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Originally Posted by SuchFriendsAreDangerous
no.. that is to enter into the Tabernacle or Solomon/Jerrubibal/Herod's Temple. In Moses' time, women who were menstruous or men who had there testicles smashed, removed, or otherwise severely injured, were no permitted to step into the tent/temple, they simply had to pray outside. Today in the Ethiopian Orthodox Church, this same Mosaic ritualistic purity is actively practiced, and menstruous women DO NOT enter into Ethiopian churches, rather they stand outside and pray with all the other folks who got there late (they close the doors after the services starts, if your late you also pray outside)
It has nothing to do with Heaven, Hell, Sin, etc etc
This is one of those rare circumstances where the Bible should be taken ABSOLUTELY LITERALLY within the context of the text.
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they oughta say when they're being literal and when they're being unliteral
is there a version of the BIBLE that tells ya this stuff????
"if anyone curses his father or mother, he must be put to death."
literally or unliterally?
hows a GOD fearer to know fr crissakes
(cbt always cf)