Issue 42
News: Biblical law.
Recently, I read that one of the columnists in one of my favorite magazines, Mental Floss, named A.J. Jacobs, is writing a book wherein he is supposed to live by the laws of the Bible. At this point, I got interested in what exactly that entailed, and so, I researched it more on wikipedia. I found out one major thing; At this point in life, while there are several laws that are justified (albeit mostly written down in other cultures independant from the Israelites, Like Thou Shalt not Kill), many biblical laws make little sense and would make other countries hate us even more than they do now if America follows these laws. Some examples of these laws include Death to homosexuals (Lv. 20:13, as said by friend of Fred Phelps and Christian Identity preacher Peter J. Peters), Condonement of slavery (Ex. 21:7, Lev 25:44), death for working on Saturday (Ex. 35:2), Shellfish being an abomination (L. 11:11), and Death for shaving (Lev. 19:27). One major example of the shocking nature of Biblical law is in Deutoronomy 22:23-7, If a married/engaged woman is raped in a city, she and the rapist must die. If it happens in the Country, The rapist must die. If the girl isn't engaged or married and is raped anywhere, the rapist must pay a fine equivalent to $350 to the girl's father and they must marry and not divorce (even when moses says that people married in different circumstances may divorce). One more thing is the fact that one commandment (The Second or third, depending on the version you learned), technically, is impossible to break and has been so for 2 millenia, since all we have at this point is 4 Letters in the Judeo-Christian God's name: YHVH (The first and third letters we aren't even sure of; they could be J and W instead of Y and V.)
Band name of the day: DCLXVI. Actually it's more of an abbreviation than an actual band name, per se, but at least if you make up a name around those 6 letters, you get to be put on a list of people who famously correspond to 666, including Nero and Ronald Reagan.
Film Idea of the Day: A group of short anime films based around the plot of my The Fighting 79th idea, like The Animatrix, including several which follow the formative years of several of the main characters.
Film Review of the day: Running on Empty. This 1988 film stars River Phoenix as the son of two terrorists (not entirely far off from his PeTA membership), who has lived on the run and wants to go to Juilliard. It is a surprisingly one of Lumet's best films (right up there with 12 Angry Men and Stranger among us) and also includes a Catcher mention near the end in a classroom.
Quote of the Day: You're certifiable. You're welcome!
______________Martha Plympton, as Lorna in Running on Empty.
Link of the Day: A site with a surprising number of Videos shot by members, and a staggering number of music videos also.
Recently, I read that one of the columnists in one of my favorite magazines, Mental Floss, named A.J. Jacobs, is writing a book wherein he is supposed to live by the laws of the Bible. At this point, I got interested in what exactly that entailed, and so, I researched it more on wikipedia. I found out one major thing; At this point in life, while there are several laws that are justified (albeit mostly written down in other cultures independant from the Israelites, Like Thou Shalt not Kill), many biblical laws make little sense and would make other countries hate us even more than they do now if America follows these laws. Some examples of these laws include Death to homosexuals (Lv. 20:13, as said by friend of Fred Phelps and Christian Identity preacher Peter J. Peters), Condonement of slavery (Ex. 21:7, Lev 25:44), death for working on Saturday (Ex. 35:2), Shellfish being an abomination (L. 11:11), and Death for shaving (Lev. 19:27). One major example of the shocking nature of Biblical law is in Deutoronomy 22:23-7, If a married/engaged woman is raped in a city, she and the rapist must die. If it happens in the Country, The rapist must die. If the girl isn't engaged or married and is raped anywhere, the rapist must pay a fine equivalent to $350 to the girl's father and they must marry and not divorce (even when moses says that people married in different circumstances may divorce). One more thing is the fact that one commandment (The Second or third, depending on the version you learned), technically, is impossible to break and has been so for 2 millenia, since all we have at this point is 4 Letters in the Judeo-Christian God's name: YHVH (The first and third letters we aren't even sure of; they could be J and W instead of Y and V.)
Band name of the day: DCLXVI. Actually it's more of an abbreviation than an actual band name, per se, but at least if you make up a name around those 6 letters, you get to be put on a list of people who famously correspond to 666, including Nero and Ronald Reagan.
Film Idea of the Day: A group of short anime films based around the plot of my The Fighting 79th idea, like The Animatrix, including several which follow the formative years of several of the main characters.
Film Review of the day: Running on Empty. This 1988 film stars River Phoenix as the son of two terrorists (not entirely far off from his PeTA membership), who has lived on the run and wants to go to Juilliard. It is a surprisingly one of Lumet's best films (right up there with 12 Angry Men and Stranger among us) and also includes a Catcher mention near the end in a classroom.
Quote of the Day: You're certifiable. You're welcome!
______________Martha Plympton, as Lorna in Running on Empty.
Link of the Day: A site with a surprising number of Videos shot by members, and a staggering number of music videos also.
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