The Ten Commandments DO belong in classrooms — here’s why
http://www.theblaze.com/shows/the-glenn-beck-program/the-ten-commandments-do-belong-in-classrooms-heres-why
‘When we removed the Ten Commandments, we didn't just remove God. We removed the blueprint for all civilization.’
For 150 years, the Ten Commandments were displayed and taught in public schools, but in 1980, a Supreme Court decision ended mandatory postings. Mandating the display of a religious creed was deemed a violation of the First Amendment’s Establishment Clause, which prohibits Congress from establishing a national religion.
Many, even Christians, supported the ruling as a protection of the separation of church and state, but Glenn Beck says they’re misled.
Not only are the Ten Commandments “critical for a free society,” they’re the ticket to “[restoring] our republic,” which is spiraling out of control at a terrifying speed, he says.
For the Christian, the Ten Commandments are a set of divine laws given by God to Moses that outline moral and spiritual principles for worshiping and obeying God. But for the American citizen, the Ten Commandments are foundational moral and ethical guidelines that are the bedrock of this country. To know them is to know our history and who we are as a sovereign people.
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The article does go on to list all Ten of the Commandments and WHY they are important - even to a secular society.
For example : Commandment Two
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2. Thou shalt not make unto thee any graven image.
This commandment, Glenn says, is a lesson about what happens “when people begin to serve images instead of truth”: “Tyranny always follows.”
“It’s a call to seek truth, not manipulation,” he says.
Given we live in a world of “manufactured images” and artificial intelligence and media manipulation, this commandment is perhaps “more urgent than ever.”
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Hmmmm. Lets pretend that I'm not quite as goofy as the Pastafarians . . . But that I do decide I want to worship Mother Nature as THE Supreme Being. "Mother Nature Brings us the sun and the rains and all the plants and animals we like to eat. Mother Nature also created all the forests which keep our planet habitable."
Is there anything about the Ten Commandments which should disagree with 'Mother Nature' being 'God'? I don't see it. I think any 'civilized' religion should find agreement with the Commandments. And I believe they offer a 'moral code' which too many people simply don't have.
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Mad Poet Strikes Again.
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