It's about respect for the sacredness of life and our own soul. Most people cannot see sacredness or value inside themselves and believing in a power outside themselves is both humbling and empowering, because although they find it hard to love themselves they can bask in the symbolic universal power and love that's outside them. Also realise that they do not control everything because there is a higher power beyond our control. Some call it the universe others a god or gods.

All religions are psychological methods to help us cope with the chaos and unpredictability of life. But the commandments are basically about focusing people away from chaos and distraction and keeping them on a path that will bring them the most fulfilling life. Having self esteem, focusing on one moral compass point, getting on with others by not engaging in anti social behaviour, focusing on one's own well being, having a day off to rest and focus on the sacred in life, etc.

But the first three are about keeping your own soul focused on the divine rather than getting carried away with materiality and attachment to things that lead you away from a wholesome life.

I'm not a religious nut or anything. I just used to think about this a lot and those are the conclusions I came to. That it doesn't matter proving that theres's a deity, but it does matter that you don't throw the baby out with the bathwater by poo pooing all religion because of religious people who maybe had the wrong view of it in your early life.

So my main point was that these days a lot of people do not have any focus on the sacred or any principles in life and that's because religion has been eroded out of existence. But I do believe that many are still guided by religious rules of behaviour that have been handed down in generations such as having good manners (or good grace as they would have been called at one time).

We ARE changing. A new society is emerging, it's not one I like in no small part because it's based on everyone being equal irrespective of race,colour, or creed which is total rubbish, combined with Socialism which is fundamentally flawed.

Live with it. It's unlikely to roll back.[/QUOTE]

I agree, it's out with the old and in with new.....

Hi

I live in Shrewsbury, a lovely, historic market town with stunning architecture and lots of small independent shops.

Even here, the yobs are taking over.

https://www.shropshirestar.com/news/...rewsbury-plan/

There is a lack of action by the Statutory Bodies, not just the police but the Housing Associations Councils, Social services etc.

We are more concerned about the rights of pillocks than the rights of those they affect.

We need to change.

Hi

I can't, that is just me, it is the way I lived my life, the way I was bought up, respect and protect those less fortunate than myself.

If you are old and weak others do not have the right to mug you for your Pension Money.

You should expect to be hurt by the relatives of the oldies you have terrorised, you should expect your life to become a misery, to be as scared of going out as the oldie you terrorised.

That is natural justice.

I will not have my life be made a misery by scumbags and I do not expect anyone else to suffer because of them.

I have very strong views on this, it is basic right and wrong.

It is a part of British Life we need to respect and protect.

Even in my current state of ill health I would not stand back and let a woman or child be abused.

That is simply not me.

It is not part of British Life any longer. Britain has changed, different values, different just about everything. It is terribly sad but when "people" from third world countries are permitted to enter they bring the third world with them and adopting a multicultural ethos here means we have to live in increasingly third world country here.

Yet ANOTHER bit of Blair's legacy.

Hi

I live in Shrewsbury, a lovely, historic market town with stunning architecture and lots of small independent shops.

Even here, the yobs are taking over.

https://www.shropshirestar.com/news/...rewsbury-plan/

There is a lack of action by the Statutory Bodies, not just the police but the Housing Associations Councils, Social services etc.

We are more concerned about the rights of pillocks than the rights of those they affect.

We need to change.

It is not part of British Life any longer. Britain has changed, different values, different just about everything. It is terribly sad but when "people" from third world countries are permitted to enter they bring the third world with them and adopting a multicultural ethos here means we have to live in increasingly third world country here.

Yet ANOTHER bit of Blair's legacy.

Sad but true. Britain is becoming a third-world country bit by bit. I wonder just how far it will go before some brave soul does something to stop it and, hopefully, even reverse it.

Swimmy, Your post reminded me of yesterday when l parked over the road from the magistrates court. I had to keep returning to my car with shopping as l wanted to go to the park.
Each time, I noticed the people that swaggered out of the court looked happy and were laughing. One even stopped to chat to a beggar and gave him money!
I thought if you go to court and you’re guilty, you are going to be shaken and devastated.
Not these days!