We all know the story. If you didn't read the 'good book' then let me fill you in. You see, when Moses came down from the mountain and saw the people partying and having a good time, with a golden calf to worship, he went into a fit of rage, and he threw down and destroyed the tablets that contained the commandments. Gone was 'thou shalt not murder'. Gone was 'thou shalt not covet thy neighbours wife'. Instead, he went back to get some new ones from God. It is these that are listed in the Bible as "the ten commandments" (the originals are just referred to as the 'commandments').
And so, as a public service announcement, and out of the goodness of my heart, I have them listed:
1. Thou shalt worship no other god.
2. Thou shalt make thee no molten gods.
3. The feast of unleavened bread shalt thou keep.
4. Six days thou shalt work, but on the seventh day thou shalt rest.
5. Thou shalt observe the feast of weeks.
6. Thrice in the year shall all your menchildren appear before the Lord God.
7. Thou shalt not offer the blood of my sacrifice with leaven.
8. Neither shall the sacrifice of the feast of the passover be left until the morning.
9. The first of the firstfruits of thy land thou shalt bring unto the house of the Lord thy God.
10. Thou shalt not seethe a kid in his mother's milk.
I especially like the last one, where you are not allowed to cook the baby goat in its mothers milk. I wonder how many christians pay special attention to it?
For the bible scholars The title "Ten Commandments" is found in Exodus 34:28 and Deuteronomy 4:13 (a retelling of Exodus 34). The first set of commandments in Exodus 20 was later smashed to pieces by Moses when he came down from the mountain and saw people dancing before the golden calf. NOTE: the term "Ten Commandments" did not apply to the first, only in Exodus 34:28 do the new set of commandments get to be called the "Ten Commandments".
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"There is no creator" - the Dalai Lama. These are words of common sense, and it tells me that "spirituality" has nothing in particular to do with a belief in the supernatural. But then, those of us who grew up in the seventies watching "Kung Fu" already knew that being a vegan, atheist who follows the path of the buddha can reach enlightenment.
All kidding aside, what does a vegetarian atheist have to say? Stick around and you'll find out! Politically I'm rather liberal, but I do like to listen to staunch conservative talk show host Michael (the 'Whiner') Savage so I'll probably be mentioning him from time to time in my weblogs. So for now, how about some talk of broccoli, carrots and peas? Recipe's anyone??
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