The world is in a state of flux. Global warming, bizarre weather patterns, Red Sox win a World Series. Pluto gets voted off the island. Why shouldn't religion get a makeover. I think "Thou shalt not covet thy neighbors goods" should be tossed aside like a banana with brown spots. What's wrong with desiring something nice that your neighbor owns? A Lexus, perhaps. If you steal it then you've violated that other Commandment. If you kill the neighbor, that's covered, too. Coveting is just desiring. Almost everyone does that every day. No harm, no foul. That Commandment would be an afterthought on a 10 Suggestions list. 9 Commandments is a little unwieldy, though. OK, tack on a "Though shalt never laugh at a Pauly Shore movie" and you're back up to snuff.
2006-09-28
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