{"id":23,"date":"2010-06-30T07:37:00","date_gmt":"2010-06-30T14:37:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/samh.net\/blog\/?p=23"},"modified":"2010-06-30T07:37:00","modified_gmt":"2010-06-30T14:37:00","slug":"letter-to-dr-laura","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/samh.net\/blog\/2010\/06\/letter-to-dr-laura\/","title":{"rendered":"Letter to Dr. Laura"},"content":{"rendered":"

Every so often I come across a cherry piece of text that I am particularly fond of.  My first response after reading it and enjoying it at face value is to research it’s validity using websites like Wikipedia and Snopes.  The following was purportedly a letter to “Dr.” Laura Schlesinger – a woman who I will not introduce here as I would rather my blog was not a tribute to her in any way shape or form.  Although the examination of this Letter to Dr. Laura<\/a> proved it had a murky past I still feel the message contained within is timeless and makes a a quality statement regarding the issue of same sex marriages.<\/p>\n

Dear Dr. Laura:<\/p>\n

Thank you for doing so much to educate people regarding God’s\u00e2\u20ac\u00a8 Law. I have learned a great deal from your show, and try to share that knowledge with as many people as I can. When someone tries to defend the homosexual lifestyle, for example, I simply remind them that Leviticus 18:22 clearly states it to be an abomination … End of debate.<\/p>\n

I do need some advice from you, however, regarding some other elements of God’s Laws and how to follow them.<\/p>\n

1. Leviticus 25:44 states that I may possess slaves, both male\u00e2\u20ac\u00a8and female, provided they are purchased from neighboring nations. A \u00e2\u20ac\u00a8friend of mine claims that this applies to Mexicans, but not\u00e2\u20ac\u00a8 Canadians. Can you clarify? Why can’t I own Canadians?<\/p>\n

2. I would like to sell my daughter into slavery, as sanctioned \u00e2\u20ac\u00a8in Exodus 21:7. In this day and age, what do you think would be a \u00e2\u20ac\u00a8fair price for her?<\/p>\n

3. I know that I am allowed no contact with a woman while she is \u00e2\u20ac\u00a8in her period of Menstrual uncleanliness – Lev.15: 19-24. The problem\u00e2\u20ac\u00a8is how do I tell? I have tried asking, but most women take offense.<\/p>\n

4. When I burn a bull on the altar as a sacrifice, I know it\u00e2\u20ac\u00a8 creates a pleasing odor for the Lord – Lev.1:9. The problem is my \u00e2\u20ac\u00a8neighbors. They claim the odor is not pleasing to them. Should I\u00e2\u20ac\u00a8 smite them?<\/p>\n

5. I have a neighbor who insists on working on the Sabbath.\u00e2\u20ac\u00a8 Exodus 35:2 clearly states he should be put to death. Am I morally\u00e2\u20ac\u00a8 obligated to kill him myself, or should I ask the police to do it?<\/p>\n

6. A friend of mine feels that even though eating shellfish is\u00e2\u20ac\u00a8 an abomination, Lev. 11:10, it is a lesser abomination than\u00e2\u20ac\u00a8 homosexuality. I don’t agree. Can you settle this? Are there \u00e2\u20ac\u00a8’degrees’ of abomination?<\/p>\n

7. Lev. 21:20 states that I may not approach the altar of God if \u00e2\u20ac\u00a8I have a defect in my sight. I have to admit that I wear reading \u00e2\u20ac\u00a8glasses. Does my vision have to be 20\/20, or is there some\u00e2\u20ac\u00a8 wiggle-room here?<\/p>\n

8. Most of my male friends get their hair trimmed, including the \u00e2\u20ac\u00a8hair around their temples, even though this is expressly forbidden by \u00e2\u20ac\u00a8Lev. 19:27. How should they die?<\/p>\n

9. I know from Lev. 11:6-8 that touching the skin of a dead pig\u00e2\u20ac\u00a8 makes me unclean, but may I still play football if I wear gloves?<\/p>\n

10. My uncle has a farm. He violates Lev.19:19 by planting two \u00e2\u20ac\u00a8different crops in the same field, as does his wife by wearing\u00e2\u20ac\u00a8 garments made of two different kinds of thread (cotton\/polyester \u00e2\u20ac\u00a8blend). He also tends to curse and blaspheme a lot. Is it really \u00e2\u20ac\u00a8necessary that we go to all the trouble of getting the whole town\u00e2\u20ac\u00a8 together to stone them? Lev.24:10-16. Couldn’t we just burn them to \u00e2\u20ac\u00a8death at a private family affair, like we do with people who sleep\u00e2\u20ac\u00a8 with their in-laws? (Lev. 20:14)<\/p>\n

I know you have studied these things extensively and thus enjoy\u00e2\u20ac\u00a8 considerable expertise in such matters, so I’m confident you can help.<\/p>\n

Thank you again for reminding us that God’s word is eternal and \u00e2\u20ac\u00a8unchanging.<\/p>\n

Your adoring fan,
Unknown Author<\/i><\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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