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The first four which cover only blasphemy and reverence.
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I understand how they may be interpreted dogmatically and in a narrow sense to not be applicable, but it’s not at all obvious to me that dropping those strictures would lead to an increase in the long run survivability to the society that adopts them. Rene Girard would explain
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Yes, we should reject censoring blasphemy or condemning the irreverent. We must drop false beliefs when even seemingly harmless ones like "all human life is sacred" and "life begins at conception" lead to disastrous policies like bans on embryonic stem cell research.
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It doesn’t tell you to do those things, just to not do them yourself. Your prejudice shows on your sleeve
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Also note that the ten commandments appear in Exodus and Deuteronomy and those books command specific punishments. Worshipping other gods: death. (Deuteronomy 13:6-10) Blasphemy: death. (Deuteronomy 18:20) Not observing the Sabbath: death. (Exodus 31:14)
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Agree on that one but mostly that it was “corrected” in Christianity. I tend to agree with you but don’t want to throw the baby out with the bath water or mistake the unintelligible with the undintelligent. I don’t think the superficial reasons always match the real ones
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In Matthew 5:17-18 Jesus makes it clear that the old laws outlined in places Deuteronomy and Exodus should be upheld and unchanged. While the culture changes, Christianity always has the potential to return to the cruel, incivil and unwise text of the Bible.
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He says to keep my commandments and that the law should be upheld Meaning the mosaic law on the stone tablets. Not the pharisaical nit picky dietary restrictions and definitely not the stonings.
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