NOTE: Ableism is "discrimination or prejudice against individuals with disabilities."
Nagse-segue po tayo galing sa sinimulan nating apologetics series on slavery, murder, sexism, etc na mga allegations against the Bible using the Bible pa against itself, at lilipat muna po tayo para tugunan ‘yung pressing issues concerning the Bible as you might have heard it sa recent na Senate Hearing on SOGIE nung September 4. Hindi po natin tatalakayin ang SOGIE sa ilang segue series na ito dahil tatalakayin po ‘yan ng ating guest teacher na si Bro. Omar sa October. What we will talk about sa segue series na ito is yung mga declarations nung mga pro-SOGIE religious people patungkol sa Bible. A lot of conservative Christians I know expressed their concerns sa mga declarations na ito at minarapat nating bigyan pa ng voice and representation itong concern na ito dito sa episode na ito. In doing so, I hope na mabigyan ng grammar o expression ang criticism ng mga conservative na may high-view ng Scripture sa publiko sa pamamagitan ng broadcast na ito. We dealt first gay na kababayan natin na may mga declarations concerning the Bible’s misogyny, low regard for disabled people and slavery. Tapos na po ‘yung sa misoginy at kung nais po ninyong ma-access ‘yung manuscript niya, punta lang po kayo sa fb page na Kaliwanagan Kay Kristo.
The second verse na binanggit niya, reading from his notes, ay "Leviticus 21", referring to verses 16-23 (and I will read these verses maya-maya) na nagsasabing "deformed people are not permitted to approach the altar." This is the same support he presented to exclude the Bible as a "definitive guide" for rights, accordingly persons-with-disability (PWD) rights. He strongly suggests that Scripture is discriminatory to PWD and is in no way morally definitive. Ito ang pangalawa sa mga reasons niya to put the Bible out of the discussion concerning the SOGIE kasi hindi daw dapat isama sa usapan ang isang document na discriminatory when we are talking about a bill that is designed to be anti-discriminatory.
Hindi extensive ang literature na denunciatory sa Bible sa area na ito pero may ilang mga forum ang maari ninyong masumpungan na ganito ang sinasabi --
This verse [ie Leviticus 21]speaks for itself and shows that the God of the Old Testament is nothing more than an invention of the people of that time. This law would discriminate against Franklin Roosevelt, Stephen Hawking, Benjamin Franklin, Hellen Keller, Louis Braille, Galileo Galilei and all people who wear glasses, Peyton Manning, Troy Aikman, and many others. . . It is a shame that so many Christians still willingly worship an invisible being that is so obviously a product of the imaginations of the men of ancient times.*This interpretation if true ay malinaw pa po sa sikat ng araw na ang Bibliya ay nagdi discriminate nga. Sa panahon natin ngayon most especially sa The Magna Carta for Disabled Persons, or Republic Act No. 7277 prescribes that “no disabled persons shall be denied access to opportunities for suitable employment, and that a qualified disabled employee shall be subject to the same terms and conditions of employment and the same compensation, privileges, benefits, fringe benefits, incentives or allowances as a qualified able-bodied person.” Kaya naman itong information na ito na binigay nung gay Aglipayan ay damning sa Christianity, if not the Bible . . . that is kung totoo nga. At kung totoo nga, we are better off removing the Bible sa kung anumang discussion on anti-discrimination and equality.
However, ganon nga ba ang tinuturo ng Bibliya starting from Leviticus 21:16-23 concerning persons with disability o PWD?
I quote here lengthily (kasi kasama 'yung verses) Douglas Jacoby to explain 'yung minali nung gay Aglipayan --
But is the discriminating in view [ie Leviticus 21:16-23] necessarily wrong? In this section of Leviticus the Lord gives strict regulations for the priesthood. And there are many more! Was it 'ageism' that the Lord had priests retire from service at 50 years of age (Numbers 8:25), or, for that matter, that young men were not counted in the army--and presumably not allowed to fight--unless they were at least 20 years of age (Numbers 1:3)? Yet the Lord has his reasons, whether or not we understand and appreciate them. But let's look again at the passage in question: 16 Then the LORD spoke to Moses, saying, 17 "Speak to Aaron, saying, 'No man of your offspring throughout their generations who has a defect shall approach to offer the bread of his God. 18 For no one who has a defect shall approach: a blind man, or a lame man, or he who has a disfigured face, or any deformed limb, 19 or a man who has a broken foot or broken hand, 20 or a hunchback or a dwarf, or one who has a defect in his eye or eczema or scabs or crushed testicles. 21 No man among the descendants of Aaron the priest, who has a defect, is to come near to offer the LORD's offerings by fire since he has a defect, he shall not come near to offer the bread of his God. 22 He may eat the bread of his God, both of the most holy and of the holy, 23 only he shall not go in to the veil or come near the altar because he has a defect, that he may not profane My sanctuaries. For I am the LORD who sanctifies them." (NAS)✝️Ayon po sa ating resource, hindi na daw po dapat dagdagan pa ang napakaraming pressures ng pagmiministeryo sa harapan ng Diyos – kasama na dito ‘yung kahirapan ng paglilingkod na may kahadlangan ng mga physical deformities (halimbawa ay ang pagkabulag) o yung emotional strain na malimit kaakibat sa kaisipan ng tao sa presensiya ng iba (halimbawa, ay yung dwarf). Ang mga kwalipikasyong ito ay may mga praktical na dahilan. Even on the law I quoted earlier ‘yung Republic Act 7277 ay mayroon ding exceptions na job related. Ang sabi niya sa Prohibition on Discrimination Against Disabled Persons, section 32, paragraph b under “The following constitute acts of discrimination: . . . Using qualification standards, employment tests or other selection criteria that screen out or tend to screen out a disabled person unless such standards, tests or other selection criteria are shown to be job related for the position on question and are consistent with business necessity.”
Babalikan po natin ang continuation o part 2 ng pagtalakay nito sa susunod na episode kasi po kulang po tayo sa limited nating oras.
Photo Credit.
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* "God Discriminates Against the Handicapped," Bible Verses Rarely Read on Sunday (online); available at https://rarebible.wordpress.com/2010/06/09/god-discriminates-against-the-handicapped/.
✝️ Douglas Jacoby, "Q&A 0995 – Leviticus 21 – Deformities in the presence of God," Douglas Jacoby (online); available at https://www.douglasjacoby.com/q-a-0995-leviticus-21-deformities-in-the-presence-of-god/.
Ang episode na ito ay naka pattern sa 4H Apologetics method na dinivelop ng inyong lingkod. Ang pagbabasa at pagsusuri nito ay isa sa mga paraan upang lalo kayong masanay sa 4H Apologetics kung ito ang inyong pakay. Mahalaga na tayo'y manood o makinig ng mga "big game" apologetics na hatid ng mga tulad nila Ravi Zacarias o William Lane Craig subalit baka tulad ng panonood ng NBA o PBA marunong tayo mag appreciate pero 'pag tayo na ang gagawa ay nangangapa tayo. Pagyamanin natin ang ating sarili sa tungkuling ito ng pag-a-apologetics.
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