Re: Do We Need To Revise The Ten Commandments?

If you follow christianity or judaism and regard the bible as the word of god, then I would have thought that it shouldn't be changed. After all, if god wanted them modified, wouldn't he send down an angel or something with a new set of tablets for a modern day Moses to promulgate?

If you are not a christian/jewish, then the first four are irrelevant and the last six (despite the archaic language) are pretty much enshrined in common morality anyway.

Re: Do We Need To Revise The Ten Commandments?

Doesn't matter ben-varrey - it could be an interesting thread as long as we don't all start arguing about it (or is that inevitable).

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Ah but there were many, many commandments and the 'men in charge' cherry picked the ones that they thought would bring about order (granted through fear). So change wouldn't necessarily be altering them per se but including relevent things that were left out as it didn't suit the purpose of the church back then but could be very pertinent now.

Must look out my Banned From The Bible DVDs and check those out again.

With the environment, it wouldn't have been an issue back then (not sure it is now to be honest)

Well, if the other religious thread is anything to go by - I, for one, will be donning some combat gear and a sturdy second skin

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Would we listen if a new prophet did show up? I suspect they'd be sectioned quite quickly!

That's one thing I do find odd about religion that if you speak to God, that's fine but if you hear him you suffer from delusions

Re: Do We Need To Revise The Ten Commandments?

How true! - Remember how people treated poor David Icke when he wanted to warn us about the Lizard Illuminati running the world.

http://rense.com/general56/liz.htm

Re: Do We Need To Revise The Ten Commandments?

I know you know

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I draw the line at Murder, Julie - although I know a few folk I would love to murder (only joking)

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Good one and I just love emoticons

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Rosemary darlin' - join the back of the queue, AND I'm NOT joking, I want my T.72 tank parked across the river from the Palace of Westminster at 12.00pm on a Wednesday when the 'house' is sitting and my finger on the trigger!!!

Re: Do We Need To Revise The Ten Commandments?

Cut out "thou shall not covet thy neighbour's wife..........she's a cracker !