More understanding might be achieved if it was applied with the entire context, and not forcing the sentence to make to stand on it's own and still make the same point.
Similar to taking one sentence out of a speech, and expecting that one sentence to have the entire meaning of the speech.
Leviticus 19:27 "'Do not cut the hair at the sides of your head or clip off the edges of your beard."
Oh dear we all are sinful!
More understanding might be achieved if it was applied with the entire context, and not forcing the sentence to make to stand on it's own and still make the same point.
Similar to taking one sentence out of a speech, and expecting that one sentence to have the entire meaning of the speech.
In other news, I laughed.
Ah, I don't like the catholic version(s) of the bible, to redundant and contradictory. I'll go for the very original.
Legalization of Gay Marriage and Marijuana? Now we know what Leviticus meant by "a man who layeth with another man must be stoned".