I am watching a documentary about Fred Phelps and Westboro Baptist Church (of www.godhatesfags.com fame). Within the first five minutes he says that if we would just all follow Leviticus 18:22 (about not lying with mankind as with womankind) all of America's problems would be solved. However, he sits there in a St. Louis Cardinals track suit of mixed fibers and with a clean-shaven face. Both of which are prohibited in Leviticus 19 (at 19 and 27, respectively). Which begs the question - are we following Leviticus, or are we not following it? I have always hated this kind of picking and choosing of the Bible. Many Christians today say we don't have to follow the old laws of Leviticus because Jesus brought forth a new covenant. Which is cool, because it means they can eat shellfish and that sort of thing. However, they want to hang on to the "traditional" reading on Lev 18:22. But there is a lot of debate about what that passage even means.
In any case, the divisiveness of the Westboro crowd's tactics seem very much at odds with the teachings of Christ.
Also, for the Christian anti-immigrant crowd - if we are to observe Lev 18:22, should we not also observe Lev 19:33-34 "'When an alien lives with you in your land, do not mistreat him. The alien living with you must be treated as one of your native-born. Love him as yourself, for you were aliens in Egypt. I am the LORD your God.'"
Something to think about.
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