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"Only 68 of 200 Anglican priests polled could name all Ten Commandments, but half said they believed in space aliens." 1 |
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Concerning the Ten Commandments in courthouses and legislatures: You cannot post "Thou Shalt Not Steal," "Thou Shalt Not Commit Adultery," and "Thou Shall Not Lie" in a building full of lawyers, judges and politicians...It creates a hostile work environment. 2 |
We apologize to anyone who is offended by either of the above quotations. We simply couldn't resist posting them.
About the Ten Commandments:
This section deals with the Ten Commandments (a.k.a. Decalogue) which appears in three places in the Hebrew Scriptures (Old Testament). These have historically been accepted by Judaism, Christianity and Islam as a summary of the most important rules of behavior that God expects of humanity.
There is considerable debate in the U.S. whether the Decalogue should be posted in public schools, public parks, government offices, etc, and under which circumstances posting is constitutional.
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Internet sites featuring images of the Ten Commandments:
| A 8" x 12" (about 20 x 30 cm) tile containing the Ten
Commandments in Hebrew and English is available in Blue and Cream at:
http://www.ariustile.com/ariuscatalog/it030009.htm |
| The Ten Commandments in a number of world languages (Arabic. Cebuano.
Chinese Simplified. Chinese Traditional. Croatian. Czech. English.
Danish. Dutch. Finnish...) were available at http://www.thetencommandments.org
Unfortunately, this is at least temporarily unavailable. |
| A simplified version of the Ten Commandments, in the form of a bumper
sticker, is available at:
http://www.well.com/ It paraphrases a saying by Jesus: |
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References used:
- Randy Cassingham, This is True, 1997-FEB-02, at:
http://www.thisistrue.com/ It is based on a UPI article. The full UPI quotation is:
"A survey of Anglican vicars in Britain found that while some don’t believe in heaven, more than half believe in life on other planets. Worse, only 68 of the 200 surveyed could name all 10 of the Bible’s Ten Commandments. The only two that were almost universally remembered were the ones about adultery and coveting thy neighbor’s wife — both are no-nos.
Although the quotation may seem shocking, being asked to recite each and every commandment is a challenging question.
- From an unsolicited Email, 2008-MAR-04.
We have been invited to exchange links with Jesus Christ Saves Ministries (JCSM).
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