Posted on 11/09/2004 9:28:39 AM PST by eccentric
For the ump-teenth time, last night I heard a Liberal tell us what values are: health care, livable wages, etc. Then I realized, of course they don't know what values are. They've demanded that they be removed from public view! Yes, the Ten Commandments. EVERYTIME they mention "values," we need to refer them to Exodus 20 ---if they haven't had the Holy Bible removed from their public library.
The first two commandments tell us WHO God is, as a foundation of the Judeo-Christian faith. The 3rd command, "Do not take the name of God in vain," is often expanded to "don't swear or use bad words," or "clean up your filthy language!" How about the values displayed on prime time broadcast television and other Hollywood 'values'?
Remember the Sabbath. This command is a DO not a DON'T. Take a break during the workweek. This is the closest these commandments come to regulating the workplace.
Honor thy Father and they Mother. NOT honor the 'village' and 'Big Brother,' this command emphasizes family. Parents should have the final say about child-rearing, not the state. And then there was the welfare program that has destroyed many families. hmmm I won't go into the social security program.
Thou shalt not kill. The most hated by the Liberals, this command interferes with their religion of child-sacrifice. They declare that the death penalty and wars are more offensive than abortion, yet the numbers don't even come close. And unlike wars of the past, today's weapons are far more precise than the carpet bombing used in the past. Civilians casualties are kept to a minimum. Liberals should take murder victims as seriously when they want murderers paroled from prison.
Do not commit adultery. rotflmho wait a minute. maybe this is the most hated command. ANY restriction on sexual expression is anathema to Liberals. nuf said
Do not steal. Liberals yell the only Bible verse they know: "Judge not, lest ye be judged!" Don't expect charities to collect donations for the poor when the government can collect so much more efficiently.
Do not bear false witness against thy neighbor. In the fantasy world of film making, where history is re-written and biographies are twisted to the point that people are unrecognizable, well, honesty and accuracy interfere with a good screenplay.
Do not covet.... advertising pays for television. Coveting makes the economy grow.
Jesus stated The Golden Rule in Matthew 7:12. "Do unto others as you would have others do unto you." Liberals have twisted this to "Demand of the government for others, what you would demand the government decree for you....."
Thou shalt not kill.
I'd change that kill to murder.
Exactly which of these Commandments are supposed to be the foundation of all our laws?
For a considerable number of us that is the Second Commandment.
> Exactly which of these Commandments are supposed to be the foundation of all our laws?
It's the one that says to not make any graven images. Just ask anyone wearing a crucifix...
It'w worth mentioning that there may be others who do not wish to be forced to embrace your spiritual or world view. You can view them as deluded or condemned, but that doesn't qualify your view of morality as more worthy than another. The 1st Amendment is a very fine thing. We not only have freedom of religion, we can also if we choose, have freedom from religion. The lack of a state imposed faith is only part of what has made America the greatest nation on earth. Remember that the earth turns, tides change and majorities come and go. If you insist on your views having the force of law now, what will you do when your views are no longer those of the majority? Will you be just as anxious to embrace a faith that you view as immoral or unjust?
The Ten Commandments represent a philosophy that stats that there is a clear distinction between right and wrong. Contrast this with the moral relativism of liberal philosophical thought which states there is no clear distinction. Can civil/criminal law be based on a philosophy that states there is no right or wrong? Hardly.
I am defining the "VALUES" that drove many voters to the poles because the Dems keep saying that values are something else.
lol
'Defining' values is a big step for anyone. The last persons that I would seek a definition of values from is a politician (right or left) who wants something from me. But we live in a constitutional republic that precludes majority rule. The most basic function of the constitution so far as citizens are concerned is to protect the minority from being dominated by the majority. What would be the state of your own religous convictions if you happened to belong to a minority of beleivers in a theocratic state? The 1st amendment does not exist to repress the free expression of faith. On the contrary it allows it to flourish. I think that there should be a common 'neutral' ground where persons of all faiths can meet and reason with each other. We only need to look at history and the world around us to see what religous hostility to can bring. Christianity is not being persecuted because you can't say what you want whenever and where ever you like. To quote the old cliche, freedom of speech does not mean you can scream FIRE! in a crowded theatre.
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