NightOwl@lemmy.ca to Not The Onion@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 years agoLouisiana's new "Ten Commandments" law actually contains eleven commandmentsboingboing.netexternal-linkmessage-square30linkfedilinkarrow-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 · 2 years agomessage-square30linkfedilinkcross-posted to: atheism@lemmy.worldpolitics@sh.itjust.works
minus-squareandrewth09@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·2 years 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-up0·2 years 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.