" the Ten Commandments on the courthouse lawn"--what would be the Muslim, Hindu, Jewish,

[raccoon]

etc. equivalent of this?


(PS--and I totally agree this is unconstitutional.)

[Mass]

1. Muslims and Jews have their version of 10 commandments too...

They vary from religion to religion, but have the same basic ethical basis. In fact, the protestant and catholic ones are slightly different too.

http://www.biblicalheritage.org/Bible%20Studies/10%20Commandments.htm

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Islamic_ethics#Moral_commandments

[treestar]

9. It is interesting how religions are all the same in the end

There is some expression of "the Golden Rule" from every religion.

If we could just look at them as languages - different ways of expressing the same thing - we could quit fighting over it all.

[BlueJazz]

2. Seems like most of the world is going to hell.

Remember the Sabbath day, to keep it holy. Six days you shall labor and do all your work, but the seventh day is the Sabbath of the Lord your God. IN IT YOU SHALL DO NO WORK: you, nor your son, nor your daughter, nor your manservant, nor your maidservant, nor your cattle, nor your stranger who is within your gates. For in six days the Lord made the heavens and the earth, the sea, and all that is in them, and rested the seventh day. Therefore the Lord blessed the Sabbath day and hallowed it.

[HockeyMom]

5. Chick-Fil-A's are all closed on Sundays

So their employees can worship with their families. Problem is that the Jewish Sabbath is Saturday, not Sunday. Everyone is Christian!!!!!!

[SoutherDem]

6. Yes, that is one of those which was more like a suggestion.

You make an excellent point.

If I understand the 10 commandments, they were to have been not only written by god, like christians will say the bible is, but was physically written by the very hand of god.

But, that one can be easily over looked for profit.

[FrodosPet]

3. Take out the religion and you have a good guideline of proper behavior

nt

[MineralMan]

17. That's why we have laws.

The tenets of any religion apply only to followers of that religion. Laws apply to all.

[longship]

4. "Thou shalt not seeth a kid in its mother's milk."

My favorite commandment.

Deut. 14:21

[rox63]

8. The anti-cheeseburger commandment

[antigone382]

10. As I found out this Christmas Eve, this has some interesting translations in modern Kosher eating...

I was in NYC visiting my cousin and her husband, who are both Jewish, and they invited me to one of two Kosher restaurants; one served meat, and one served dairy products. I ended up going to the one that served meat--it was a very nice restaurant and the food was delicious, although WAY meatier than what I'm used to eating--but I had no idea how strictly the prohibitions on milk and meat in the same meal were followed: we dipped our bread in olive oil, rather than butter, and the ice cream we had for dessert was non-dairy (as I said, it was all really good). It was a really fun and eye-opening experience, and overall it was probably one of my favorite Christmas Eves I've ever spent.

[jtuck004]

15. The capitalist's Creed

New International Version (©1984)
Do not eat anything you find already dead. You may give it to an alien living in any of your towns, and he may eat it, or you may sell it to a foreigner. But you are a people holy to the LORD your God. Do not cook a young goat in its mother's milk.

______________________________________

No need to waste it. We can sell it to a "foreigner". But what if they are in the club too?

[white_wolf]

7. I don't know about the Hindu equivalent, but the Buddhist would be the Five Precepts.

"1 I undertake the training rule to abstain from taking life. Pāṇātipātā veramaṇī sikkhāpadaṃ samādiyāmi.
2. I undertake the training rule to abstain from taking what is not given. Adinnādānā veramaṇī sikkhāpadaṃ samādiyāmi.
3. I undertake the training rule to abstain from sexual misconduct. Kāmesumicchācāra veramaṇī sikkhāpadaṃ samādiyāmi.
4. I undertake the training rule to abstain from false speech. Musāvādā veramaṇī sikkhāpadaṃ samādiyāmi.
5. I undertake the training rule to abstain from fermented drink that causes heedlessness."

There is some debate as to how to interpret some of these, of course. For instance, some think number 5 advises against all drinking, whereas some say it merely means don't get drunk and do something that would harm others. Even some monks drink wine, though only with meals. Of course, keep in mind these aren't really commandments so much as good advice since there is no God to judge you if you mess up.

[white_wolf]

16. The OP asked for the equivalent of the 10 commandments for other religions.

I answered him.

[white_wolf]

19. The only one near me is a Tibetian center.I go there, but I'm not a Tibetian Buddhist.

I just go there because it helps me even if I don't agree with them on everything. As for finding a center in Newcastle,I'd suggest gong to this site and searching. Just click on you country and then state and it should list every Buddhist center in your state. http://www.buddhanet.info/wbd/index.php

[DavidDvorkin]

11. It's actually Jewish, not Christian, you know

Moreover, the mythology about Moses and the tablets is also believed by Muslims.

[raouldukelives]

12. Maybe they really need those Ten Commandments monuments?

That might be our whole problem right there. They are actually pleading for help. Judging by their actions and their inability to recall things under oath they may just be highly forgetful. If one could steal a quick glance at the monument they would remember not to lie, cheat, steal, kill and be the gluttonous, greedy bastards that they are.

[4th law of robotics]

14. Well for Jews it would just be the ten commandments

Moses wasn't a Christian.

[LeftishBrit]

20. For Jews, it would also be the Ten Commandments - they are from the Old Testament

Islam has a somewhat similar set of commandments in the Quran, though they do not play as central a role in comparison with other injunctions.

For Hindus, it would be something from the Vedic Scriptures, but I don't know whether there is a particular set of instructions that is more important than others.