[dirtboy]

Morality lessons aren't very instructional if not expressed in absolute terms, are they?

Absolutism is the refuge of small minds. For example, the Ten Commandments say "Thou shall not kill" - but there are many situations where killing is justified and even moral. So one needs to engage the ol' brain to sort out individual situations. Otherwise, you're no better than those "zero-tolerance" nitwits who suspend a kid for bringing nail clippers to school.

[witnesstothefall]

I'll tell you what, you spend your time coming up with corollaries to the 10 Commandments (that God, He sure is small-minded isn't he!?), and I'll spend my time trying to stick to the straight and narrow.

Go in Peace.

[shhrubbery!]

For example, the Ten Commandments say "Thou shall not kill" - but there are many situations where killing is justified and even moral. So one needs to engage the ol' brain to sort out individual situations. Otherwise, you're no better than those "zero-tolerance" nitwits who suspend a kid for bringing nail clippers to school.

I'm on the same side as you about "zero tolerance" in the schools.

But the Sixth Commandment is more accurately translated "Thou shalt not murder."