THE LAW OF GOD...
I see nothing that makes exceptions for Atheists.
I am the Lord your G-d, Who has taken you out of the land of Egypt, from the house of slavery"
"You shall have no other gods but me"
"You shall not take the name of your Lord in vain"
"You shall remember and keep the Sabbath day holy"
"Honor your father and mother"
"You shall not murder"
"You shall not commit adultery"
"You shall not steal"
"You shall not bear false witness against your neighbor"
"You shall not covet your neighbor's goods. You shall not covet your neighbour's house. You shall not covet your neighbour's wife, nor his manservant, nor his maidservant, nor his bull, nor his donkey, nor anything that is your neighbour's."
Do you observe the biblical Sabbath?
"I am the Lord your G-d, Who has taken you out of the land of Egypt, from the house of slavery"
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Well, I've never been to Egypt, nor have I ever been enslaved.
You're quoting from a book that dates back at least 3000 years, written to and about a bunch of nomadic sheepherders. If you wish to apply it to yourself, that's your privilege, certainly, but don't presume to apply it to others on their behalf.
I could quote to you from a Hindu scripture even older than that, but you wouldn't believe what it said, since it has nothing to do with Judaism or Christianity. I won't presume to do so, however.
Please learn to accept that your belief system is just one of many. About 2/3 of the world's population has a different belief system from yours. They are as convinced of the correctness of their system as you are of yours.
No belief system is provable. Not the Hindu system, the Christian system, the Jewish system (quite different from the Christian one), or any other. Yet all are closely held as truth by their followers. Christians are no more devout than the followers of any other religion. Each believes it is correct. Each can point to its scriptures and refute whatever it is you want to say to falsify that belief system.
Which one is correct? To you, there's only one answer. For me, there is also only one answer: none of them. All, in my opinion, are constructs of the society that generated them. And there you have the source of my disbelief.
Imagine, missyme, that you are wrong, but that the Hindus are correct. It's the same thing you're demanding of me. What if you've made the wrong choice?
The thing is that there IS no wrong choice. If your religious beliefs serve your needs, then you have made the right choice. More power to you.
They aren't asking for exceptions. They don't believe in God so why would they ask someone that they don't believe in to make exceptions for them?