leviticus 24:19, provides that “a man who inflicts an injury upon his fellow man just as he did, so shall be done to him [namely,] fracture for fracture, eye for eye, tooth for tooth. just as he inflicted an injury upon a person, so shall it be inflicted upon him.” this has been interpreted thatContinue reading “Orange You Happy Now? Exacting Punishment, Lessons To Be Learned, and The Ten Commandments”
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Historically Great Leaders, The Ten Commandments, and China
alexander the great was religiously tolerant. biographyonline.net cyrus the great was religiously tolerant. tolerance.tavaana.org thus, in history leaders have achieved levels of greatness by allowing individuals within their empires to practice their own religion. in 2019, bitterwinter.org reported the chinese government replacing the ten commandment with quotes from their leader, xi jingping. according to theContinue reading “Historically Great Leaders, The Ten Commandments, and China”
To Get to a Mountaintop, Do You Need a Sherpa? Reflections on A. Philip Randolph on MLK Jr. Day
martin luther king, jr.’s last speech is entitled i’ve been to the mountaintop.” for those seek the challenges of high altitude mountain climbing, many of them desire to climb ount everest. in order to do so, they most likely need the assistance of sherpas. sherpas, in the country of nepal, are legendary. their vocation ofContinue reading “To Get to a Mountaintop, Do You Need a Sherpa? Reflections on A. Philip Randolph on MLK Jr. Day”
The Ten Commandments of The Ten Commandments
there is the original ten commandments. since then, on the back of original ten commandments, the notion of packaging rules with the number ten has become popular. you can go on the internet and find all sorts of ten commandments such as the ten commandments for learning how to computer code, the ten commandments forContinue reading “The Ten Commandments of The Ten Commandments”
One of The Hardest Things To Do: Taking Advice From Others
we all have times when we struggle. we have family problems. we have relationship problems. we have work problems. sometimes, it is our conduct which is causing the struggle. we act in a way that contributes to the problem. we, however, cannot get out of our own way. we hold in our belief system thatContinue reading “One of The Hardest Things To Do: Taking Advice From Others”
An Amazing Sabb(m)ath Study: The Mathematical Analysis Of The Holiday And Its Societal Ramifications
societies change. sometimes for the better. sometimes for the worse. human nature has includes an element of taking advantage of opportunities. capitalism also takes advantage of opportunities as well. with respect to taking advantage of opportunities, it goes to the notion of competition. an opportunity with less competition is something that is valued. there isContinue reading “An Amazing Sabb(m)ath Study: The Mathematical Analysis Of The Holiday And Its Societal Ramifications”
Should God Be Allowed To Give A Victim’s Impact Statement at a Murder Sentencing? Why Not?
god created humanity. the murder of a human is a loss to god as much as to family and friends. each individual is considered one of god’s children. god is quite experienced in dealing with murderers. the documents that he confronted first first murderer and was forced to deal with the circumstances and implications. itContinue reading “Should God Be Allowed To Give A Victim’s Impact Statement at a Murder Sentencing? Why Not?”
Parenting Your Parents
in our current times, life expectancies have changed. where i live, there are many people who live into their 80’s and beyond. many of them are our parents. over the years, i have made an observation. my parents and my aunts and uncles did well as they aged. they cruised through their 70’s. eventually, however,Continue reading “Parenting Your Parents”
Technology Affirms of the Need for the Ten Commandments
while the human experience can be improved by modern technology, this experience remains tainted by immorality. thus, thievery remains a problem. a problem of astronomical proportions. in the past centuries, humanity was subjected to pirates on the open seas. these criminals had legendary names such as blackbeard and captain kidd. presently, we are subjected toContinue reading “Technology Affirms of the Need for the Ten Commandments”
You Will Never Tear Him Down: The Brilliance of God: A Master’s Game of Chess Versus the Humans’ Game of Checkers
exodus 20:4 states “you shall not make for yourself a graven image or any likeness which is in the heavens above, which is on the earth below, or which is in the water beneath the earth.” by jewish interpretation, this is considered to be the second commandment of the ten commandments. statue toppling can beContinue reading “You Will Never Tear Him Down: The Brilliance of God: A Master’s Game of Chess Versus the Humans’ Game of Checkers”
The Ten Commandments Project 