"Cut and paste" Christianity

[Eilonnwy]

Agreed! There ARE actually some stories/verses in there that I like! (Shit! Does that mean I'm still an Christian?) 10 Commandments: 5-Honor your father and your mother, 6-You shall not murder, 7-You shall not commit adultery, 8-You shall not steal, 9-You shall not bear false witness against your neighbor, 10-You shall not covet your neighbor’s house; you shall not covet your neighbor’s wife, nor his manservant, nor his maidservant, nor his ox, nor his donkey, nor anything that is your neighbor’s." (I've ignored the 1st four commandments)

As moral beings, most of these should be "obvious" to us! I am sure though that we would be able to find these "nice" verses in most religious books.

I would disagree with that sentiment. Out of all the ten commandments, only 2 apply to law (stealing and murdering). Lying is only illegal if done so under oath. I think the other commandments are not moral and in some cases not very good, for instance:

Honor thy mother and father

In principal, yes, it's a decent standard. But as a sin? No. Parents are not always deserving of being honored. We know for a fact parents can abuse children. This also seems to go back to an antiquated notion that children are the property of their parents, which I disagree with.

10-You shall not covet your neighbor’s house; you shall not covet your neighbor’s wife, nor his manservant, nor his maidservant, nor his ox, nor his donkey, nor anything that is your neighbor’s.

I do not think the act of coveting is a sin. It's akin to thought crime. You can covet whatever you want. It's a problem if you act on it and steal. This commandments also treat women like property, so I do not view it as moral.