I will concede the point that the book of Leviticus proscribes homosexuality. However, it doesn't matter what Leviticus proscribes because Leviticus is not an acceptable guide to moral standards and cannot possibly be used to justify "God's will", unless of course, as I hinted earlier, God is no better than Satan.
Those of you who want to use this set of disgusting, perverted and immoral laws to pass judgement on the behavior of others should, at the very least, be willing to live by these laws yourselves.
To riVerRaT, backtalk, PecosGeorge, et. al.: Have you made any burnt offerings unto the lord lately? You're supposed to, you know. And not just any old burnt offerings, either, no no, it has to be a male without blemish. This is exceedingly important since God HATES blemishes. He doesn't seem to care much for females either. You'll find details of how to prepare your burnt offering in the first chapter:
3 If his offering be a burnt sacrifice of the herd, let him offer a male without blemish: he shall offer it of his own voluntary will at the door of the tabernacle of the congregation before the LORD.
4 And he shall put his hand upon the head of the burnt offering; and it shall be accepted for him to make atonement for him.
5 And he shall kill the bullock before the LORD: and the priests, Aaron's sons, shall bring the blood, and sprinkle the blood round about upon the altar that is by the door of the tabernacle of the congregation.
6 And he shall flay the burnt offering, and cut it into his pieces.
7 And the sons of Aaron the priest shall put fire upon the altar, and lay the wood in order upon the fire:
8 And the priests, Aaron's sons, shall lay the parts, the head, and the fat, in order upon the wood that is on the fire which is upon the altar:
9 But his inwards and his legs shall he wash in water: and the priest shall burn all on the altar, to be a burnt sacrifice, an offering made by fire, of a sweet savour unto the LORD.
10 And if his offering be of the flocks, namely, of the sheep, or of the goats, for a burnt sacrifice; he shall bring it a male without blemish.
See, the male without blemish part is exceedingly important. You must never forget.
There's a bit more to it all, of course. You have to wring the head off of your burnt offering for one thing. There's lots of other fun stuff too. It's all waiting for you in your bible.
I wonder, backtalk, if you have fully met your commitment to God's law. When you gave birth, were you purified according to the law of Leviticus or are you still unclean? You know, even the virgin Mary found it necessary to go through these rituals after the birth of Jesus. I'm sure you'll want to do the same because obeying God's law seems to be very important to you. I hope you haven't defiled anything yet. If not, I'm sure there's still time to get right with God. You can find out what you must do to fulfill God's law and be purified in chapter 12 of Leviticus. It's all waiting for you in your bible.
PecosGeorge and riVerRaT will surely want to know what to do if they have a "running issue out of the flesh" or if they should accidently come into contact with their own semen. God's law as related in Leviticus has very specific instructions for what to do in chapter 15.
I'm sure backtalk will want to pay attention to chapter 15 as well. There are instructions for what to do when she menstruates:
19 And if a woman have an issue, and her issue in her flesh be blood, she shall be put apart seven days: and whosoever toucheth her shall be unclean until the even.
20 And every thing that she lieth upon in her separation shall be unclean: every thing also that she sitteth upon shall be unclean.
21 And whosoever toucheth her bed shall wash his clothes, and bathe himself in water, and be unclean until the even.
22 And whosoever toucheth any thing that she sat upon shall wash his clothes, and bathe himself in water, and be unclean until the even.
23 And if it be on her bed, or on any thing whereon she sitteth, when he toucheth it, he shall be unclean until the even.
There's more so you'd best look it up if you want to be sure to get right with God.
One thing you must be sure of is to never, ever, ever, ever look at anyone in your family when they are naked. From chapter 18:
7 The nakedness of thy father, or the nakedness of thy mother, shalt thou not uncover: she is thy mother; thou shalt not uncover her nakedness.
8 The nakedness of thy father's wife shalt thou not uncover: it is thy father's nakedness.
9 The nakedness of thy sister, the daughter of thy father, or daughter of thy mother, whether she be born at home, or born abroad, even their nakedness thou shalt not uncover.
10 The nakedness of thy son's daughter, or of thy daughter's daughter, even their nakedness thou shalt not uncover: for theirs is thine own nakedness.
11 The nakedness of thy father's wife's daughter, begotten of thy father, she is thy sister, thou shalt not uncover her nakedness.
12 Thou shalt not uncover the nakedness of thy father's sister: she is thy father's near kinswoman.
13 Thou shalt not uncover the nakedness of thy mother's sister: for she is thy mother's near kinswoman.
14 Thou shalt not uncover the nakedness of thy father's brother, thou shalt not approach to his wife: she is thine aunt.
15 Thou shalt not uncover the nakedness of thy daughter in law: she is thy son's wife; thou shalt not uncover her nakedness.
16 Thou shalt not uncover the nakedness of thy brother's wife: it is thy brother's nakedness.
17 Thou shalt not uncover the nakedness of a woman and her daughter, neither shalt thou take her son's daughter, or her daughter's daughter, to uncover her nakedness; for they are her near kinswomen: it is wickedness.
So, when Mama gets old and can't live alone, you'd be best to ship her off to a nursing home rather than trying to care for her yourself. You don't want to run the risk of seeing her naked and violating God's law, do you? And for heaven's sake don't send your children to spend the night at grandmama's house. If she gives them a bath it'll be an abomination unto the lord!
Chapter 19 is interesting on several counts. In verse 19, we are assured by none other than God himself that these laws are important and not to be ignored:
Ye shall keep my statutes.
From that same verse:
neither shall a garment mingled of linen and woollen come upon thee.
Time to clean out that wardrobe! We must get right with God, after all.
Good news for you straight guys: It's okay to rape a slave woman so long as she's engaged to be married. She will have to be scourged afterward, of course. You will have to find a male, unblemished ram and make him a burnt offering unto the lord, but no harm will come to you. Here are the details, from chapter 19:
20 And whosoever lieth carnally with a woman, that is a bondmaid, betrothed to an husband, and not at all redeemed, nor freedom given her; she shall be scourged; they shall not be put to death, because she was not free.
21 And he shall bring his trespass offering unto the LORD, unto the door of the tabernacle of the congregation, even a ram for a trespass offering.
If you'll refer to chapters 20 and 21 you'll learn who all you must kill (including us evil homosexuals, I'm afraid). You'll also learn the proper method for buying slaves. I'll bet it'd be okay to make your slaves do your killing for you. What do you think?
As God mentioned earlier, it is important that you observe these laws. If you don't believe me, ask God. He says so himself, and warns of punishment in chapter 26:
16 I also will do this unto you; I will even appoint over you terror, consumption, and the burning ague, that shall consume the eyes, and cause sorrow of heart: and ye shall sow your seed in vain, for your enemies shall eat it.
17 And I will set my face against you, and ye shall be slain before your enemies: they that hate you shall reign over you; and ye shall flee when none pursueth you.
18 And if ye will not yet for all this hearken unto me, then I will punish you seven times more for your sins.
19 And I will break the pride of your power; and I will make your heaven as iron, and your earth as brass:
20 And your strength shall be spent in vain: for your land shall not yield her increase, neither shall the trees of the land yield their fruits.
21 And if ye walk contrary unto me, and will not hearken unto me; I will bring seven times more plagues upon you according to your sins.
22 I will also send wild beasts among you, which shall rob you of your children, and destroy your cattle, and make you few in number; and your high ways shall be desolate.
23 And if ye will not be reformed by me by these things, but will walk contrary unto me;
24 Then will I also walk contrary unto you, and will punish you yet seven times for your sins.
25 And I will bring a sword upon you, that shall avenge the quarrel of my covenant: and when ye are gathered together within your cities, I will send the pestilence among you; and ye shall be delivered into the hand of the enemy.
So Leviticus condemns homosexuality, does it? Do tell!
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