The Right To Bear Hearts

So... I posted an image, shared by the one of the most lovely women I know, Beth,  a photo of an arrow pointing to my display saying "This person believes anyone should be able to marry", or something like that.  Anyways, It's true. And several people, who I was rather shocked, said they would be pressing the dislike button, or 'that's against god and that's nasty'.
Then, of course, they quote leviticus. Because Leviticus knows exactly what's to be done, and by golly, our nation was raised on the Bible!


Well, children. We're going to have a lesson today.
A lesson about the OTHER scriptures, that seemed to be just.... left out? Left our for convenience?

Deuteronomy 25:11-12

"If two men, a man and his countryman, are struggling together, and the wife of one comes near to deliver her husband from the hand of the one who is striking him, and puts out her hand and seizes his genitals, then you shall cut off her hand; you shall not show pity."

Wow, we sure don't see that often. I wonder why?

Deuteronomy 23:1

"No one whose testicles are crushed or whose male organ is cut off shall enter the assembly of the Lord."

Sorry... I guess vasectomies, war injuries and whatnot just screwed you over. I mean, we can't just let ANYONE in Heaven, right ?

Deuteronomy 22:5

"Women are not to wear men's clothing. It is an abomination to the lord."

Sorry ladies, no tee shirts, baseball caps or jeans allowed in Heaven. And you girlfriends that like to snuggle up in your boyfriend's hoodies: You are DIGUSTING. (Evidently)

Not even mentioning that in both Exodus and Genesis, women are nothing but property. So, all you ladies who declare yourselves to be your own person, you are an abomination to the lord and will rot in Hell for it.

Deuteronomy

If a betrothed virgin is raped in the city and doesn't cry out loud enough, then "the men of the city shall stone her to death." 22:23-24

Ladies, if you're being raped, and your screaming isn't loud enough for someone to hear, then sorry chic, it's your own damn fault and we all get to kill you for it.

Leviticus 12:4

"If a woman have conceived seed, and born a man child: then she shall be unclean seven days ... And she shall then continue in the blood of her purifying three and thirty days."

"But if she bear a maid child, then she shall be unclean two weeks ... and she shall continue in the blood of her purifying threescore and six days."
If a girl is born, the mother is unclean for 14 days and be purified for 66 days. This is because, in the eyes of God, girls are twice as dirty as boys.

Leviticus 15:19-30, 33

"If a woman have an issue, and her issue ... be blood..." (God's law for menstruating women)
They are unclean and sinful. Anything that they touch is unclean. Anyone who touches anything that they touch is unclean. Stay completely away from them.

...."On the eighth day she shall take unto her two turtles, or two young pigeons ... for a sin offering, and the other for a burnt offering; and the priest shall make an atonement for her before the LORD for the issue of her uncleanness."

Well, after you put your tampon box away, you should sacrifice small animals and beg the lord for atonement from your dirty, dirty period. How many women do NOT do this?

Lastly, God loves us so much, he values our lives in silver. Of course, men are worth more, but who's counting? This is Love:
(http://www.skepticsannotatedbible.com/lev/27.html#3) Just in case there are any doubts.

(27:3-7)
God defines the value of human life in dollars and cents. Of course, to God, females are worth considerably less than males (50 - 60%) -- but neither are worth much. Males (20 - 60 years old) are worth 50 shekels.
Females are worth 30.
Males (5 - 20 years old) are worth 20 shekels.
Females are worth 10.
Males (< 5 years old) are worth 5 shekels.
Females are worth 3.




There are so many.
But I'm wondering, will people's arguments be ,"Well, that was then, this is now. Things were different back then.."

In which case, who are YOU to pick and choose which scriptures become modernized? Since we obviously have selective faith, who's job was it to decide that it's okay not to kill women because they were raped, or kill men with vasectomies, but it was okay to prevent two people of the same gender to engage in marital bliss?
This is nothing but simple ridiculousness and hypocrisy. 


Just think about it, you sinners, you.  And when you cheat on your wives, divorce your spouse, end up with only a daughter or have premarital sex, just sit back and wonder why it's acceptable to be an abomination in the eyes of God, (according to the Bible, not me), and then wonder why it's still unacceptable to be with the person you love. The root of this boils down to the prejudices of PEOPLE, not the Bible. If everything were according to the Bible, then things would be very different right now. PEOPLE have chosen which laws to abide. PEOPLE have decided who can marry one another. PEOPLE are the reason that other people cannot love another without being ridiculed. This has nothing to do with God, this has to do with fear of difference and self indulgent discrimination. So please, next time, for the love of your God, don't try to take the righteous stance of "well it's not my rule, it's God's rule". Because it has just been proven that God's rule has as much leg room as we, the humans, allow it to have. Own up to the fact that you feel arrogant enough to believe yourself to be of a high enough power to condemn other people's fate. It's you, America, that has grown so big-headed that you feel it is YOUR right to decide other people's lives.  If you are faithful to the Idea of the American dream, then you are loyal to the concept that NOBODY has the right to deter ANYONE from their own happiness, (as long as their happiness doesn't involve killing people and wearing their skin as a hat).