Comments on: The Ten Commandments http://overseer.biz/13/the-ten-commandments/ The Bible Fri, 20 Mar 2009 22:06:55 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: James http://overseer.biz/13/the-ten-commandments/comment-page-1/#comment-43637 James Fri, 20 Mar 2009 22:06:55 +0000 http://overseer.biz/?p=13#comment-43637 One of the most common arguments for posting the Ten Commandments in courthouses is that they are a basis for our legal system. People who make this argument need to read them again (or for the first time). This is like saying the rules of Trivial Pursuit are based on the rules of Monopoly, simply because they have a few common elements. The first five commandments are particularly divisive, pertain only to those of the Christian and Jewish faiths, and have NOTHING to do with U.S. law: - I am the Lord thy God - Thou shalt have no other gods before me - Thou shalt not make for thyself an idol - Thou shalt not make wrongful use of the name of thy God - Remember the Sabbath and keep it holy While the rest of the commandments are certainly worthy rules to live by, most of them (no lying, coveting, or adultery, and honor thy mother & father) are not laws in and of themselves. Actually, of the ten commandments, only TWO (stealing and murder) are currently laws (at least in the States), and if you think about it, EVERY religion (and legal system) forbids these crimes. As for the crusading Christians, I would direct them to Matthew 6:6 which (in effect) says, "keep thy religion to thyself." One of the most common arguments for posting the Ten Commandments in courthouses is that they are a basis for our legal system. People who make this argument need to read them again (or for the first time). This is like saying the rules of Trivial Pursuit are based on the rules of Monopoly, simply because they have a few common elements.

The first five commandments are particularly divisive, pertain only to those of the Christian and Jewish faiths, and have NOTHING to do with U.S. law:

- I am the Lord thy God
- Thou shalt have no other gods before me
- Thou shalt not make for thyself an idol
- Thou shalt not make wrongful use of the name of thy God
- Remember the Sabbath and keep it holy

While the rest of the commandments are certainly worthy rules to live by, most of them (no lying, coveting, or adultery, and honor thy mother & father) are not laws in and of themselves.

Actually, of the ten commandments, only TWO (stealing and murder) are currently laws (at least in the States), and if you think about it, EVERY religion (and legal system) forbids these crimes.

As for the crusading Christians, I would direct them to Matthew 6:6 which (in effect) says, “keep thy religion to thyself.”

]]> By: Danny http://overseer.biz/13/the-ten-commandments/comment-page-1/#comment-43636 Danny Fri, 20 Mar 2009 22:06:33 +0000 http://overseer.biz/?p=13#comment-43636 Ten Commandments? Should the Ten Commandments be displayed in courthouses? If so, what kind of controversies would be produced? Ten Commandments?
Should the Ten Commandments be displayed in courthouses? If so, what kind of controversies would be produced?

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