re: Confessional 2 . . . by littlewolf

April 13, 2008 06:29 AM

dear internet,

Which of the Commandments do you break most often/ have broken? (With glee, abandonment, indifference or otherwise).

(Also, having a wee bit of problem constructing/ interpreting these, so any help with editing from the theologians amongst you would be much appreciated)

results 32 votes

Thou shalt have no other gods before me (ie, being someone not of faith, or not of Jewish, Catholic, Christian or Muslim faith). (8 votes)
 25%
Thou shalt not make unto thee any graven image, or any likeness of any thing that is in heaven above, or that is in the earth beneath, or that is in the water under the earth (does this not include art and photographs and what about Pop Idol etc?). (0 votes)
 0%
Thou shalt not take the name of the LORD thy God in vain (swearing in general, methinks?). (3 votes)
 9%
Remember the sabbath day, to keep it holy. (6 votes)
 19%
Honour thy father and thy mother (I don't quite get the second part of this one, I must say) (0 votes)
 0%
Thou shalt not kill (the worrying bit is that it doesn't stipulate another human being) (0 votes)
 0%
Thou shalt not commit adultery. (2 votes)
 6%
Thou shalt not steal. (0 votes)
 0%
Thou shalt not bear false witness against thy neighbour. (0 votes)
 0%
Thou shalt not covet thy neighbour's house, thou shalt not covet thy neighbour's wife, nor his manservant, nor his maidservant, nor his ox, nor his ass, nor any thing that is thy neighbour's. (0 votes)
 0%
None of the above (1 vote)
 3%
All of the above (3 votes)
 9%
Some combination of the above (see comments below) . . . (9 votes)
 28%
Any 'other' commandments/ comments . . . (0 votes)
 0%
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comments

  • Yuri says:

    Why is it worrying that the prohibition of killing is not limited to humans?

    Apr 13, 2008 07:25 AM
  • littlewolf says:

    Oh, ummm, because that means I have . . . ummm . . . broken all those commandments at least once, some, ummmm . . . a lot more than once . . .

    littlewolf looks deeply embarrassed

    Apr 13, 2008 07:28 AM
  • Iseult says:

    Well, since I'm agnostic, I definitely broke the first one. I don't worship it per se, but I have a statue of Bast in my apartment, so there goes the second one. I swear a lot, so 3's down the tubes. Four is broken, since I am at work every Sunday. 5, 6, 7 I am good on, I think - though I did curse at my dad once or twice so I suppose 5 is broken. Oh, and 7. I forgot. I've never been married, but I'm ashamed to say he was (separated, but still). 8 was ruined when I was 5 years old and stole a pack of grape flavored Hubba Bubba gum from the grocery store. 9 I'm good on. 10 - oh goodness, I guess I break this all the time since I covet the really nice craftsman bungalow across from my apartment building all the time. I am a sinner. And since I'm agnostic, I don't have to feel guilty about it at all. I just try to be better than I was in the past. wow, guess I needed to get some stuff off my chest, huh?

    Apr 13, 2008 04:56 PM
  • consectari says:

    I'm polytheistic, so number one is broken daily. In a close second is number seven, as my boyfriend is in the process of getting a divorce so every time we...you know...it's adulterous.

    Apr 13, 2008 08:17 PM
  • elapheg says:

    1-4 constantly (atheist!), the rest not, apart from stealing once or twice in my youth and lying, now and again. Uh, and I guess I probably covet things. And will have dishonoured my parents back in my teenage years. No killing or adultery, anyway :D

    Good job I don't believe in that stuff, huh?

    Apr 14, 2008 06:18 AM
  • littlewolf says:

    Thanks for all the confessions, especially Iseult! Sinners (even athiests like me) rejoice in company and now I feel so much better ;)!

    [By the way, sorry to possibly disappoint, but according to FluffyBullet, the killing does include bugs and spiders (distinct memories of swatting annoying mosquito's and spiders 'n' roaches abroad)].

    Apr 20, 2008 03:05 AM
  • laner says:

    im SUCH a meat eating potty mouth...

    Apr 22, 2008 12:10 PM
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