10 Questions for Dr Laura

2005-08-27T08:28:00.000-07:00

Dr. Laura Schlesinger is a US radio personality who dispenses advice to people who call in to her radio show. Recently, she said that, as an observant Orthodox Jew, homosexuality is an abomination according to Leviticus 18:22, and cannot be condoned under any circumstances.

The following is an open letter to Dr. Laura penned by a US resident, which was posted on the Internet. It's funny, as well as informative:

Dear Dr. Laura:

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 of the other specific laws and how to follow them.

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?
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?
I know that I am allowed no contact with any woman while she is in her period of menstrual cleanliness - Lev.15:19-24. The problem is, how do I tell? I have tried asking, but most women take offense.
Lev. 25:44 states that I may indeed 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?
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?
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?
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?
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?
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?
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)

I know you have studied these things extensively, so I am confident you can help. Thank you again for reminding us that God's word is eternal and unchanging.

18 things we have learned from the Schiavo case

2005-04-01T06:55:00.000-08:00

Jeb Bush, George W. Bush, and Tom Delay are all world renowned neurologists.
22 successive court battles that all ended in exactly the same way means there is something wrong with the courts, not the Schindler's case.
Mike Schiavo is after money which is why he turned down 1 million dollars and 10 million dollars to sign over guardianship.
Congress and the State Legislature of Florida has nothing better to do than pry into the private medical affairs of others.
Pulling life support is bad in Florida when authorized by the legal next-of-kin, but pulling life support is good in Texas when you run out of money and the mother pleads not to pull the plug on her baby.
Medical diagnoses are best performed by watching highly edited videotape made by Randall Terry rather than in person by trained physicians.
Minimum wage making nursing assistants are more qualified to diagnose a persistant vegetative state than experienced neurologists.
Cerebral spinal fluid is a magical potion that can mimic the entire functions of a missing cerebral cortex.
15 years in the same persistant state is not really enough time to make an accurate diagnosis.
A feeding tube that infuses yellow nutritional goop is not really "life support".
Jesus was wrong when he said that a man and woman should leave their parents and cleave only to each other.
Marriage is the most sacred of all unions, except when it isn't.
Interfering in a family's private tragedy is a great reason to cut short a vacation, but getting a memo that warns a known terrorist is determined to strike inside the US is cause to relax and finish up some R&R.
Pro-lifers are really compassionate people which is why they are hoping that Michael Schiavo dies a horrible painful death.
The Supreme Court of the United States and the State Supreme Court of Florida mean "Maybe" when they are saying "No!".
Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia is a bleeding heart liberal.
7 Supreme Court Justices were appointed by republican presidents, so it's Clinton's fault.
A judge who makes rulings based on the law is obviously an atheist, liberal, democratic activist even though he is a conservative, republican, Southern Baptist

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