Ten commandments (improved)
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The document discusses whether the Ten Commandments are useful in modern legal systems. It analyzes each commandment, finding that only prohibitions against killing, stealing, and bearing false witness are useful, as similar laws exist in other legal traditions. It notes that while these three are useful, they are not unique to Judaism/Christianity. Commandments regarding worshipping other gods, idols, blasphemy, Sabbath, adultery, and coveting are either unconstitutional or not reflected in legal codes. It concludes that the claim that Western law is based on the Ten Commandments is false, as most commandments are not both useful and unique to the Abrahamic faiths.
Ten commandments (improved)
- 1. The Ten Commandments Are the ten commandment useful in our modern legal system?
- 2. The Ten Commandments 1 You shall have no other gods before me 2 You shall not make idol gods 3 You shall not take the name of your LORD in vain 4 Remember the Sabbath and keep it holy 5 Honour your father and your mother 6 You shall not kill 7 You shall not commit adultery 8 You shall not steal 9 You shall not bare false witness 10 You shall not covet
- 3. The First Commandment Either the First Commandment is unconstitutional AND/OR the First Amendment is not biblical 1. You shall have no other gods before me 2. You shall not make idol gods 3. You shall not take the name of your LORD in vain 4. Remember the Sabbath and keep it holy 5. Honour your father and your mother 6. You shall not kill 7. You shall not commit adultery 8. You shall not steal 9. You shall not bare false witness 10. You shall not covet
- 4. The First Amendment How does the First, Second and Third Commandments compare to the First Amendment? ● You shall have no other gods before me 1 “Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances.”
- 5. The Second Commandment The Second Commandment is as unconstitutional as the First Commandment 1. You shall have no other gods before me 2. You shall not make idol gods 3. You shall not take the name of your LORD in vain 4. Remember the Sabbath and keep it holy 5. Honour your father and your mother 6. You shall not kill 7. You shall not commit adultery 8. You shall not steal 9. You shall not bare false witness 10. You shall not covet
- 6. The Third Commandment The Third Commandment is as unconstitutional as the first two commandments 1 You shall have no other gods before me 2 You shall not make idol gods 3 You shall not take the name of your LORD in vain 4 Remember the Sabbath and keep it holy 5 Honour your father and your mother 6 You shall not kill 7 You shall not commit adultery 8 You shall not steal 9 You shall not bare false witness 10 You shall not covet
- 7. The Fourth Commandment Although many jurisdictions do regulate trading on holy days the Fourth Commandment is generally ignored 1 You shall have no other gods before me 2 You shall not make idol gods 3 You shall not take the name of your LORD in vain 4 Remember the Sabbath and keep it holy 5 Honour your father and your mother 6 You shall not kill 7 You shall not commit adultery 8 You shall not steal 9 You shall not bare false witness 10 You shall not covet
- 8. The Fifth Commandment This is not reflected in legal codes. Generally not a matter for the law. 1 You shall have no other gods before me 2 You shall not make idol gods 3 You shall not take the name of your LORD in vain 4 Remember the Sabbath and keep it holy 5 Honour your father and your mother 6 You shall not kill 7 You shall not commit adultery 8 You shall not steal 9 You shall not bare false witness 10 You shall not covet
- 9. The Sixth Commandment This commandment is useful but it is NOT unique to the Abrahamic religions. 1 You shall have no other gods before me 2 You shall not make idol gods 3 You shall not take the name of your LORD in vain 4 Remember the Sabbath and keep it holy 5 Honour your father and your mother 6 You shall not kill 7 You shall not commit adultery 8 You shall not steal 9 You shall not bare false witness 10 You shall not covet
- 10. The Seventh Commandment Adultery is not punishable in most legal codes. Legal codes which DO punish adultery are considered barbaric. 1 You shall have no other gods before me 2 You shall not make idol gods 3 You shall not take the name of your LORD in vain 4 Remember the Sabbath and keep it holy 5 Honour your father and your mother 6 You shall not kill 7 You shall not commit adultery 8 You shall not steal 9 You shall not bare false witness 10 You shall not covet
- 11. The Eighth Commandment This commandment is useful but it is NOT unique to the Abrahamic religions. 1 You shall have no other gods before me 2 You shall not make idol gods 3 You shall not take the name of your LORD in vain 4 Remember the Sabbath and keep it holy 5 Honour your father and your mother 6 You shall not kill 7 You shall not commit adultery 8 You shall not steal 9 You shall not bare false witness 10 You shall not covet
- 12. The Ninth Commandment This commandment is useful but it is NOT unique to the Abrahamic religions. 1 You shall have no other gods before me 2 You shall not make idol gods 3 You shall not take the name of your LORD in vain 4 Remember the Sabbath and keep it holy 5 Honour your father and your mother 6 You shall not kill 7 You shall not commit adultery 8 You shall not steal 9 You shall not bare false witness 10 You shall not covet
- 13. The Tenth Commandment Good or bad it does not form part of any legal code. If anything it is only a thought crime. 1 You shall have no other gods before me 2 You shall not make idol gods 3 You shall not take the name of your LORD in vain 4 Remember the Sabbath and keep it holy 5 Honour your father and your mother 6 You shall not kill 7 You shall not commit adultery 8 You shall not steal 9 You shall not bare false witness 10 You shall not covet
- 14. A Summary ● Only 3 commandments of the 10 are useful. ● Where commandments are useful they are not unique to the Abrahamic religions. ● Where the commandments are unique to the Abrahamic religions they are not useful.
- 15. Conclusion Therefore, the claim that the modern western legal system is based on, and informed, by the Ten Commandments is fallacious.