Whatever anyone wants to call themselves, in order to maintain a free and prosperous society, we all must have certain morals in order to live together in freedom. We all must live by the dictates of God given to us in the Ten Commandments. Too many have turned their backs on God’s laws and decency. We are headed for the cliff because we have corrupt, power-hungry, amoral politicians at every level of government in this country. The current Regime with Mullah Obama’s Czars and this Congress are destroying this nation and putting the world in peril because of their corruption and quest for power. Too many in Corporate America and elsewhere are also corrupt and power hungry. Somehow, we must get our moral compass back whatever your faith. In my opinion, to do less, dooms all of us.
The problem with the atheist is that he/she, given his/her worldview, has no way to declare a moral absolute. As they spread their faith, they spread the ideal that “right” is whatever a man thinks it is in his own mind. Atheism is a psuedo-faith that is as destructive as Islam or any other false religion.
When the 10 commandments are taken out of the public square, their opposites move in to fill the void. Today, that void has been filled with the laws of political correctness. What good has that done for anyone?
The more social chaos there is, the bigger government gets. Someone has to care for the fallen, lost souls created by PC.
The 10 commandments are good laws because they're self controlling. If everyone were to follow them they best they could, there wouldn't be the social chaos we have in the world today.
They're just good, natural, laws that never fail.
Excellent statement, ExTexasRedhead. I think you would agree that there are people who call themselves atheists and still adhere to basic moral standards.
It is a disgrace to a nation when its political leaders are morally bankrupt. Clinton led the way. Just measure his behavior against the Ten Commandments, and you can see that he violated each and every commandment dealing with relationships with fellow man, and did so for all to see. Yet he was re-elected and not convicted upon impeachment, which speaks volumes as to the moral degeneracy of the American voting population as a whole.
Really? Let's take a look at the Decalogue as it applies to life in the United States, shall we?
1. You shall have no other gods before me.
Explicitly allowed by the 1st amendment.
2. You shall not make for yourselves an idol.
See above.
3. You shall not misuse the name of the Lord your God.
See above.
4. Remember the Sabbath day by keeping it holy.
Sunday is for sleeping in late and watching football.
5. Honor your father and your mother.
Great advice, but not a legal requirement.
6. You shall not murder.
Finally one that is enforceable in modern society.
7. You shall not commit adultery.
Good advice, but not illegal.
8. You shall not steal.
Enforceable.
9. You shall not give false testimony against your neighbor.
In context, this is enforceable in court (not so much in everyday life).
10. You shall not covet.
Another completely unenforceable one.
Out of 10 commandments, only 3 apply to modern civil law in the United States. The simple fact is that we must not live by most of the commandments...and that's the way it should be. Religious freedom is good.