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Posted on 10/12/2003 8:16:04 PM PDT by Bob J
"The Ten Commandments"
By Terry Silva
The flap over the Ten Commandments monument has got me wondering just what about them would be so offensive to the lawyers that filed the lawsuit to remove the Ten Commandments monument.
“Thou shalt have no other gods before me.” Gee, that’s a tough one, especially for those who worship the almighty dollar or the newest superstar.
“Thou shalt not take the name of the Lord thy God in vain.” Yep, that one violates free speech. But how come we allow all sorts of profanity in our schools, even in the books the kids are required to read, and yet they can’t say a prayer or even talk about god. You can’t say the “N” word, yet can profane the name of God, which is equally offensive to me. Special rooms are allocated for gay students, yet those wanting to study the Bible are told to take it outside. Shouldn’t “free speech” be everyone’s right, not just the atheists?
“Thou shalt not kill.” Now this is a no brainer, right? Except, lawyers will tell you that their client is just a product of his environment and it wasn’t really his fault. And it’s OK to kill unborn innocent babies so their moms won’t be inconvenienced or bear the consequences of their actions.
“Thou shalt not commit adultery.” Yea, we threw this one out of the courts, including sodomy. Who cares if it breaks up families and ends up costing society millions of dollars each year.
“Thou shalt not steal.” A good one, right? But, they argue that their client was unfairly profiled because of his ethnicity.
“Thou shalt not bear false witness.” OK, now we find the real reason these lawyers don’t like the Ten Commandments. With Clinton setting the example, lying has become an art form. Lie as long as you don’t get caught. “The truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth” has been replace by “it depends on your definition of such and such.” It is not truth and justice these lawyers are after, it is getting their clients off.
“Thou shalt not covet.” It’s not your fault you don’t have everything your neighbors do, so sue them. Sue the car company for not making your car safe enough to withstand a crash at 80 mph while you are drunk. Sue the gun manufacturer because they don’t make bullets that refuse to hurt people.
I guess I can see why the ACLU is so offended. But thankfully there will be one judgment bar they won’t be able to elude. Personally, I don’t think that it is as important to have the Ten Commandments in some courtroom, as it is to have them engraved in our own hearts.
Terry Silva is a Communications programmer and is a Student at BYU-Idaho. You can contact him at Silvat@BYUI.edu.
© 2003 Terry Silva
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