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Politics : Should God be replaced? -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: cosmicforce who wrote (1450)	10/6/2000 11:20:11 PM
From: Solon	Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 28931

Two alternative decalogs: The Standard Ten Commandments: Believed to have been written by the Long Island Secular Humanists in 1999: We, the members of the human community speak these words, saying. We shall not limit freedom of thought. We shall not cause unnecessary harm to any living thing or the environment. We shall be respectful of the rights of others. We shall be honest. We shall be responsible for our actions. We shall be fair in all matters to all persons. We shall be considerate of the happiness and well being of others. We shall be reasonable in our actions. We shall nurture these values by word & deed in our children, family, friends and acquaintances. We shall not limit inquiring or testing by their consequences, on any matter, including these Commandments. Ten Commandments for the Third Millennium: Written by a person who would prefer to remain anonymous. It is obviously a religiously inclusive restatement of the Biblical Ten Commandments which would be acceptable to followers of most religions and to secularists as well.: Respect and worship any deity within your faith tradition, if you follow one. Value and support the right of others to do the same. Enjoy and support legal guarantees of freedom of religious belief, religious practice, assembly and speech for all. Do not use obscene speech in the name of the deities of any religion. Follow the guidance of your faith or secular tradition every day of the week, because every day is special. Help to establish social safety nets so that the very young, the elderly, the sick, mentally ill, physically disabled, unemployed, poor and broken will receive adequate medical attention and enjoy at least a minimum standard of living. Minimize the harm you do to others and yourself. Treat others as you would wish to be treated. Do not engage in sexual activity with another person, which is coercive, unsafe, manipulative, public, or outside of a committed monogamous relationship. Do not steal the property of others, except in case of emergency (and then only if attempt to replace or pay for it later). Do not lie, either in or out of court. Be honest and truthful at all times. Attempt to be satisfied with your current standard of living; do not obsess over the possessions of others; that path leads to personal unhappiness. This commandment has a weakness that is common to most other rules of behavior. It does not define when, during pregnancy, that human personhood begins. Since there is no social consensus on this point, this timing is not defined here. We will leave it up to the individual.