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Jack Jenkins@jackmjenkins.bsky.social |
So, even within Christianity, the Ten Commandments aren't precisely the same across traditions — the text is translated and even *numbered* differently.
This law appears to mandate the KJV version — a Bible translation entire Christian traditions reject. apnews.com/article/loui...
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Obligatory George Carlin rant
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Anthony Georgeff
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“If you want to respect the rule of law, you’ve got to start from the original lawgiver, which was Moses” Hammurabi has entered the chat
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Eleanor, OFS
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How did you find out it's KJV? I searched and couldn't turn it up (at least not quickly). Any idea how the numbering is supposed to work for this bill?
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state song thread guy
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The 10 commandments appear twice in the Bible (Exodus 20 and Deutetonomy 5) and they're not entirely consistent, so even putting interpretation and translation aside a "definitive" version is impossible.
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Phasmatic
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I mean, what is there to add? youtu.be/CE8ooMBIyC8
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Jack Jenkins
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These criticisms came up when Texas lawmakers tried (and failed) to pass a similar bill last year, with Jewish leaders also noting that, among other criticisms, they strongly objected to mandating a Christian Bible translation of a text written in Hebrew. religionnews.com/2023/04/24/i...
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Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Reply Guy
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I mean. There are two different versions *within* the Hebrew bible.
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Steve M.
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Louisiana is 22% Catholic. I was raised Catholic. Our Ten Commandments didn't even have the "graven image" commandment. (Catholics *love* graven images.) We had two "covet" commandments instead of one (neighbor's wife and neighbor's goods) as #9 and #10.
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Madame Hardy
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If they're using the KJV, cue up third-graders giggling about coveting thy neighbor's ass.
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Cajsa
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I shared this with my friends on Plurk 1-4) Violate the 1st Amendment 2) Churches violate this one. 5) As if 6) It was illegal before the Commandments & where Christianity is minority religion. 7) They're voting for Trump 8 ) See 6 9 & 10) Not illegal. The basic ethos of Real Housewives of BRAVO
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Cyneheard
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I thought it was 15.
youtu.be/I48hr8HhDv0
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Carl Forde 🇨🇦
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The 10 Commandments are Jewish tradition featuring Moses. If they want a list of Christian do and don'ts, I recommend Matthew 5:3–12 aka The Beatitudes. What are the odds they will go for that?
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AdreanaLangston
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I'm ALL for the Ten Commandments being posted in classrooms as long as A) The Magnificat is posted right next to it B) All the other creeds plus the Atheist also get to post their 10 things.
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Swiftie Trashpanda
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I would sue since this is a violation of the First Amendment. I legit don't give a fuck what conservatives want to even argue, your freedom of religion should not infringe on someone else's freedom of religion, and this is just flat-out giving theocracy. How dare they shove their ideology on kids?
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SlacktivistFred
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These laws mostly follow a single template/model legislation that uses the KJV-ish but not KJV language promoted by the Fraternal Order of Eagles in conjunction with Cecil B. DeMille's movie promotion. It's an edited and paraphrased KJV pastiche written by a Minnesota juvenile court judge.
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John Castiglione
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As a practicing Catholic, and lifelong Democrat, I wish our stupid bishops would have a little more self interest, because eventually, they will come for them too
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Dr Jarko #7291
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Ooh! That’s explain it. I just saw someone mentioning this commandments thing and the one they wrote as an example was one we don’t have in Spain, and I was wondering how different are the commandments there in US.
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Blackhole sun won't you come & wash away the Nazis
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yarp
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ProzacElf
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I did not realize until I was in my late 20s that apparently some people are extremely militant about KJV being the only valid translation
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LurkyMcLurk
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Oh hon, you think they give even a tiny shit about actual religion?
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Alexandra Samios
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You're up, Satanic Temple.
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Jay Marose
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Because he is not the least bit troublesome and quite the picker of nits that couldn’t possibly be used to create a divine justification for your existence. Kings are notoriously people people.
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Casey Wagner
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Can't wait to see what The Satanic Temple has in store for them.
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the Big Kenny Rogers Fan
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ok, but surely there aren't many Catholics in Louisiana...
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Clare Heimer
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If the translation isn’t a consensus among Christians then I’m opposed to it
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