<html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html charset=us-ascii"></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "><div><br></div><div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; font-family: Calibri; border-spacing: 0px; "><div class="hmmessage" style="font-size: 12pt; "><div dir="ltr"><font face="Comic Sans MS" size="3" style="font-size: 12pt; "><i><span style="color: rgb(42, 42, 42); line-height: 17px; font-family: Tahoma, Verdana, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; "><font face="Comic Sans MS" size="3" style="font-size: 12pt; "><i style="line-height: 20px; "><span style="line-height: 14px; font-size: 11px; "><div style="padding: 0px 3px 1px; border: 1px solid rgb(196, 205, 224); width: 624px; margin-right: 0px; word-wrap: break-word; position: static; z-index: auto; "><ul style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; list-style-type: none; "><li style="margin: 0px 0px 3px; padding: 0px; border: 0px solid rgb(233, 233, 233); display: block; "><div style="padding-bottom: 2px; "><div style="padding-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 16px; margin-left: 0px; "><h6 style="margin: 0px 0px 5px; padding: 0px 20px 0px 15px; line-height: 18px; font-size: 13px; font-weight: normal; word-wrap: break-word; "><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); line-height: 1.38; ">On her radio show, Dr. Laura said that, as an observant Orthodox Jew, homosexuality is an abomination according to Leviticus 18:22, and cannot be condoned under any circumstance. The following response is an open letter to Dr. Schlesinger, written by a US man, and posted on the Internet. It's funny, as well as quite informative:<br><br>Dear Dr. Laura:<br><br>Thank you for doing so much to educate people regarding God's 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. I do need some advice from you, however, regarding some other elements of God's Laws and how to follow them.<br><br>1. Leviticus 25:44 states that I may possess slaves, both male and female, provided they are purchased from neighboring nations. A friend of mine claims that this applies to Mexicans, but not Canadians. Can you clarify? Why can't I own Canadians?<br><br>2. I would like to sell my daughter into slavery, as sanctioned in Exodus 21:7. In this day and age, what do you think would be a fair price for her?<br><br>3. I know that I am allowed no contact with a woman while she is in her period of menstrual uncleanliness - Lev.15: 19-24. The problem is, how do I tell? I have tried asking, but most women take offense.<br><br>4. When I burn a bull on the altar as a sacrifice, I know it creates a pleasing odor for the Lord - Lev.1:9. The problem is my neighbors. They claim the odor is not pleasing to them. Should I smite them?<br><br>5. I have a neighbor who insists on working on the Sabbath. Exodus 35:2 clearly states he should be put to death. Am I morally obligated to kill him myself, or should I ask the police to do it?<br><br>6. A friend of mine feels that even though eating shellfish is an abomination, Lev. 11:10, it is a lesser abomination than homosexuality. I don't agree. Can you settle this? Are there 'degrees' of abomination?<br><br>7. Lev. 21:20 states that I may not approach the altar of God if I have a defect in my sight. I have to admit that I wear reading glasses. Does my vision have to be 20/20, or is there some wiggle-room here?<br><br>8. Most of my male friends get their hair trimmed, including the hair around their temples, even though this is expressly forbidden by Lev. 19:27. How should they die?<br><br>9. I know from Lev. 11:6-8 that touching the skin of a dead pig makes me unclean, but may I still play football if I wear gloves?<br><br>10. My uncle has a farm. He violates Lev.19:19 by planting two different crops in the same field, as does his wife by wearing garments made of two different kinds of thread (cotton/polyester blend). He also tends to curse and blaspheme a lot. Is it really necessary that we go to all the trouble of getting the whole town together to stone them? Lev.24:10-16. Couldn't we just burn them to death at a private family affair, like we do with people who sleep with their in-laws? (Lev. 20:14)<br><br>I know you have studied these things extensively and thus enjoy considerable expertise in such matters, so I'm confident you can help.<br><br>Thank you again for reminding us that God's word is eternal and unchanging.<br><br>Your adoring fan,<br><br>James M. Kauffman,<br><br>Ed.D. Professor Emeritus,<br><br>Dept. Of Curriculum, Instruction, and Special Education University of Virginia<br><br>P.S. (It would be a damn shame if we couldn't own a Canadian.)</span></h6><div><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); line-height: 1.38; "><br></span></div></div></div></li></ul></div></span></i></font></span></i></font></div></div></span></div></div></body></html>