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In lugnet.off-topic.debate, Christopher L. Weeks writes:
> OK, so when Moses (or God, depending on what you believe) tells us not to
> covet the neighbor's wife, what do you believe you shouldn't do? Is it a sin
> to nail your neighbor's wife? What if she wants you to? What if her husband
> does too?
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> There seems to be no lee-way in the commandments.
And far too much that's not addressed, such as:
What if my neighbor's wife covets me?
What if I covet my neighbor's daughter?
What if I covet my own daughter?
What if I covet my sister?
What if I covet my neighbor?
What if the only way to keep from killing
someone is by bearing false witness?
What if I think my wife is dead and so I marry
and have sex with another woman, but then
I learn that my first wife is still alive--have
I committed adultery?
What if the only way to honor my mother is by
dishonoring my father?
What if my family is starving and I have to steal?
What if I kill because I think my life's in danger,
but then I learn that I was in no danger at all?
What if I cure paralysis by using stem cells to
regenerate damaged nerve cells?
What if I generate viable replacement organs via
the cloning of organs from existing tissue?
What if I tell what I think is the truth, but it turns
out to be false witness, and what if the person to
whom I bore false witness dies before I can recant?
What if, on my deathbed, I learn that the classic
Christ-on-his-Cross icon qualifies as a graven image?
What if my concept of God qualifies as "a strange god" before
the "real" God?
These may seem like farcical examples, but since we live in a nation that
upholds freedom of religion by seeking to enshrine the 10 Commandments on
gov't buildings, I don't think it's unreasonable to consider the
shortcomings of the 10 in the same way that a lawyer would exploit loopholes
in tax law. Obviously, if my immortal soul's at stake, I'd want the law to
be at least as airtight as IRS regulations, wouldn't I?
Dave!
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