ever listened to Dr. Laura Schlessinger on the radio, then you know how annoying she is. Recently she said something along these lines:

“Homosexuality is an abomination according to Leviticus 18:22 and cannot be condoned under any circumstance…”

Well, Dr. Laura is right about what the bible says. That verse reads:

“Do not lie with a man as one lies with a woman; that is detestable.”

Lets take a look at some other things in the books of Leviticus and Exodus. If any of you are unfamiliar, these books are books of God’s law. It is basically a huge list and most of it sounds absolutely ridiculous when you try to apply His word to 2008.

Lev 1:9
“…It is a burnt offering an offering made by fire, an aroma pleasing to the Lord…”

Something tells me that if I want to burn a cow in my backyard, my neighbor Doug might have a slight problem with that.

Exodus 21:7
“If a man sells his daughter as a servant, she is not to go free as menservants do…”

So when Jaci and I have ourselves a little girl, it is apparently OK to go ahead and sell her into slavery if we need the extra cash to pay off our student loans? God says so, right?

Lev. 15: 19-24
“When a woman has her regular flow of blood…anyone who touches her will be unclean…for seven days”

Sorry, Jaci…when it is your time of the month, no hugs for you. No cuddling on the couch and watching a DVD together. Guys, when you want to shake a female co-worker’s hand, make sure you ask her if she is on her period before doing so. We wouldn’t want you to be unclean for seven days. It is OK to ask her…God says so.

Lev. 25:44
“Your male and female slaves are to come from the nations around you; from them you may buy slaves.”

So I can go get some slaves from Canada and Mexico and maybe even Cuba? Do they do yard work? How about sweep my garage floor? Sweet! I am glad God approves of this! Wish I would have known this a LONG time ago!

Exodus 35:2
“Whoever does any work on [the Sabbath] must be put to death.”

Alright. I have to work every single Sunday. Should I be scared for my life? Sorry, God…I have to make a living!

Lev. 11:12
“Anything living in the water that does not have fins and scales is to be detestable to you.”

So, no more fried oysters or crawfish boils? Alright, if you say so, God.

Lev. 21:20
“…[he] who has any eye defect…is not to come near to [the altar].”

So if you wear reading glasses or contact lenses, stay toward the back of the church. God says you are not allowed to come up near the front.

Lev. 19
“Do not cut the hair at the sides of your head or clip off the edges of your beard…” 

So, I can keep the top and back of my hairdo cut short but never cut the hair around my ears? That would make for an interesting pseudo-mullet looking sort of thing.

Lev. 11:7
“And the pig, though it has a split hoof completely divided, does not chew the cud; it is unclean for you.”

Wait a second! Is God saying that I can’t even touch a football because it is made out of pig skin????

Lev. 19:19
“Do not plant your field with two kinds of seed.”

Wow! How many farmers in my home state of Iowa grow soybeans, alfalfa, corn and wheat all on the same farm? TONS! Should all of them be put to death immediately???

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Look, I am not intentionally mocking God’s word here (in fact, I am mocking Dr. Laura). But he was preaching to the Isrealites thousands and thousands of years ago. These laws applied to the things that were going on in their time, not the year 2008.

For Dr. Laura to use these ancient laws to justify her stance on homosexuality, I find absurd. Nearly all of these laws went out the window when God sent Christ to us. THESE LAWS WERE SUPERSEDED WHEN JESUS CAME. They sound absurd because they ARE absurd in this day and age. With the coming of Jesus, God went from being a God of wrath and fury, to becoming a God of love and compassion. Out went the strict civil and ceremonial laws and in came some very basic principles of love and compassion for our brothers and neighbors.

If two men or two women love each other and accept Jesus into their hearts, than we must believe that Jesus loves them unconditionally as well, no matter what their sexual preference. If you take an anti-homosexuality stance like Dr. Laura, that’s fine. But don’t use the book of Leviticus to justify your lack of an open mind. That is, unless, you want to follow all of the other 300 some laws that God laid out in those ancient times.

Man, I cannot stand gay bashers or people that resent ANYONE for their freedom of choice.