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Are Some Murders More Equal Than Others? Social Justice vs. Social Justice: God, George Orwell, and Biblical Justice

Are Some Murders More Equal Than Others? God, George Orwell, Justice and Social Justice

A Monster for the Ten Commandments

thank you. ej ruegemer. god bless you ej ruegemer. he was a true monster for the ten commandments. according to his obituary, “he firmly believed in the ten commandments as the oldest code of conduct handed down to man. In 1950 he became actively involved in the movement to display the ten commandments in judicialContinue reading “A Monster for the Ten Commandments”

God’s Algorithm vs. Silicon Valley’s Algorithm

silicon valley giant, alphabet, which operates google, has a corporate code of conduct of “don’t be evil.” google doodles, which is the art work when you are at a search engine page, has a policy that “google has acknowledged this as an official policy, stating in april 2018 that they “don’t have doodles for religiousContinue reading “God’s Algorithm vs. Silicon Valley’s Algorithm”

The Ten Commandments versus the “Golden Rule”: The Ten Commandments takes the Gold. Silver to the “Golden Rule”

The Ten Commandments versus the Golden Rule. The Ten Commandments takes the gold.

Acts of Micro-Goodness: What We Are Supposed to Do: The Sabbath Commandment and Acts of Goodness

the sabbath commandment is not merely a commandment to take a day off from working. the commandment is about laboring for six days prior to the sabbath. the significance behind it is the fact that when god created the world, he did so in six days and rested on the seventh. within the days ofContinue reading “Acts of Micro-Goodness: What We Are Supposed to Do: The Sabbath Commandment and Acts of Goodness”

Thou Shall Not Steal for Those Who Do Not Steal: Flipping the Script: a Lesson from the Other Moses

some believe that there is a relationship between poverty and crime. do poor people engage in crime due to their station in life? do they steal out of need? if the need was eliminated, would this inclination to steal be eliminated? my opinion differs. from life experience, generally, i do not find the poor toContinue reading “Thou Shall Not Steal for Those Who Do Not Steal: Flipping the Script: a Lesson from the Other Moses”

Nation and Relation Building 101: The Ten Commandments, Nation Building, and the Many Relationships Required for Success

the story of the exodus essentially involves god freeing the children of israel from bondage in egypt. at that point, they were numerous to the point they were to be considered as a nation. the torah, in part, documents the transition from their bondage to the beginning of a free nation. at that point, theyContinue reading “Nation and Relation Building 101: The Ten Commandments, Nation Building, and the Many Relationships Required for Success”

The Ten Commandments in a Post-Logic Society

do people think? do we have a society that can employ logic? in our modern society, this problem has gotten greater. a large segment of our society has compromised their ability to think. there are many drugs, both prescription and recreational, which compromise an individual’s ability to think. the inability to think translates into inabilityContinue reading “The Ten Commandments in a Post-Logic Society”

The Four “R”s

there are four “r”s of the ten commandments: respect, respect, respect and respect. respect for a higher moral authority, respect for oneself, respect for others, and respect for animals. yes. respect for animals. the ten commandments is located in the torah at exodus 20: 2-17 and deuteronomy 5: 6-17. exodus 20: 10 states “but theContinue reading “The Four “R”s”