[MD] Intellectual activity

Sun May 14 22:35:15 PDT 2006

Alice & Khaled,

What's all this stuff about God? 
If we're going for intelligent design...
I'll take mine with a marinara sauce

http://www.venganza.org/index.htm

Margaret

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Khaled, I am so offended that I demand that you look at this website. 

http://www.godhatesshrimp.com/

Alice
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From: "Khaled Alkotob" <khaledsa at juno.com>
To: <moq_discuss at moqtalk.org>
Sent: Sunday, May 14, 2006 10:49 AM
Subject: Re: [MD] Intellectual activity

> Alice
> 
> It's Sunday morning and i don't mean to be disrespectful to anyone or 
> offend anyone. the following is a JOKE written and passed around when 
> Dr. Laura was high and mighty in the height of her career.
> 
> 
> ======================================================================
> ===
> ===================
> 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 I 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 him 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 
> specific laws and how to best follow them.
> 
> a) 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?
> 
> b) 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?
> 
> c) 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.
> 
> d) 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?
> 
> e) 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?
> 
> f) 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?
> 
> g) 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?
> 
> h) 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) 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?
> 
> j) 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.
> 
> Your devoted disciple and adoring fan.
> 
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> 
> 
> 
> [Khaled previous]
>> "Had religion yielded and said to that restaurant owner " Hey, as
>> long as
>> > you are not drinking that stuff, you are OK to sell it to whoever
> wants
>> > it ( within the law) yet still do you 5 daily prayers, your  
>> > fasting
> and
>> > your pilgrimage and you are OK."
> 
> [Alice]
>> So is compromise the only way to avoid disintegration? I come from a
> . Catholic background and the Catholics are famous for their
>> "cafeteria"
>> beliefs. Every Sunday they say that they believe in the divine 
>> authority of 
>> the pope and yet feel perfectly OK with using birth control. Of 
>> course these 
>> are American Catholics.
> 
> [Khaled Previous]
>> "Dynamic values is the key word"
> 
> [Alice]
>> And we would be hypocrites if we said we never bend our beliefs
>> (values) to 
>> fit the situation. But what good then are beliefs in the first  place?
> 
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