Eunuch’s Get No Respect

I am the first to admit that I am no theologian. I am not a biblical scholar but I do find the whole study fascinating. For example, I recently read a post about different biblical phrases that when each is taken out of context, as they are in this post, become very disturbing.

Ten Verses Never Discussed

Within this post are biblical verses that are seemingly never discussed. Take, for instance, this verse:

“No one whose testicles are crushed or whose male organ is cut off shall enter the assembly of the Lord.” Deuteronomy 23:1 ESV

Now even taken out of context, I am most fascinated by this declaration. If I get my fricken balls crushed, I can no longer go to church? When I definitely need it the most?

Eunuch

“A eunuch is a castrated man; the term usually refers to those castrated in order to perform a specific social function, as was common in many societies of the past.”

Common in many societies? Thank god the world is now flat.

But the funniest part of this whole tale is that when you do a Google search for “eunuch image”, this blokes’ image comes up: