That not so great Great Dr Laura joke

[Pigwidgeon]

John: "Seeing as I *really* couldn't find any way that this should go 
on the main list, I decided to send it here for your amusement. Usual 
don't-take-it-too-seriously caveats apply, Mr Emptor, so don't go 
there :)"

What is it with this message? This is the third time I have got it in 
the last month!


>From the letter: "I would like to sell my daughter into slavery, as 
it suggests in Exodus 21:7. In this day and age, what do you think 
would be a fair price for her?"

Passage mentioned: "If a man sells his daughter as a servant"

That is hardly suggesting that one should, it is dealing with the 
case of what to do if one does.


>From the letter: "A friend of mine feels that even though eating 
shellfish is an abomination (Lev. 10:10), it is a lesser abomination 
than homosexuality. I don't agree. Can you settle this?"

Passage mentioned: "You must distinguish between the holy and the 
common, between the unclean and the clean"

Hardly relevant to the question asked. Especially as teh rest of the 
passage is on rituals.


>From the letter: "Lev. 20:20 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 
prescription glasses. Does my vision have to be 20/20, or is there 
some wiggle room here?"

Passage mentioned: "If a man sleeps with his aunt, he has dishonored 
his uncle. They will be held responsible; they will die childless."

Yes a very interesting passage, but not entirely relevant to the 
matter in hand.


Simon