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'''Lesbian''' refers to a woman who is attracted to other woman.
'''Leviticus''' is often quoted by people who redefine [[Christianity]] to match their own bigotry. Leviticus is a book of old Judaic laws. Some are basic morality (''Lev 19:29 Do not prostitute thy daughter, to cause her to be a whore; lest the land fall to whoredom, and the land become full of wickedness.''), others are hygiene related (''Lev 22:5 Or whosoever toucheth any creeping thing, whereby he may be made unclean, or a man of whom he may take uncleanness, whatsoever uncleanness he hath''), and others had to do with differentiating the Jews from the surrounding cultures (''Lev 19:27 Ye shall not round the corners of your heads, neither shalt thou mar the corners of thy beard.'').


The primary contribution of the lesbian community to the world of body modification is [[Cutting|cutting]] type [[Scarification|scarification]], popularized there long before it became popular in the mainstream (mostly due to efforts by the artist [[Raelyn Gallina]]).
Leviticus calls for brutal punishments — Lev 21:9 calls for a priest's daughter to be burned if she "plays the whore", 20:18 calls for any couple that has sex during the woman's period to be exiled, 20:14 suggests that anyone who has a threesome should be burnt, and 20:13 calls for the death of homosexuals. Leviticus 20:9 even calls for anyone who fights with their parents to be killed.


== See Also ==
Leviticus also contains ''19:28 Ye shall not make any cuttings in your flesh for the dead, nor print any marks upon you: I am the LORD'' which many people erroneously believe refers to tattooing (it actually refers to a kind of cutting and ash rubbing done at pagan funerals). In any case, for Christians, the laws of Leviticus are not intended to be taken as anything but history — Jesus "replaced" them with a new covenant based in faith, not law (Romans 3:28).
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Latest revision as of 07:10, 17 September 2023

Leviticus is often quoted by people who redefine Christianity to match their own bigotry. Leviticus is a book of old Judaic laws. Some are basic morality (Lev 19:29 Do not prostitute thy daughter, to cause her to be a whore; lest the land fall to whoredom, and the land become full of wickedness.), others are hygiene related (Lev 22:5 Or whosoever toucheth any creeping thing, whereby he may be made unclean, or a man of whom he may take uncleanness, whatsoever uncleanness he hath), and others had to do with differentiating the Jews from the surrounding cultures (Lev 19:27 Ye shall not round the corners of your heads, neither shalt thou mar the corners of thy beard.).

Leviticus calls for brutal punishments — Lev 21:9 calls for a priest's daughter to be burned if she "plays the whore", 20:18 calls for any couple that has sex during the woman's period to be exiled, 20:14 suggests that anyone who has a threesome should be burnt, and 20:13 calls for the death of homosexuals. Leviticus 20:9 even calls for anyone who fights with their parents to be killed.

Leviticus also contains 19:28 Ye shall not make any cuttings in your flesh for the dead, nor print any marks upon you: I am the LORD which many people erroneously believe refers to tattooing (it actually refers to a kind of cutting and ash rubbing done at pagan funerals). In any case, for Christians, the laws of Leviticus are not intended to be taken as anything but history — Jesus "replaced" them with a new covenant based in faith, not law (Romans 3:28).