The 8th amendment referendum - part 4

Dear Iona institute,

Thank you for doing so much to educate people regarding God’s Law. I have learned a great deal from your literature that you continue to shove through my door despite the no junk mail sign, and I try to share that knowledge with as many people as I can. When someone tries to defend the repealing of the 8th amendment for example, I simply remind him that the Bible implies in genesis that the soul is created at conception and termination equates to murder.

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 Scott’s but not Welsh. Can you clarify? Why can’t I own Welsh people?

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 for reminding us that God’s word is eternal and unchanging.

HandsomeBob wrote: »

Can only imagine the Yes Canvassers were just wishing such a clanger was dropped earlier in the campaign, as there would be a lot less undecided.

To be fair, there has been No side clangers and there was bound to be more and before the blackout, there will probably be more.

The No debaters have helped the yes side more than any yes debaters :pac:

gctest50 wrote: »

Potential voter intimidation :


https://twitter.com/LoveBothDrog/status/999014874939297793

I really hope one of these gobsh!tes approaches me

I am not understanding the follow up tweet. They seem to be suggesting that the "wording" was wrong? I would have thought the issue is not with the wording but with the idea that they as members of the public can, or should, stop other members of the public in order to "ID" them?

The Love Both Drogheda Twitter feed is worth a look. Apparently (according to the account itswlf) abortions are homophobic as women will abort their gay babies.

Not even joking!

Atlantic Dawn wrote: »

Spare a thought for those living on offshore islands around the coast who have to vote today, they should take a court case over it, treated like 2nd class citizens. Plenty of technological options to get their counted votes to the mainland if bad weather prevented them being sent the day after polling.

Trasna1 wrote: »

Observers are allowed, and they can, for example question the eligibility of a voter to the official clerk. Observers don't stand looking over your shoulder at you marking your X, they normally sit quietly in the station looking quite bored

Observers from both parties are there to endure confidence in the system.

Thing is, id checks are done by the polling officials. Not the observers.

pitifulgod wrote: »

Thing is, id checks are done by the polling officials. Not the observers.

According to the advertisement however, you’d think it was the love both security doing it

pleas advice wrote: »

The reaction to it is quite hysterical though

They're taking about bringing their own security to a polling station ffs.

Mrsmum wrote: »

No he wasn't. He was on the No side.

Apologies, of course they're on the NO side, original post now edited. Thanks for pointing out the error.

Trasna1 wrote: »

Observers can request the official to carry out in ID check.

The tweet actually said that the "security" themselves would do the checks. The sentence was "You need to check IDs".