#ten commandments

Louisiana’s controversial law requiring public schools and colleges to post the Ten Commandments violates the U.S. Constitution and cannot be enforced, a federal appeals court ruled unanimously Friday, upholding a lower court’s decision and raising the possibility that the U.S. Supreme Court will be asked to weigh in.

A three-judge panel on the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that the law, which took effect Jan. 1, is "plainly unconstitutional." The ruling affirms a lower court’s order barring the state from enforcing the law, which says that Ten Commandments posters printed in “large, easily readable font” must be displayed in every classroom.

BREAKING: In a unanimous decision, a federal court of appeals has ruled that Louisiana's law requiring the Ten Commandments to be displayed in all public school classrooms is unconstitutional.

I made this, I made sketch of all commandments for my stickers!

I'd like to preface this discussion by saying that I am not, in fact, a Christian, Jew or Catholic of any description. In the past, I have been a member of the Roman Catholic church, but I no longer follow that practice. I am also not holding anything against Catholicism, this is just something that I think should be shared.

Many of us know about the Ten Commandments. If you don't, they are essentially a set of rules in Christianity and Judaism given to us by God through Moses, outlining what a 'good person' does and does not do. This is the list, ordered from most important to least important:

1. Thou shalt have no other Gods before me. 2. You shall make no idols 3. You shall not take the name of the Lord your God in vain 4. Keep the sabbath day holy 5. Honor your father and your mother 6. Thou shalt not kill 7. Thou shalt not commit adultery 8. Thou shalt not steal 9. Thou shalt not bear false witness against thy neighbor 10. Thou shalt not covet

Aside from the fact that many people reading this will now be singing 'Karma' by Jojo Siwa in their heads, this list is one of the core features of Christianity.

I can speak for Christianity when I say that most people misinterpret these rules.

The commandment that I see most misunderstood is

You shall not take the name of the Lord your God in vain

Now, everyone's always saying that this means 'Oh, don't say things like "Oh my God" or "Jesus Christ"'--Let me ask you something. Do you really think that this was important? In the historical and religious context that the Ten Commandments were given in, tell me, do you think that it was an important notion to not say "oh my God"?

Compare it to the other Commandments--all things like 'do not kill one another', 'don't cheat on your spouse', 'don't lie for the detriment of others'--Do you see how 'don't say 'oh my God'' doesn't fit?

Of course, that doesn't mean that people should start swearing on God's name very liberally, that's not the point of this post.

The point of this post, really, is to call out so-called 'Christians' who do use the Lord's name in vain.

See, this Commandment--"You shall not take the name of the Lord your God in vain"--it doesn't mean what most think it means.

So, if it doesn't mean that, what does it mean?

It means that you do not use God's words and scriptures to justify your acts of hatred and unholiness.

And, with that, many 'Christians' and 'Catholics' are directly going against one of the Ten Commandments. One of the three most important Commandments, in fact.

The most important thing about being Christian is loving everyone--because that's what Jesus does!--what are you doing? Hating people and justifying it with 'God'.

Can I just say: That's not God you're using to justify your actions.