2007-03-09 09:40:54 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics & Government ➔ Law & Ethics
So, coragryph, Really "Religion a La Carte", is it Not?
2007-03-09 10:12:05 · update #1
You are correct.
It also appears in the Code of Justinian, the laws of Hammurabi, and just about every other legal and moral treatise in history.
It's a core part of any system of law or justice that perjury is bad.
2007-03-09 09:44:41 · answer #1 · answered by coragryph 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Not really . . . . bearing false witness against you neighbor means telling lies about them. Perjury is a legal term meaning telling lies to the court.
One is a sin against God, the other a crime against a man-made institution. It is up to the individual to decide which is the greater transgression i suppose.
2007-03-09 18:12:49 · answer #2 · answered by John B 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
There is a caveat to the commandment, though.
If thou shall bear false witness in front of a grand jury about getting your dick sucked, thou shall be allowed a reprieve from this commandment and go scott free.
At least, that's the liberal interpretation.
2007-03-09 18:09:28 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
You mean like so many of the liberals and democrats are doing these days?
2007-03-09 17:48:08 · answer #4 · answered by Kevin A 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Not necessarily.
2007-03-09 17:47:46 · answer #5 · answered by cheri b 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
So...As long as your neighbor isn't on trial...Lie all you want ;)
2007-03-09 17:50:14 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋