[missyme]

How can anybody in there right mind find the Ten Commandments offensive? That is what I am saying

[HurkinMcGurkin]

How can anybody in there right mind find the Ten Commandments offensive? That is what I am saying

If I was say, Hindu, and I was told that the Christian God is the only True God, and I would have to accept that to be on equal standing with those who believe in that True God, I think I just migh be a little offended.

So, in their plain text, I don't see why one should be offended. But that is not the issue here. Some want to Ignore Judge Moore's words and intent and act like this is an attack on Christianity. It isn't.

[xrp]

Not everyone subscribes to the same religious beliefs that you do, missyme.

[Right Wing Professor]

I have no problem with the last 6 (prod numbering) or last 7 (Catholic numbering).

[TankerKC]

I'm offended that I can’t covet my neighbor's ox or ass.

[MineralMan]

"How can anybody in there right mind find the Ten Commandments offensive? That is what I am saying"

Huh? That's easy. I'm an atheist, so the first four are right out for me. If I were a Hindu, I'd feel the same way. Some of the others are pretty good advice, but only a couple have made their way into valid laws, the ones against murder and theft. The rest are simply ignored by our laws.

Covetousness? Shoot, that's the foundation of our economic system. Keep up with the Jones's and all that.

Honor your parents? A heckuva good idea, but where are the laws requiring that. With so many elder parents dumped in nursing homes, I don't see that it's honored much by Christians, either.

Adultery? Heck, that's not against the law in hardly any states, and is unenforced in the ones that still have it on the books. Christians violate this one just as much as non-Christians.

But...it's the first four that are a bit frightening, if they are the law of the land. I don't worship any deities, much less the one the Jews and Christians worship. I blaspheme all the time by saying that your deity doesn't even exist.

Sure, I'm offended by the Ten Commandments, when they're placed in the government buildings I must visit.