Saturday, November 08, 2003
I'm not a fan of fundamentalist religions. I believe they cause as much misery as they may bring in comfort. Two incidents today brought this to mind. First a letter to the Tucson Citizen in which the writers again provided Biblical quotes to support their anti-gay marriage viewpoints(specifically, Leviticus 18:22). I'm sorry, if this is your method of denying other people civil rights, then you should follow all rules laid out in the Bible, no exceptions permitted. Some examples:
1). No pork, ever (Leviticus 11:7).
2). No shrimp, oysters, scallops, crabs or other non-finned seafood, ever (Leviticus 11:12).
3). After giving birth and following the days of purification, a woman must bring a lamb for a burnt offering and a pigeon or turledove for a sin offering to her priest (Leviticus 12:7).
4). People who break a commandment must bring an unblemished bullock to the church to be killed and the blood from the bullock must be sprinkled by the priest in the tabernacle (Leviticus 4:3-7).
5). Disabled or deformed people must not be allowed in a church (Leviticus 18:17-23).
And so on. The list includes lots of other rules, most of which are conveniently forgotten by the people who drag out the homosexual abomination business.
Secondly, as I was driving to Circuit City to purchase a new keyboard, I passed a cheerful group holding up signs "Bring God back to the Classroom!" I rolled my window down and yelled "No way!" One of my concerns is "Which God?" What if Tucson High brought the born-again Christian god back, while Amphitheater High School brought back Buddha? Can you imagine the hijinks that would ensue. The cheerleaders from Tucson High would shout, "2, 4, 6, 8, the Christian God is Great!" while Brophy Catholic High would cheer "Who do love the most, the Jesus, Madonna, and the Holy Ghost!" You can see the problem. And one of the schools, probably one of the charters, would have to be devoted to Satan worship.
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1). No pork, ever (Leviticus 11:7).
2). No shrimp, oysters, scallops, crabs or other non-finned seafood, ever (Leviticus 11:12).
3). After giving birth and following the days of purification, a woman must bring a lamb for a burnt offering and a pigeon or turledove for a sin offering to her priest (Leviticus 12:7).
4). People who break a commandment must bring an unblemished bullock to the church to be killed and the blood from the bullock must be sprinkled by the priest in the tabernacle (Leviticus 4:3-7).
5). Disabled or deformed people must not be allowed in a church (Leviticus 18:17-23).
And so on. The list includes lots of other rules, most of which are conveniently forgotten by the people who drag out the homosexual abomination business.
Secondly, as I was driving to Circuit City to purchase a new keyboard, I passed a cheerful group holding up signs "Bring God back to the Classroom!" I rolled my window down and yelled "No way!" One of my concerns is "Which God?" What if Tucson High brought the born-again Christian god back, while Amphitheater High School brought back Buddha? Can you imagine the hijinks that would ensue. The cheerleaders from Tucson High would shout, "2, 4, 6, 8, the Christian God is Great!" while Brophy Catholic High would cheer "Who do love the most, the Jesus, Madonna, and the Holy Ghost!" You can see the problem. And one of the schools, probably one of the charters, would have to be devoted to Satan worship.
