| Dear Friend, 
       Thanks very much for reminding me that Leviticus 18:22 clearly states 
that homosexuality is an abomination. I would like some further advice, however, 
regarding some other laws and how to best follow them:
 
Thanks very much for your help, and thanks again for reminding us that 
God's word is eternal and unchanging.       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. How should I deal with this?
       I would like to sell my daughter into slavery, as suggested 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 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.
       Lev 25:44 states that I may buy slaves from the nations that are around 
us. A friend of mine claims that this applies to Mexicans but not Canadians. Can 
you clarify?
       I have a neighbor who insists on working on the Sabbath. Exodus (Ex 35:2) 
clearly states he should be put to death. Am I morally obligated to kill him 
myself, and if so, how should I do that?
       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?
       Leviticus 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 are correctable defects in vision excluded from the 
aforementioned proscription.? 
       Most of my male friends get their hair trimmed, including the hair around 
their temples, even though this is expressly forbidden by Leviticus 19:27. How 
should they die? 
       I know from Leviticus 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 on which he violates Leviticus 19:19 by planting two 
different crops in the same field. His wife likewise violates Leviticus by 
wearing garments made of two different kinds of thread (a cotton/polyester 
blend). Is it really necessary that we go to all the trouble of getting the 
whole town together to stone them? (Leviticus 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 (Leviticus 20:14)?
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