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Feb 01, 2007
Quickie Link: No freedom from religion -- By Krishna Rau
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By vanrozenheim
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What there is in the Bible is wide open to interpretation, and those who want to follow biblical law tend to be selective in their application. Few people, for example, want to execute people for working on Sundays, or to isolate women who are menstruating — whatever Leviticus may say. But somehow, the supposed prohibitions against homosexuality in the Bible and the equally vague prohibitions in Jewish and Muslim holy books, have come to regulate most of the world's attitude towards gays and lesbians. In much of the world, homosexuality is still illegal, and in many countries, especially those actually run by religious law, the penalty is death.
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