Originally Posted by OrangeBlossomBaby
(Post 2220845)
Men wore long robes over long gowns. They had their OWN "womens wear" and didn't need to wear the gowns and robes of women. The only people who would ever be seen in public with their shirt off were slaves, because they weren't given a choice. Remember that next time you go to the pool.
Since you've chosen my favorite book in the Old Testament, I suggest you try out a few of these humdingers:
5:13 Six days thou shalt labour, and do all thy work: 5:14 But the seventh day is the sabbath of the LORD thy God: in it thou shalt not do any work, thou, nor thy son, nor thy daughter, nor thy manservant, nor thy maidservant, nor thine ox, nor thine ass, nor any of thy cattle, nor thy stranger that is within thy gates; that thy manservant and thy maidservant may rest as well as thou.
Translation for non-Jews: It means on whatever day you select as your Sabbath day, you, your family, your employees, your work animals, anyone who comes to your door, does NOTHING. You don't turn on lights, you don't turn the oven on, you don't turn the AC off. You don't button buttons or zip zippers, you don't cook or stick something in the microwave oven, or wash dishes. You don't drive a car or ride a horse. You don't work, and you don't force anyone or anything else to work, on the Sabbath.
Good luck with that. I've never met a Christian I thought had the chops to even try it. The Amish come pretty close.
Graven images anyone? How about the cross, or the carving of Jesus that some of you kneel to at your churches, or hang over your bed to make sure that you have an audience whenever you have sexy time with your spouse:
5:8 Thou shalt not make thee any graven image, or any likeness of any thing that is in heaven above, or that is in the earth beneath, or that is in the waters beneath the earth: 5:9 Thou shalt not bow down thyself unto them, nor serve them: for I the LORD thy God am a jealous God, visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the children unto the third and fourth generation of them that hate me, 5:10 And shewing mercy unto thousands of them that love me and keep my commandments.
So yeah - keep your bible out of my government please. I don't want to have to stone you to death for disobeying a commandment. I'm a pacifist. Kinda like Jesus, the Jewish guy.
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