Zone1 the first Commandment says: Thou shalt have no other Gods!

[Meriweather]

How many trans people or Gay people have started or caused a WAR?
How many religious beliefs have started a WAR?

Is homosexuality worthy fighting for?
Religion points us towards ideals. Are ideals worth fighting for?

Unfortunately--and religions are waking up to this--those who exploit religion as a handy, ready-made group, dangle an ideal to fight about: Mom, country, apple pie--and God.

 

[MostBoringManInTheWorld]

Newbie, WTF does Clapton's kid dying and the song he wrote about it, have to do with your agenda?

I was simply referring to Clapton being God, or at least a God.

 

[Zebra]

I was simply referring to Clapton being God, or at least a God.

Welcome here!

 

[MostBoringManInTheWorld]

Welcome here!

Thanks!

 

[toobfreak]

How do you interpret this?

Well, the people of 1600 BC (when Genesis was written) had no knowledge of older and other religions around the globe yet, so it could not have been a call out against other names used for God by other religions, but as a call out against paganism and the practice of worshiping idolatry usually made to look part human and part animal.

 

[Zebra]

Well, the people of 1600 BC (when Genesis was written) had no knowledge of older and other religions around the globe yet, so it could not have been a call out against other names used for God by other religions, but as a call out against paganism and the practice of worshiping idolatry usually made to look part human and part animal.

sure?

 

[Carl in Michigan]

How do you interpret this?

1 .... there are no other Gods
2 ..... there are other Gods, but you must not worship them

next question .... did the Israelites have several Gods at some time?

before they became monotheists?

I wonder about this

Yes, people have lots of gods. Muslims have the moon god. Hindus have many.
Yes Israel has worshiped many gods.

 

[BreezeWood]

How do you interpret this?

1 .... there are no other Gods
2 ..... there are other Gods, but you must not worship them

next question .... did the Israelites have several Gods at some time?

before they became monotheists?

I wonder about this

those commandments are fallacies used by monarchist in support of their feudal religion. moses, judaism.

monotheism is all are equal who reside in the heavens there is nothing greater or lesser than any other being in the heavens.

 

[toobfreak]

sure?

Yep, pretty much.