I read this on Tumblr today. I thought it was the perfect argument for someone having to deal with religious resistance to their sexuality. I plan on using this the next time me and my mother get into it about the bible. The laws in the Old Testament were set forth by god as the rules the Hebrews needed to follow in order to be righteous, to atone for the sin of Adam and Eve and to be able to get into Heaven. That is also why they were required to make sacrifices, because it was part of the appeasement for Original Sin. According to Christian theology, when Jesus came from Heaven, it was for the express purpose of sacrificing himself so that our sins may be forgiven. His sacrifice was supposed to be the ultimate act that would free us from the former laws and regulations and allow us to enter Heaven by acting in his image. That is why he said “it is finished” when he died. That is why Christians don’t have to circumcise their sons (god’s covenant with Jacob), that is why they don’t have to perform animal sacrifice, or grow out their forelocks, or follow any of the other laws of Leviticus. When you quote Leviticus as god’s law and say they are rules we must follow because they are what God or Jesus wants us to do, what you are really saying, as a Christian, is that Christ’s sacrifice was invalid. He died in vain because you believe we are still beholden to the old laws. That is what you, a self-professed good Christian, are saying to your god and his son, that their plan for your salvation wasn’t good enough for you. So maybe actually read the thing before you start quoting it, because the implications of your actions go a lot deeper than you think.
Christianity will always interpret itself differently from age to age, just look a how many denominations there are! And to think it used to be just Catholics, and everyone else was dubbed a "heretic" for having the incorrect views according to the majority Catholic/Orthodox group. There's also rules about not divorcing except in case of marital unfaithfulness, yet we don't see many protests over that one. In Leviticus it also explicitly states that you shouldn't get tattoos, and that you shouldn't trim your beard especially while mourning. But the world those people lived in was completely different, as slavery was still in existence and so was polygamy.
