Normal things that are banned in the Bible

This list is only a few of the many banned acts that can be found in the book of Leviticus in the Christian Bible.

They are all fairly normal, mundane or common things that occur regularly, but in the Bible, most of the following acts are punishable by death.

1. Mixing fabrics in clothing (19:19)

Damn you cotton-lycra underpants!

2. Eating fruit from a tree within four years of planting it (19:23)

So... what if you move somewhere new and you don't know how long ago your apple tree was planted?

3. Trimming your beard (19:27)

All you men with professional jobs are screwed!

4. Getting tattoos (19:28)

Uh... Oh...

5. Mistreating foreigners – “the foreigner residing among you must be treated as your native-born” (19:33-34)

I think we have all (sadly) violated this one at one time or another...

6. Using dishonest weights and scales (19:35-36)

If we are talking about scales that I might use to weigh myself, then I'm in BIG trouble...

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In an attempt to curb the alarming increase of eating disorders among young women in their country, Israel passed a controversial law banning too-skinny models.

The government has banned any woman who has a BMI (body mass index) of less than 18.5 — or 119 pounds for a height of 5'8'' — from being in photo shoots, in ad campaigns, and on the runway.

Taking it a step further, they have also set legislation that requires models to present a medical record, no older than three months, that states that they are NOT malnourished by World Health Organization Standards. Even more impressive, ALL publications are now required to disclose when any images in their pages are altered to make the male or female models appear skinnier then they are in real life.

Though this is not the first time minimal weights for models have been set (Milan Fashion Week, Vogue, and the Council of Fashion Designers of America have done the same), it is the first time that an entire country has taken such a huge step, and set down legislation, for such a far-reaching ban.

According to the Jerusalem Post, "every year some 1,500 teenagers develop an eating disorder and 5% of those suffering from anorexia die each year."

This ban seems like a huge step in the right direction, and it will be interesting to see if other countries follow suit.

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