Quote Originally Posted by lady_zana
Speaking of misquoting Jesus, in Biblical times "abomination" didn't mean a sin and that you would be damned to hell for it. Instead, it meant you had done something to make you "dirty" and you needed to cleanse yourself before going to temple.

Like with the not having relations with a woman who is on her period, that's why the women moved into the Red Tent during that time and they would perform a ritual to cleanse themselves afterwards so that they could return to pray at temple.
That is an interesting fact. But, are you sure they were cleansing themselves to return to prayer at the temple, as opposed to some other activity?