For goodness sakes, these rules are 2500 years old, if not older. Should we go back to stoning people for adultery?
"back in the days of the bible, a pork chop could kill you!"
he was talking about all the silly dietary rules and how they have little place in today's society.
I’m not trying to pick an argument with you. I would never get a tattoo just because I’m not a fan of graffitti in general.
But the point is valid that if you’re shaving your facial hair and modifying your nose, it is hypocritical to get het up about tattoos. After all, these rules are 2500 years old, if not older. Should we go back to stoning people for adultery?
I bet there would be less of it. Has God changed His mind about it? Being under Grace doesn't excuse the sin.
Just as an aside, I've always wondered about the Jews taking on modern culture, yet still saying they remain Jewish. We all are repulsed by the Taliban, but at least they are trying to follow their Satanic rules. A Jew's Laws haven't changed, yet they have adapted to more progressive attitudes. It seems most Jews are atheists now and being Jewish is a racial label rather than a religious one. Even the most conservative Jews don't stone adulterers and other more "draconian" actions today. Why get exercised about the food you eat, yet allow homosexuality and adultery when Sodom was destroyed over sexual sin, not about the food they ate.
No, stoning people would not be a good idea. However, adulterers have no place in a Jewish cemetery.