2003-08-27 The immorality of the Ten Commandments

2003-08-27 Christopher Hitchens Slate \Bible\Ten Commandments\Roy Moore\morality http://www.slate.com/id/2087621/ Moore's Law: The immorality of the Ten Commandments &ldquo;The first four of the commandments have little to do with either law or morality, and the first three suggest a terrific insecurity on the part of the person supposedly issuing them.&rdquo;  The first four of the commandments have little to do with either law or morality, and the first three suggest a terrific insecurity on the part of the person supposedly issuing them. I am the lord thy god and thou shalt have no other ... no graven images ... no taking of my name in vain: surely these could have been compressed into a more general injunction to show respect. The ensuing order to set aside a holy day is scarcely a moral or ethical one, unless you assume that other days are somehow profane.   