Agnostic.com

1 0

So the Bible is always right, OK? Then tell a fundamentalist Jewish or Christian family to follow that one. Women who give birth to girls are twice dirtier than those who give birth to boys. It was the word of Jeovah, directly to Moses.

Leviticus 12:1-5 Purification After Childbirth

12 The Lord said to Moses, 2 “Say to the Israelites: ‘A woman who becomes pregnant and gives birth to a son will be ceremonially unclean for seven days, just as she is unclean during her monthly period. 3 On the eighth day the boy is to be circumcised. 4 Then the woman must wait thirty-three days to be purified from her bleeding. She must not touch anything sacred or go to the sanctuary until the days of her purification are over. 5 If she gives birth to a daughter, for two weeks the woman will be unclean, as during her period. Then she must wait sixty-six days to be purified from her bleeding.

rsabbatini 7 May 31
Share

Enjoy being online again!

Welcome to the community of good people who base their values on evidence and appreciate civil discourse - the social network you will enjoy.

Create your free account

1 comment

Feel free to reply to any comment by clicking the "Reply" button.

0

As I understand it, Christians point to the “new covenant” that was made with God after Jesus as the reason they don’t have to obey Leviticus or indeed any of the Old Testament.

Personally I think that’s just nitpicking, if they could negotiate a new deal with god then, where is he now? What’s so infallible about the bible if you’re going to ignore half of it? Why not have a sensibly written story of the prophet and morals? The whole thing is a mess of ancient history and storytelling.

You can include a link to this post in your posts and comments by including the text q:95917
Agnostic does not evaluate or guarantee the accuracy of any content. Read full disclaimer.