These magats are out of control.

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That's how worthless the so-called commandments are.

comes.

yet you never hear any Jews demanding the 10Cs be posted. Jesus had his own set of commandments, aka the Beatitudes, that talked about caring for those who struggle, showing grace in order to receive grace, being kind and generous and so on. You never see any of these "Christian" fundies demanding that Jesus' actual commandments be posted anywhere.

of religions. They are rules for staying in line and not causing trouble for the government.

Jesus' commandments, the beatitudes, were mostly of the nature of how to be a better person, although a few of them specificity required Jesus to regarded as a messiah. Nonetheless, I don't understand why "Christians" don't want to own the things Jesus said about patience, kindness, and grace, and instead are obsessed with the "Thou shalt nots" from Moses 1000 years earlier.

debunks the notion that Jesus could be the messiah - he doesn't meet the specific requirements

suggests that at least part of the establishment wasn't all that pleased with Rabbi Jesus in his day. As I understand it, this idea of the "kingdom of heaven" is not at all part of the mainstream Jewish tradition. There is practically no discussion of heaven or hell in the Jewish texts, although I guess there are various beliefs about this, some which are quite elaborate, involving multiple levels and "time out" periods for cleansing. But Rabbi Jesus was out there saying this isn't just a state of mind; it is a literal place and you only get there if you elevate me above all those other rabbis and priests because I'm actually God, or the son of God, kind of both actually.

All I'm saying is that I doubt this went down well with the Jewish establishment. They were already at odds with the Romans, who were still polytheistic at the time, and this Jesus character just made matters worse by drawing so much attention from Rome.

but also sought to "change the narrative" of a "vengeful God" to a "merciful God".

However I think my point was that this was just a part of a long line of attempts by humanity to introduce some kind of "moral code" into their societies and it predates the Abrahamic religions of Judaism, Christianity, and Islam.

some pre-dating Judaism and Christianity (from the "historic" sense).

But I expect most belief systems always talk about "the hypocrites" and that is who you are talking about - the ones who wave around their codes and break them when convenient (but do everything in their power to enforce them for others).

But they have gotten Christians to carry their water for them.

I liked some of the quotes by the people who follow none of the commandments sayign how great this will make their state.
Starting with the DA who is a lying adulteror and felon.

Of course these commandments are not all that clear; their open to interpretation...a lot of interpretation.
For instance, is it OK to bear false witness against someone who isn't your neighbor?
And how about lying; that doesn't seem to be covered except the bear false witness part.
Or, can you covet your neighbor's husband?
Adultery is bad, but sex outside of marriage isn't covered, so is it OK?
Thou shall not kill, but is it OK to wound?
Thou shall not steal, but is "long term" borrowing OK?
And how do you know you're taking God's name in vain? Maybe you aren't.
And is it not holy to drink beer and shout obscenities at the referee while watching Sunday football?

Think about it, most people break 2 or 3 commandments each day; some even more.
I think it's because there are too many loopholes in the lists; too many generalizations.
What's a person to do?
I think it's unrealistic to put all this stuff on our children, when it means so little to the adults.
My feeling is that the list as compiled by Moses is pretty worthless as anything other than a guideline.

Trump and MTG

Jesus was quite vocal about divorce/remarriage and the possible resultant sin of adultery.

Bullshit.

Republicans don’t give a shit about actual history.

They think they are accomplishing with this.

It won't stop school shootings, it won't make believers out of non believers. It does nothing.

Is this just one of those things they do to "stick it to the libs"?

So what happens if we don't react?

If the Ten Commandments are allowed in public schools, so should texts from various religions.

is one who beholds his own face in a mirror and goes away, instantly forgetting who he saw ...

James 1

not religious freedoms. Per one of the people quoted.
Couldn't agree more.

Nobody paid the slightest attention to them. So they will spend how much to put up a poster that will become invisible the next day.

"Bow down before our messiah." - G.O.P. Idolotors, Inc.

A creature that breaks everyone of them before noon everyday.