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KansDem

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103. Three of the ten have been around longer than Christianity

Mon Oct 27, 2014, 06:05 AM

Oct 2014

In his book, "Civilisation before Greece and Rome," HWF Skaggs points out that laws forbidding murder, theft, and lying were already in existence long before the Christian world appeared. It seems reasonable considering such laws were necessary to maintain social order.

But the other seven commandments comprise a "wish list."

Four are rules for how to worship a god--
You shall have no other gods before Me.
You shall not make idols.
You shall not take the name of the LORD your God in vain.
Remember the Sabbath day, to keep it holy.

...and the other three are impractical--
Honor your father and your mother. Apparently, the writers of these Commandments didn't have teenagers...
You shall not commit adultery. Yeah, sure...
You shall not covet (your neighbor's house, wife, servants (both male and female), ox or donkey, etc.) If this were observed, Madison Avenue and the entire advertising industry would disappear!

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A car smashed the 10 commandments monument at the Oklahoma State Capitol [View all] savalez Oct 2014 OP

Well, after Moses got pissed off and broke the first set of tablets, MineralMan Oct 2014 #1

"i give you these 15 ... 10 commandments!" unblock Oct 2014 #4

Hee hee savalez Oct 2014 #9

History of the World!!!!!!! MADem Oct 2014 #10

11. Though shall not go all Dukes of Hazzard on these Commandments underpants Oct 2014 #23

actually, i think the commandment about idolatry/graven images kinda says "but if you do, meh" unblock Oct 2014 #45

Ooh good point underpants Oct 2014 #55

lol Liberal_in_LA Oct 2014 #78

ROFL! Jamastiene Oct 2014 #93

Today, maybe Walmart has a stock of replacements for the faithful! RKP5637 Oct 2014 #16

George Carlin got them boiled down to two: Initech Oct 2014 #42

DUzy liberal N proud Oct 2014 #44

The cosmos has a sense of irony. hifiguy Oct 2014 #2

Aw. Iggo Oct 2014 #3

Will Moses have to go to the top of Mt. Sinai TexasTowelie Oct 2014 #5

Depends on what the warranty was! RKP5637 Oct 2014 #17

God's Will? KittyWampus Oct 2014 #6

Boom! Took the words right out of my mouth! valerief Oct 2014 #14

Well at least they didn't do it on the Sabbath underpants Oct 2014 #21

Good- never should have been there in the first place. Marrah_G Oct 2014 #7

I am sorry to see this... peace13 Oct 2014 #8

They were even more useful SoCalNative Oct 2014 #13

So many rules...so little time! peace13 Oct 2014 #49

Yep. Nothing too original aside from the "thou shalt have no other gods" part. nomorenomore08 Oct 2014 #95

Especially that "Thou shalt have no gods before me" MineralMan Oct 2014 #48

Not so much! peace13 Oct 2014 #56

So, 30% of the commandments make sense? MineralMan Oct 2014 #57

I don't have the time nor the desire to review all ten. peace13 Oct 2014 #58

Oh, all right... MineralMan Oct 2014 #65

I missed the idols and Sunday football rebuke! peace13 Oct 2014 #70

LOL, but claim "So many of the commandments are useful rules for people to follow". Weird. nt Logical Oct 2014 #90

So God the all-powerful and all-knowing could not stop a single car crashing into a monument? Youdontwantthetruth Oct 2014 #11

Maybe God the all-powerful intended for it to happen as a sign KittyWampus Oct 2014 #18

or Satan making room for his kid friendly monument Youdontwantthetruth Oct 2014 #19

I take it as a sign that some Okie had his load on n/t Strelnikov_ Oct 2014 #59

Or God figured it was too silly to be mucking about with. riqster Oct 2014 #63

I can not appreciate the destructiveness libodem Oct 2014 #12

very punny justice1 Oct 2014 #32

Yes, sometimes I'm a concrete thinker libodem Oct 2014 #81

You have cemented your reputation as a concrete thinker Generic Brad Oct 2014 #86

. libodem Oct 2014 #87

It's no use pinboy3niner Oct 2014 #89

Thst cracks me up libodem Oct 2014 #92

I've never been sedimental about religious artifacts. n/t cherokeeprogressive Oct 2014 #36

Wow savalez Oct 2014 #46

Isn't Oklahoma the state that took 2 hours to complete a botched death penalty execution ? KurtNYC Oct 2014 #15

They should hire the driver as state executioner ... eppur_se_muova Oct 2014 #74

That's a shame HERVEPA Oct 2014 #20

Send the perpetrator a dog biscuit and a medal. DinahMoeHum Oct 2014 #22

The 11th should be: savalez Oct 2014 #24

So we're cheering for vandalism now? Really? WillowTree Oct 2014 #25

To whom exactly are you referring to? savalez Oct 2014 #29

Just in general. WillowTree Oct 2014 #33

I happily applaud this destruction! ieoeja Oct 2014 #40

I rest my case. WillowTree Oct 2014 #43

Glad I could help. ieoeja Oct 2014 #47

yep 2pooped2pop Oct 2014 #83

So we're cheering for vandalism golden-girl Oct 2014 #31

That doesn't even make sense. WillowTree Oct 2014 #35

I'm thinking it has something to do with graven images. ieoeja Oct 2014 #41

... nomorenomore08 Oct 2014 #96

the vandalism occurred when the monument was erected.. frylock Oct 2014 #54

You just keep telling yourself that. WillowTree Oct 2014 #66

gosh. thanks for the pro tip.. frylock Oct 2014 #73

So you wish to claim. blm Oct 2014 #72

Which posts? nt Logical Oct 2014 #91

Kind of extreme get the red out Oct 2014 #26

fox will claim obama drove the car with hilary riding shotgun dembotoz Oct 2014 #27

They'll say Hillary was in the back seat wearing a kentucky derby hat. savalez Oct 2014 #34

As a life-long atheist, I condemn this. Throd Oct 2014 #28

What makes you think, yortsed snacilbuper Oct 2014 #64

Nothing. I never made that claim. Throd Oct 2014 #105

Well, it doesn't belong there. RedCappedBandit Oct 2014 #30

God is gonna be PISSED!!!! JoePhilly Oct 2014 #37

Quick, scoop up the broken pieces and put them into the ark of the covenant Yavin4 Oct 2014 #38

Then carry them around the heartland for 40 years. JoePhilly Oct 2014 #62

So we can melt Nazis with it? Cool! nomorenomore08 Oct 2014 #97

You have to cover your eyes Yavin4 Oct 2014 #104

Please tell me that they played the Dukes of Hazzard horn when they jumped the ramp. Initech Oct 2014 #39

Is it on YouTube? Downwinder Oct 2014 #51

Which is worse? Cartoonist Oct 2014 #50

In the literal sense this was a violation of the 2nd commandment postatomic Oct 2014 #52

God works in mysterious ways! RKP5637 Oct 2014 #53

oh no GummyBearz Oct 2014 #60

That ain't no ten commandments Strelnikov_ Oct 2014 #61

God's will. nt TeamPooka Oct 2014 #67

The Secret Service says the man told them that Satan made him crash his car into the statue. juxtaposed Oct 2014 #68

Thanks. I updated the OP. savalez Oct 2014 #69

Oh, you mean it was... Ampersand Unicode Oct 2014 #88

More like RNC operative told him to do it right before election to blm Oct 2014 #71

I'm guessing the reich wing "Christians" will go off on a how persecuted they are kick now. 47of74 Oct 2014 #75

That's just a funny story. notadmblnd Oct 2014 #76

It was an Act of God - LiberalElite Oct 2014 #77

Thou shalt not text while driving johnnypneumatic Oct 2014 #79

LOL savalez Oct 2014 #80

mine eyes have seen the glory of the coming of the lord; yortsed snacilbuper Oct 2014 #82

Maybe he was trying to break them into 10 pieces darkangel218 Oct 2014 #84

Bad Grampa strikes again? L0oniX Oct 2014 #85

The top of them looked like a butt anyhow. Jamastiene Oct 2014 #94

"look, Jesus. I'll drive. You navigate" Warren DeMontague Oct 2014 #98

This is right up there with the destruction of the Bamiyan Buddhas! Violet_Crumble Oct 2014 #99

OTOH I think there's a Flying Spaghetti Monster statue there Recursion Oct 2014 #100

This is too good. wheniwasincongress Oct 2014 #101

I'd like to buy him a beer Prophet 451 Oct 2014 #102

Three of the ten have been around longer than Christianity KansDem Oct 2014 #103

Interesting stuff. n/t savalez Oct 2014 #106