quote:Originally posted by Def Kids On Acid:
Explain further.
Leviticus 21:16-23 tell how God wanted sacrifices made be priests who weren't disabled. You see, the sacrifice, before Christ's time, was the only method of redemption for sins. It was quite the delicate process. The animal had to be 'without blemish', and the priest performing the sacrifice also had to be 'without blemish'. It wasn't meant to be an insult to the disabled (there were even disabled priests), it's just the seriousness of the process.
Communion (what I think was mentioned in the video) didn't even exist in the time of leviticus.
quote:Anyway, the point was that these days most religions pick and choose which parts of the bible to follow.
I agree. What some may not realize, regarding these older scriptures, was that (I think this is talked about in Acts, but I'm not sure), Jesus went back and told his disciples that some of the rules didn't apply anymore. Alot of the rules regarding what foods they may eat (ie. animals that don't chew their cud) didn't really matter anymore. I honestly don't know what he said regarding the scripture saying homosexuality is an abomination.
But yes, there will always be those who try to manipulate the scripture for their own purposes. Some do it for power. Some do it for pride. Regardless the motive, it damages the religion.
