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In the Bible: the foreign women are prostitutes, crooked, evil, unfaithful, robbers etc

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salwa isaac

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Jan 23, 2010, 8:50:58 PM1/23/10

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Hi,
The Bible declares that all the foreign women are prostitutes, evil,
garbage, robbers, unfaithful, crooked etc. It is really very
upsetting.

Salwa Isaac
Women Civil Rights, WCR-NPSOE, Assio

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Jan 31, 2010, 4:51:08 PM1/31/10

"salwa isaac" <salwa...@gmail.com> wrote in message
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Look, Salwa, you don't need to worry about this. The Bible is really a
pretty old load of junk that not a lot of people take too seriously
nowadays. We have given up most of what it recommends.

I mean, consider not just the question of women in general, but all the
other damn stupid things the Bible talks about. As a few examples you could
consider these deep questions that I recently came across. Let me know what
you think.

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a) 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?

b) 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?

c) I know that I am allowed no contact with a woman while she is in her
period of menstrual uncleanliness (Lev 15:19-24). The problem is, how do I
tell? I have tried asking, but most women take offense.

d) 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?

e) 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?

f) 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?

g) 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?

h) 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) 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?

j) 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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