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Even women who are having their monthly period or women who have just given birth are allowed to touch the sacrifices. All of this proves that they are not gods - do not worship them.
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How can they ever be called gods, when women are allowed to make offerings to these things made of wood, silver, and gold?
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The priests even sit in the temples when they are in mourning, with torn clothes and shaved, uncovered heads.
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The priests roar and shout in the presence of their gods as if they were taking part in a funeral feast.
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They take the clothing off their gods and give it to their wives and children.
Scripture taken from the Good News Translation - Second Edition, Copyright 1992 by American Bible Society. Used by Permission.