Oh yes, I was saying that it seemed extreme to me. Amputating a leg to prevent gangrene from killing the patient also sounds extreme to me, but sometimes it is necessary. In fact, until relatively recently, that was the primary response to a wound which was likely to become gangrenous. Check out the medical practices during the American Civil War if you want to read about extreme.
Are you comfortable with leaving God's law as it is written and basing your society upon such?
As modified by Jesus Christ, God's law is an excellent base for our society and our Founding Fathers recognized that. The Judeo-Christian moral tradition is woven throughout their writings and speeches. You'll notice that I refer to Judeo-Christian moral tradition and not to Judaic Law. Christ Himself showed us that we were no longer to be the ones to deliver the penalties, as in the tale of the adulterous woman. The Apostles taught that Christians were not bound by Judaic Law, hence the eating of pork and circumcision not being a requirement, except in matters of sexual morality.
In this nation, we do not enfore religious observation, quite correctly, I might add.
Anyway, given the above, while it may have been necessary to enforce such laws at one time, we are no longer to be the judge and executioner in these matters. And we recieved that information from the Law-Maker Himself.
Or should we just pick and choose according to our interpretation?
I wouldn't recommend it.