In our Freethinker Sermonette two weeks ago about all the other stuff in Leviticus that seems to get forgotten when the passage about homosexuality being an abomination is highlighted, some readers thought it was unfair to take this stuff out of its historical context. Atheism has no severer critic than Mr. Edward Current, and he directly addresses this anti-Christian practice in this YouTube video, "Bible out of context":
Mea culpa, Mr. Current.
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For a while now I've been meaning to have a look at this essay by David Lose, on the question of whether or not the Bible is a reliable guide to morality.
I'm sorry, BigDumbChimp, but you've been beaten to this discovery: God Hates Shrimp. It's old news. It's also wrong in its emphasis. I read Leviticus…
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Have you ever actually read Leviticus? It's madness. It's full of instructions on how to slaughter a goat, what to do if someone spits on you, how to tell baldness from leprosy, and of course, lots and lots of instructions on what you must never ever do.
Scrubbing bubbles!
"Talking snake? Let's just not go there..."
I have a religious post for the day...the logical future of marketing and the catholic church's copyright of the word Pope.........
http://thebrainpolice.blogspot.com/2009/12/hello-benny.html
microdot and EM readers: The Brain Police is one of my (few) daily reads. I saw your post and I clipped it for my own nefarious purposes. It was a great post and the substance is hilarious. EM readers of the Sermonette should go read it and everyone should read BP daily. It will keep your brain in line, legal and law abiding. I know it's done that for my brain. That's why I'm going to steal your post (but I'll leave a note saying I did it!).
What about the talking donkey? Religious people REALLY don't want to go there. But it's in there. Numbers 22:28