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:: My friend DavidE, the prohibitions on charging interest for loans (usury), wearing garments of two types of fabric, etc., were not explicitly set aside in the NT. Do they still apply? In reality of course they only applied to the Jews when originally formulated, and non-Jews were never held to any of those laws ... [[User:Ungtss|Ungtss]] 13:39, 8 October 2008 (EDT)
:: My friend DavidE, the prohibitions on charging interest for loans (usury), wearing garments of two types of fabric, etc., were not explicitly set aside in the NT. Do they still apply? In reality of course they only applied to the Jews when originally formulated, and non-Jews were never held to any of those laws ... [[User:Ungtss|Ungtss]] 13:39, 8 October 2008 (EDT)
:::Good points. That's why I'm asking some of the Biblical experts here on CP to help out and clarify this basic and important question: If Christians consider it proper and acceptable to no longer adhere to some Old Testament rules (like keeping Kosher) but not others (like the Ten Commandments), what is the criteria used to determine which O.T. prohibitions can be ignored without it being a sin? That would help answer where the sex-during-menstruation prohibition falls in a contemporary sense. --[[User:DinsdaleP|DinsdaleP]] 19:07, 8 October 2008 (EDT)
:::Good points. That's why I'm asking some of the Biblical experts here on CP to help out and clarify this basic and important question: If Christians consider it proper and acceptable to no longer adhere to some Old Testament rules (like keeping Kosher) but not others (like the Ten Commandments), what is the criteria used to determine which O.T. prohibitions can be ignored without it being a sin? That would help answer where the sex-during-menstruation prohibition falls in a contemporary sense. --[[User:DinsdaleP|DinsdaleP]] 19:07, 8 October 2008 (EDT)
==Purpose of Menstruation==
This section needs some work, and really should be broken into sub-sections. The first should be a collection of historical views, as is currently shown (although there are no dates for some of the references, or a mention of the expertise of some - medical, religious, etc.)
The second sub-section should explain the current medical understanding of the purpose of menstruation - readers turning to this article need to be presented with accurate, current medical information on topics like this. --[[User:DinsdaleP|DinsdaleP]] 19:18, 8 October 2008 (EDT)