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[morwen]

There's a programme on channel 4 tonight about a survey conducted to find out the "new 10 commandments". It is expected to have such things as "Thou shalt protect the environment", and "Thou shalt look after the vulnerable".

But did you know that the ten commandments vary in the different Mosaic traditions?

	Judaism	Catholicism	Protestantism
1	I am your God	I am your God. No other gods. No idols.	I am your God. No other gods.
2	No other gods. No idols.	No taking name in vain.	No idols.
3	No taking name in vain.	Remember the Sabbath (Sunday).	No taking name in vain.
4	Remember the Sabbath (Saturday).	Honour your parents.	Remember the Sabbath (Sunday).
5	Honour your parents.	No killing.	Honour your parents.
6	No murder.	No adultery.	No murder.
7	No adultery.	No stealing.	No adultery.
8	No stealing.	No false witness.	No stealing.
9	No false witness.	No coveting your neighbour's wife.	No false witness.
10.	No coveting.	No coveting your neighbour's house, maidservant, ox, etc.	No coveting.

Thinking about it, if I were an adherent to one of these religions, I would find this program far more offensive than the Jerry Springer opera. Does this make sense to anyone else?

Comments

[deborah_c]

... which is a little odd, given that the Pope appears to be saying, from reports of his latest book, that the EU (and particularly its human rights law) is "part of a new ideology of evil". Presumably the papist plot is out of control :-)

[abigailb.livejournal.com]

He's bluffing, of course!

[abigailb.livejournal.com]

by the way, hello random person!

[deborah_c]

Thank you *smile*

Umm. Yes, I've been drive-by commenting again. Sorry about that. I'm an online friend of ickle_yuki, which is how I originally came across your LJ, although in this instance it was via theladiesloos