NightOwl@lemmy.ca to Not The Onion@lemmy.worldEnglish · 5 months agoLouisiana's new "Ten Commandments" law actually contains eleven commandmentsboingboing.netexternal-linkmessage-square30fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10cross-posted to: atheism@lemmy.worldpolitics@sh.itjust.works
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkLouisiana's new "Ten Commandments" law actually contains eleven commandmentsboingboing.netNightOwl@lemmy.ca to Not The Onion@lemmy.worldEnglish · 5 months agomessage-square30fedilinkcross-posted to: atheism@lemmy.worldpolitics@sh.itjust.works
minus-squareandrewth09@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·edit-25 months agoThey broke the 10th commandment into two commandments. There should have been a semicolon after 10a, not a new line. (10a) Thou shalt not covet thy neighbor’s house. (10b) Thou shalt not covet thy neighbor’s wife, nor his manservant, nor his maidservant, nor his cattle, nor anything that is thy neighbor’s."
minus-squareChickenLadyLovesLife@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·5 months ago nor his manservant, nor his maidservant “Slaves” in the original, but of course we can’t allow any hint of three thousand year old shit not being strictly relevant any more.
They broke the 10th commandment into two commandments. There should have been a semicolon after 10a, not a new line.
(10a) Thou shalt not covet thy neighbor’s house.
(10b) Thou shalt not covet thy neighbor’s wife, nor his manservant, nor his maidservant, nor his cattle, nor anything that is thy neighbor’s."
“Slaves” in the original, but of course we can’t allow any hint of three thousand year old shit not being strictly relevant any more.