Donor Pulls Scholarships After University of Arkansas Fayetteville Posts Ten Commandments
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Here are the 10 commandments:
- You shall have no other gods before me.
- You shall make no idols.
- You shall not take the name of the Lord your God in vain.
- Keep the Sabbath day holy.
- Honor your father and your mother.
- You shall not murder.
- You shall not commit adultery.
- You shall not steal.
- You shall not bear false witness against your neighbor.
- You shall not covet.
1-4 are obviously worthless for non-Christians. 5 sounds good on paper, but there are a whole lot of parents that do a lot of harm to their children, so I don't think it's a great blanket rule
6-10 are solid, although I'd argue 10 is a bit redundant. The main issue with coveting is it can lead to 6-9. I'll give it though since I vetoed 5
5/10 on the 10 commandments. That's 50%, which is a failing grade
All that being said, I don't actually have anything against it as a concept, same as I have nothing against Mormons not drinking alcohol, or Muslims not eating pork. In all cases though, I have a problem with the government promoting the idea using tax payer funds