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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region Forums" the Ten Commandments on the courthouse lawn"--what would be the Muslim, Hindu, Jewish,
etc. equivalent of this?
(PS--and I totally agree this is unconstitutional.)
Mass
(27,315 posts)They vary from religion to religion, but have the same basic ethical basis. In fact, the protestant and catholic ones are slightly different too.
http://www.biblicalheritage.org/Bible%20Studies/10%20Commandments.htm
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Islamic_ethics#Moral_commandments
treestar
(82,383 posts)There is some expression of "the Golden Rule" from every religion.
If we could just look at them as languages - different ways of expressing the same thing - we could quit fighting over it all.
BlueJazz
(25,348 posts)Remember the Sabbath day, to keep it holy. Six days you shall labor and do all your work, but the seventh day is the Sabbath of the Lord your God. IN IT YOU SHALL DO NO WORK: you, nor your son, nor your daughter, nor your manservant, nor your maidservant, nor your cattle, nor your stranger who is within your gates. For in six days the Lord made the heavens and the earth, the sea, and all that is in them, and rested the seventh day. Therefore the Lord blessed the Sabbath day and hallowed it.
HockeyMom
(14,337 posts)So their employees can worship with their families. Problem is that the Jewish Sabbath is Saturday, not Sunday. Everyone is Christian!!!!!!
SoutherDem
(2,307 posts)You make an excellent point.
If I understand the 10 commandments, they were to have been not only written by god, like christians will say the bible is, but was physically written by the very hand of god.
But, that one can be easily over looked for profit.
FrodosPet
(5,169 posts)nt
MineralMan
(146,341 posts)The tenets of any religion apply only to followers of that religion. Laws apply to all.
longship
(40,416 posts)My favorite commandment.
Deut. 14:21
rox63
(9,464 posts)antigone382
(3,682 posts)I was in NYC visiting my cousin and her husband, who are both Jewish, and they invited me to one of two Kosher restaurants; one served meat, and one served dairy products. I ended up going to the one that served meat--it was a very nice restaurant and the food was delicious, although WAY meatier than what I'm used to eating--but I had no idea how strictly the prohibitions on milk and meat in the same meal were followed: we dipped our bread in olive oil, rather than butter, and the ice cream we had for dessert was non-dairy (as I said, it was all really good). It was a really fun and eye-opening experience, and overall it was probably one of my favorite Christmas Eves I've ever spent.
jtuck004
(15,882 posts)New International Version (©1984)
Do not eat anything you find already dead. You may give it to an alien living in any of your towns, and he may eat it, or you may sell it to a foreigner. But you are a people holy to the LORD your God. Do not cook a young goat in its mother's milk.
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No need to waste it. We can sell it to a "foreigner". But what if they are in the club too?
white_wolf
(6,238 posts)"1 I undertake the training rule to abstain from taking life. Pāṇātipātā veramaṇī sikkhāpadaṃ samādiyāmi.
2. I undertake the training rule to abstain from taking what is not given. Adinnādānā veramaṇī sikkhāpadaṃ samādiyāmi.
3. I undertake the training rule to abstain from sexual misconduct. Kāmesumicchācāra veramaṇī sikkhāpadaṃ samādiyāmi.
4. I undertake the training rule to abstain from false speech. Musāvādā veramaṇī sikkhāpadaṃ samādiyāmi.
5. I undertake the training rule to abstain from fermented drink that causes heedlessness."
There is some debate as to how to interpret some of these, of course. For instance, some think number 5 advises against all drinking, whereas some say it merely means don't get drunk and do something that would harm others. Even some monks drink wine, though only with meals. Of course, keep in mind these aren't really commandments so much as good advice since there is no God to judge you if you mess up.
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white_wolf
(6,238 posts)I answered him.
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white_wolf
(6,238 posts)I just go there because it helps me even if I don't agree with them on everything. As for finding a center in Newcastle,I'd suggest gong to this site and searching. Just click on you country and then state and it should list every Buddhist center in your state. http://www.buddhanet.info/wbd/index.php
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DavidDvorkin
(19,503 posts)Moreover, the mythology about Moses and the tablets is also believed by Muslims.
raouldukelives
(5,178 posts)That might be our whole problem right there. They are actually pleading for help. Judging by their actions and their inability to recall things under oath they may just be highly forgetful. If one could steal a quick glance at the monument they would remember not to lie, cheat, steal, kill and be the gluttonous, greedy bastards that they are.
4th law of robotics
(6,801 posts)Moses wasn't a Christian.
LeftishBrit
(41,212 posts)Islam has a somewhat similar set of commandments in the Quran, though they do not play as central a role in comparison with other injunctions.
For Hindus, it would be something from the Vedic Scriptures, but I don't know whether there is a particular set of instructions that is more important than others.