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Legal
Commentary
Our Guest Legal
Commentator is Dr. Laura.
Here
are some of the comments and questions
that our readers asked her advice on:
Dear
Dr. Laura,
Thank
you for doing so much to educate people regarding God's law.
I
have learned a great deal from you, 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.
However,
I do need some advice from you regarding
some of the specific laws and how to best follow them.
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 it suggests 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.
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?
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?
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?
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?
Dr.
Laura,
Thank
you again for reminding us that God's word is eternal and unchanging.
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