Perhaps you think that other parts of Leviticus can be also overlooked? Like the prohibitions on murder, incest, theft and perjury?
Those seem odd choices, Ron, since they are all behaviors that victimize another person or persons. What about the passages that prohibit women from wearing men's clothing? Or touching a football? Or wearing cotton/wool blended fabrics? What kind of trouble will we get into for deciding those can be overlooked?
As the author says:
Most of us no longer heed Leviticus on haircuts or blood sacrifices; our modern understanding of the world has surpassed its prescriptions. Why would we regard its condemnation of homosexuality with more seriousness than we regard its advice, which is far lengthier, on the best price to pay for a slave?
