Family Values
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gridloreNext time someone talks about using Biblical law in America, remember these gems..
1. Marriage in the United States shall consist of a union between one man and one or more women. (Gen 29:17-28; II Sam 3:2-5.) Marriage shall not impede a man's right to take concubines in addition to his wife or wives. (II Sam 5:13; I Kings 11:3; II Chron 11:21)
2. A marriage shall be considered valid only if the wife is a virgin. If the wife is not a virgin, she shall be executed.(Deut 22:13-21) Marriage of a Christian and a pagan shall be forbidden. (Gen 24:3; Num 25:1-9; Ezra 9:12; Neh 10:30)
3. Since marriage is for life, neither this Constitution nor the constitution of any State, nor any state or federal law, shall be
construed to permit divorce. (Deut 22:19; Mark 10:9)
4. If a married man dies without children, his brother shall marry the widow. If he refuses to marry his brother's widow or deliberately does not give her children, he shall pay a fine of one shoe and be otherwise punished in a manner to be determined by law. (Gen. 38:6-10; Deut 25:5-10)
5. The law must preserve the duty of each citizen to burn an ox as a sacrifice, regardless of whether the odor pleases the neighbors - as it does God - or not. (Lev 18:22)
6. Each citizen shall have the right to sell his daughter(s) into slavery, setting his own price. (Exodus 21:7)
7. All citizens may own slaves, like in the good old days, both male and female, so long as they're foreigners. (Lev 25:44)
8. Any citizen who finds his neighbor working on Sunday must kill him. (Exodus 35:2)
9. Eating shellfish of any sort must be deemed "an abomination," with penalties set by local law enforcement. (Lev 11:10)
10. Any citizen with poor eyesight and who nevertheless goes to church, shall be guilty of an abomination. (Lev 21:20)
11. Trimming the hair around the temples should be a capital crime. (Lev 19:27)
12. Since touching the skin of a dead pig makes one "unclean," no one can wear gloves made of pigskin. (Lev 11:6-8)
13. Anyone who plants two different crops in a field, who wears garments made of two different fabrics, or who curses or blasphemes, must be stoned to death. (Lev 19:19, 20:14)
Well, isn't that special?
1. Marriage in the United States shall consist of a union between one man and one or more women. (Gen 29:17-28; II Sam 3:2-5.) Marriage shall not impede a man's right to take concubines in addition to his wife or wives. (II Sam 5:13; I Kings 11:3; II Chron 11:21)
2. A marriage shall be considered valid only if the wife is a virgin. If the wife is not a virgin, she shall be executed.(Deut 22:13-21) Marriage of a Christian and a pagan shall be forbidden. (Gen 24:3; Num 25:1-9; Ezra 9:12; Neh 10:30)
3. Since marriage is for life, neither this Constitution nor the constitution of any State, nor any state or federal law, shall be
construed to permit divorce. (Deut 22:19; Mark 10:9)
4. If a married man dies without children, his brother shall marry the widow. If he refuses to marry his brother's widow or deliberately does not give her children, he shall pay a fine of one shoe and be otherwise punished in a manner to be determined by law. (Gen. 38:6-10; Deut 25:5-10)
5. The law must preserve the duty of each citizen to burn an ox as a sacrifice, regardless of whether the odor pleases the neighbors - as it does God - or not. (Lev 18:22)
6. Each citizen shall have the right to sell his daughter(s) into slavery, setting his own price. (Exodus 21:7)
7. All citizens may own slaves, like in the good old days, both male and female, so long as they're foreigners. (Lev 25:44)
8. Any citizen who finds his neighbor working on Sunday must kill him. (Exodus 35:2)
9. Eating shellfish of any sort must be deemed "an abomination," with penalties set by local law enforcement. (Lev 11:10)
10. Any citizen with poor eyesight and who nevertheless goes to church, shall be guilty of an abomination. (Lev 21:20)
11. Trimming the hair around the temples should be a capital crime. (Lev 19:27)
12. Since touching the skin of a dead pig makes one "unclean," no one can wear gloves made of pigskin. (Lev 11:6-8)
13. Anyone who plants two different crops in a field, who wears garments made of two different fabrics, or who curses or blasphemes, must be stoned to death. (Lev 19:19, 20:14)
Well, isn't that special?
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Pedantry...
Date: 7 Oct 2003 21:30 (UTC)4. If a married man dies without children, his brother shall marry the widow. If he refuses to marry his brother's widow or deliberately does not give her children, he shall pay a fine of one shoe and be otherwise punished in a manner to be determined by law. (Gen. 38:6-10; Deut 25:5-10)
nonono, the ceremony undertaken when a man chooses not to marry his late brother's wife includes removing a shoe, not paying the value of one. I'm not sure what sorts of monetary issues are involved.
Marriage of a Christian and a pagan shall be forbidden. (Gen 24:3; Num 25:1-9; Ezra 9:12; Neh 10:30)
Being a Nice Jewish Boy, I feel the need to pojnt out that Christians are never mentioned in what they refer to as the Old Testament. At least the way I've learned it, I'm sure their slant is different.
13. Anyone who plants two different crops in a field, who wears garments made of two different fabrics, or who curses or blasphemes, must be stoned to death.
nono, the prohibition is against a blend of wool and linen specifically, since that's the material used to make the garments of the high priest. The prohibition isn't a blanket ban on mixed fabrics.
Anyway, all this being said, religious law shouldn't dictate civil law, and vice versa.
Re: Pedantry...
Date: 7 Oct 2003 22:21 (UTC)Re: Pedantry...
Date: 8 Oct 2003 06:36 (UTC)You forgot my fave... "You must not wear clothing made with wool and linen meshed together." (Deuteronomy 22:11)
So much for wearing a wool-cotton blend (http://www.country-outdoor-clothing.co.uk/mofcart/laine-taylor-shooting-shirts-wool-blend.html)...
Re: Pedantry...
Date: 8 Oct 2003 06:37 (UTC)Re: Pedantry...
Date: 8 Oct 2003 12:42 (UTC)