I ran across this article (http://www.users.csbsju.edu/~eknuth/rehu/dextera.html) randomly one day (StumbleUpon FTW) and I was surprised to find this is a nearly flawless argument using the Bible stating that being left handed is an abomination. Now, I am left handed, so this worries me a fair amount. Is it only a matter of time before a movement to ban my lifestyle surfaces in America? So of course, I come here to ask is this really valid? The author uses quotes from the Bible that do oppose being left handed. I have a feeling most here will say its quite foolish and the religion has nothing against people like me, but if this solid of an argument can be founded in the bible and still be false, why can near identical arguments like the homosexual one be valid while this is not?
Why is it against Christianity to be left handed?
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Perhaps if you posted the scriptures used to make their point it would make it easier to answer your question.
Having said that, I have read the bible, cover to cover, probably 7 or 8 times. I do not recall anything in there about left handed people not being accepted by God. In fact, there are quotations that would seem to say that God used left handed people to great effect.
Fred
UPDATE: I did a search on "left handed" using the KJV, there are no references to left handed people in that version of the bible. There are a few, perhaps 6 or 8 in other versions, none of which apply to your question.
In any case, the provisions for being a Christian have NOTHING to do with either right or left handedness. It has to do TOTALLY AND COMPLETELY WITH THE ACCEPTANCE OF CHRIST AS OUR PERSONAL SAVIOR.
Nothing else matters.
Whoever apparently used scripture to make such a blatantly stupid assertion has far too much time on their hands, or has some ulterior motive in mind.
Fred
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Agreed. I had never head of a negative left handedness in the bible before.
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There is nothing wrong with being left handed. Homosexuality is wrong, its against God and man.
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It is good for you to question the validity of what you read.
This left handed stuff is poo poo.
Christians can be left handed.
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I am sorry. It was just so far out there that I was laughing and just had to comment.
There is a lot of garbage out there on the internet that trashes the Bible and the faith. It is just that I never read such silliness before.
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OK. I read a few sentences of the article....and it triggered something in my memory.
Back in the 1940's...1950's ? ..... they (not sure who they were) thought that children should not be left handed. In Public and in Catholic schools....they would tie the left hand of the left handed student to the back of a chair....and force the child to write with his/her right hand.
My mother told me this.
And...I heard it also from a friend who is in her 70's.
How crazy is that? :o
Back in the 1940's...1950's ? ..... they (not sure who they were) thought that children should not be left handed. In Public and in Catholic schools....they would tie the left hand of the left handed student to the back of a chair....and force the child to write with his/her right hand.
My mother told me this.
And...I heard it also from a friend who is in her 70's.
How crazy is that? :o
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TexasGirl06
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I wonder if Jesus was left handed?
Hmmm...I don't know if Jesus was left handed...
but I know He is right handed, right now !
Seated at the Right Hand of the Father !
...just being cute.
No disrespect to my Savior.
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How do you sit next to yourself?Hmmm...I don't know if Jesus was left handed...
but I know He is right handed, right now !
Seated at the Right Hand of the Father !
...just being cute.
No disrespect to my Savior.
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Excellent question !
You are a thinker !
....God is composed of 3.
Father, Son and Holy Spirit.
All are God.
But....there are three.
But...only one God.
Confused?
It's understandable if you are.
The Trinity is so big....it is hard to wrap an understanding around it.
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As a child at school my mother was repeatedly beaten on her left hand so that she was unable to use it. This was to force her to write with her right hand. Apparently this was because the left hand was "the hand of the devil".
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This may go back to the latin.
The word for right is dextor from which we have dexterious.
The word for left was sinistri from which we have sinister.
It is a human construction to assume that left is 'evil' whilst 'right' is good. not biblical one altough in some cultures where water is very limited they tend to prepare and eat food with their right hand and wash and cleean themselves with their left. Again this may ell have been a contribution to human reasonning that left handed is bad.
Physical left handness is not the same as the left hand path okay.
The word for right is dextor from which we have dexterious.
The word for left was sinistri from which we have sinister.
It is a human construction to assume that left is 'evil' whilst 'right' is good. not biblical one altough in some cultures where water is very limited they tend to prepare and eat food with their right hand and wash and cleean themselves with their left. Again this may ell have been a contribution to human reasonning that left handed is bad.
Physical left handness is not the same as the left hand path okay.
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Hi, I agree that there is no negative connotation in regards to left handed people in the bible.
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umaro, you really should take time to read the bible for yourself. Don't let every little thing people say blow you around in your thinking. Most of the time, it is out of context. You can see this played out even in the regular news, if you listen to public people, they often say they are misquoted and things they do and say are out of context. It is very common practice, usually for sensationalism and getting attention to themselves and often money selling their work.
The bible is not always to be taken so literally. God is a god of Spirit. When Jesus says if our eye causes us to sin, poke it out and cast it from you, if your hand causes you to sin, cut it off, no sane person in good conscience does this. God does not mean to literally do that, He is making a point that sin is so bad, take drastic action to get away from sin. The bible is not always literal, you have to find what the spirit of the talk is about, not just the black and white words. God gives the Holy Spirit to help understand His ways if you ask Him sincerely and wholeheartedly.
sometimes I know the bible refers to our right hand. Often the bible means that our right hand (the common one people use, but no disrespect to lefthanded), we work often with our hands, building things, writing, etc. The right hand is often a symbol of working like that. Also I have seen the right hand be a symbol for a few other things, but I don't recall offhand. It would be wise for you to diligently seek this out for yourself, using reliable scholarly reports. maybe a bible dictionary would be helpful for you (and still need the Holy Spirit too).
The bible is not always to be taken so literally. God is a god of Spirit. When Jesus says if our eye causes us to sin, poke it out and cast it from you, if your hand causes you to sin, cut it off, no sane person in good conscience does this. God does not mean to literally do that, He is making a point that sin is so bad, take drastic action to get away from sin. The bible is not always literal, you have to find what the spirit of the talk is about, not just the black and white words. God gives the Holy Spirit to help understand His ways if you ask Him sincerely and wholeheartedly.
sometimes I know the bible refers to our right hand. Often the bible means that our right hand (the common one people use, but no disrespect to lefthanded), we work often with our hands, building things, writing, etc. The right hand is often a symbol of working like that. Also I have seen the right hand be a symbol for a few other things, but I don't recall offhand. It would be wise for you to diligently seek this out for yourself, using reliable scholarly reports. maybe a bible dictionary would be helpful for you (and still need the Holy Spirit too).
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