atheism and children

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The Ten Commandments can be summed up in that one word, sacred. Your life is sacred, your work is sacred, your time is sacred, family is sacred, marriage is sacred, your property is sacred and so is your neighbors.

If Christians were actually Christian, the world would be a pretty good place.  But Christians are as lustful, gluttonous, and greedy as anyone else. . . and dishonest to boot.

You want sacred?  Wake up in the morning, see the sunrise, listen to the birds sing, watch your family sleeping in their beds.  That's sacred.  A schizophrenic Skydaddy fairy tale has nothing to do with any of the fundamental goodness we might care about.

Benny as a Christian I wholeheartedly agree with you. The biggest problem with the Christian church are the people who call themselves Christian. They are arrogant, holier than thou, deceitful, fake etc. I've met only a few of what I would call real Christians who can be honest and say how they struggle through life just like everyone else and they are no better than anyone else.

I have quoted these a few times on this board already.

Gandhi: "I like your Christ. I do not like your Christians."

St. Francis: "preach the Gospel at all times and when necessary use words"

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The Ten Commandments can be summed up in that one word, sacred. Your life is sacred, your work is sacred, your time is sacred, family is sacred, marriage is sacred, your property is sacred and so is your neighbors.

The ten commandments are from the old testament. I thought that particular set of nonsense no longer applied to Christians?

I personally have an issue with the phrasing "does not apply". While technically it is true that Christ fulfilled the law by living the sinless life and paying the price for sin for all mankind, that does not mean that we ignore the OT. The stories are there for a reason.