Deconstructing the Ten Commandments | A Perfect Moral Law?

Join me as I deconstruct the 10 Commandments from an ex-Christian perspective
Please keep in mind that all everything I say here is my subjective opinion, and is intended to deconstruct fundamentalist/evangelical/conservative Christian ideologies from an ex christian perspective
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[@blade_warrior_blue]

My parents definitely didn't deserve to be honored. You know what drives me crazy is people always say, "Did you look for your parents?" No one ever asks if my parents looked for me. Why is it my responsibility to search the world for my abusive parents who abandoned me and left me for dead as a kid? Is that a Christian thing? Because these people can't seem to fathom your parents can be bad people.

[@leyrua]

​@@vadouis-rt3of He's been absent for 2,000 years, but go off I guess.

[@CarmellaMulroy]

Sorry to hear about your parents. I hope you had good adoptive parents.

[@tomsenior7405]

@@vadouis-rt3of How sweet your words. How useless they are to a child alone. How cruel you sound.

[@tomsenior7405]

@@leyrua Please be so kind as to explain what you mean. I do not understand what you are trying to say. Much appreciated, thank you.

[@tomsenior7405]

You deserve so much more than the life you were given. I admire you greatly for finding the strength to survive without abusive parents. You are absolutely correct, comments from Christians seem unable to comprehend the pain you have survived. I do not think they are being intentionally cruel people. Their religion is responsible for their abusive mindset. Until Christians stop being so vile, I can not forgive them. I wish you the very best for your future.

[@stevewebber707]

Not explicitly forbidding rape is horrible. Treating rape as a property crime is even worse.

[@stevewebber707]

@@craigsmith1443 The only verse I know of setting a law against rape, is Deuteronomy 22:28. which is exactly what I was alluding to in my comment. And from what I understand, there's is debate as to whether that is even speaking of rape specifically. If there is another verse you mean, perhaps you could cite it for me? Most of the times the bible speaks on the subject, it looks to me that the issue is more that a woman's purity or virginity has been lost. The trauma of being raped doesn't seem prioritized at all.

[@Lord_Ralph]

@@craigsmith1443 But Jeebus died for our sins and with it brought a new Covenant (you know, New Testament vs the Old Testament) and thus kinda abolishing the old one, the Torah.

[@seanryan3020]

The literal definition of "rape" is "theft," as evidenced by Alexander Pope, among other examples of 18h-century literature.

[@anotherperspective8263]

If you need to be explicitly forbidden to rape to keep you from raping, then you have problems that commandments aren't going to help...

[@stevewebber707]

@@anotherperspective8263 What you say is literally true. This is a problem that the bible fails badly at. I wish that it wasn't a problem that needed management, but our world shows otherwise. It's a good thing that I don't need to rely on the bible for my morality.

[@roc5291]

I remember going to Catholic CYC class and our teacher spent one entire session, trying to teach us the difference between killing and murder. “You see kids, if you kill someone just because you were mad at them or for no reason, that is MURDER, that is a massive no-no”. But then spent the rest of the class teaching us about God’s “righteous anger” and when he commanded people to kill others in the Bible, it was “killing” so God gave it the thumbs up. Classic retroactive continuity. So basically, anything goes, as long as you bend the knee to the right celestial King and he gives you the go ahead to take a life, because it magically goes from Murder to Killing. Even back then was I was still single digits old, I was already deconstructing my faith because of this one lesson.

[@chrisgraham2904]

Yes, you can find support in the Bible to carry out any evil deed. That's how Christians of the American southern states justified slavery, the same as many others have. The Klu Klux Klan at their foundation are a Christian religious group and have always used to Bible to justify their atrocities. In 1928, Adolf Hitler said: "We tolerate no one in our ranks who attacks the ideas of Christianity. Our movement is Christian."

[@ohmyskill2847]

Yeah more or less like self defense to the wicked owes😂 but it seems like a contradiction

[@vinx.909]

Murder is just killing that's against the law. And God can make up the laws so it doesn't stop him. So this law is nothing more then You shall not break the law, which is the most worthless law possible.

[@robertdeland3390]

good people do good, bad people do bad, but it takes religion for good people to do bad.

[@Rocketter]

Bible claims 4 millions killed, estimated 20 millions, unborn children, children, adolescents, men, women, justified? Helllll not!

[@randallsteverson2304]

Its a shame humanity hasnt moved past its man made gods and religions. I appreciate you sharing your deconversion and your criticism of Christianity. Thank you for being a voice of reason!

[@lorenzodanieli9480]

The masses always need a god to follow and an enemy in common to destroy

[@nonyadamnbusiness9887]

People are going to worship something.

[@nate666]

I was trying but then I had interaction with an angel and was shown signs and given a mission 😄 I was given proof Jesus Christ is God.

[@anvilbrunner.2013]

@@nate666 Proof you say. Well ?

[@trishamay3380]

@@nate666 That is lunacy lol

[@richardrickford3028]

Blaming and punishing children for the sins of their parents is the most vile form of primativism.

[@memecity9849]

I don't know how someone can be all just and all merciful if they're punishing children for the actions of their parents

[@bdazf150]

But in reality this happens every minute. For example. Parent speeds through a stoplight and gets a child killed. Who's at fault??? Parent does drugs and who gets affected by the sin of the parent. Use your brain. This girl I tell you.

[@familyportsmouth]

@@bdazf150 Are you high right now?

[@grapeshot]

@bdazf150 What does it have to do with a deity that's supposed to be all good and just. But he seems to be a sadist and has a fetish for blood.

[@bdazf150]

@@familyportsmouth I thought the whole point was to remove context? Maybe I'm not following her hermeneutics properly???

[@HellaJ77]

Your content is criminally undervalued by the algorithm gods. Your presentation is firm but not condescending. Delivery is that of chatting with an honest friend, which includes respect and vulnerability (from you and your viewers). I truly appreciate your commentary, experience and willingness to share.

[@jezebelvibes]

Thank you so much ☺️ that means a lot!

[@eyeswideopenapril]

Have to agree 👍 💯

[@Mrs.Robinsons]

my computer algorithm wont allow me to say mormon/Or g o d/ - recovering from LD$/FLD$/RLD$ and now CLD$. I found Kristie and hope to inspire others from the PTSD of religions of USA

[@sotiriostzanetakos2910]

Completely agree. I watch these like a friend just came over to have a cup of coffee and talk about “stuff”.

[@Mrs.Robinsons]

Awe - I loved this- Many Thanks

[@memecity9849]

"Thou shall not enslave thy neighbor or anyone else" was one of my favorite commandments. Oh wait🤔

[@jezebelvibes]

oop

[@jbnation1]

I'd rather ask my neighbor for help and pay them then enslave them, but that's just me.

[@Dr_Wrong]

There are currently _legally_ 5 times more slaves in the USA today‡ than all the slaves - in total - in the entire history of all of North America. .. But, you don't even care enough to know.. smh _[edited] to add :_ ‡ no. not the news agency. sorry lol

[@Dr_Wrong]

Should try reading 13A.. It's shorter than most KZbin comments.. 😂

[@iaminevitable_]

and thou shall not stone rape victims... oh yeah, that's not in there either. 🙄

[@hgriff14]

I have one commandment: If you can help, help; if you cannot help, don’t hurt.

[@colepuleo6809]

YES!!!

[@Hugowtum]

this encompasses everything, from theft to rape and murder and everything in between. It's awesome.

[@Gregheffley1287]

That’s already in the Bible lol

[@Gregheffley1287]

Your not very good at actually respecting what the Bible actually says

[@lorenzodanieli9480]

@@Gregheffley1287still he is a better person then your god

[@Lightman741]

Funny in the years I was a follower of Ray Comfort style evangelism. I never once asked myself "why am I only asking people 3-4 of the Ten Commandments". I never once asked a stranger if they "worked on a Saturday" for example.

[@unknownx7252]

That's Seventh Day Adventist bread and butter, lol.

[@raycrossley5398]

Ray was trying to show that obaying the tencomanment wont save any one only fath in Jesus saves

[@chubbyclub2502]

Well simple. Although the ten commandments were the law that one should have followed back then that changed after the new testament. In the New Testament one of the only commandments not repeated is the one to keep the sabbath holy.

[@TFStudios]

​@@chubbyclub2502jesus himself said he did not come to change the law, so by his own word you should still be following all the laws given in the old testament

[@chubbyclub2502]

@@TFStudios I literally just got done explaining this to a Muslim a few days ago. The verse you are referring to is "Do not think I came to abolish the law but to fulfill the law. " Or something like that' I"m reciting from memory. That verse is one of the reasons we don't follow the Old Testament. Jesus fulfilled the Old Testament and now we no longer need to follow it. He wasn't bringing a brand new religion and saying, "I'm here to abolish the religion Judaism. " He came and fulfilled the Old Covenant and brought in the New covenant so that the law would be written in our hearts. This aligns with other verses where He makes additions to the Old Covenant. Again I'm reciting this from memory but there was a time where He said, " The law says to you'thou shalt not murder', but I say to you that one who hates one to the point of wishing him dead has broken this. " I forget where that's found so I likely messed up that verse but they mean the same thing.

[@pixelcurious]

I wish I'd had someone like you to talk to when I was a kid and questioning all this stuff. Every time I'd ask "why does it say this, how does this make sense" the Sunday School teacher would just have the whole class pray for me 😂

[@immortalfrieza]

They pray for you because they, whether they realize it or not, know that if you're questioning religion in any way you're just one step shy of becoming an atheist. This terrifies them because they've had blind obedience hammered into their heads for so long. Religion requires people to not think in order for anyone to follow it.

[@pixelcurious]

Yeah it's 100% a shame tactic, next step is shunning @fieldspring5329

[@williamkincaid3465]

@fieldspring5329 it's what happened to me when I brought up Dinosaurs.. Good grief that blew things up.

[@brookec8837]

We have to remember that Christians are still humans and don’t know everything. Rather than dismissing questions, they should have been open and honest and said they did not know

[@michi-bi]

You have all these questions, why didnt you ask God directly? God rewards those who seek knowledge.

[@emmanarotzky6565]

Ancient Israelites: Don’t kill Me: yes, I agree Ancient Israelites: *sacrifice a goat* Me: Bro. What did we JUST SAY

[@cezz1105]

Theirs a big difference between kill and murder, even tho the end results of both is death.

[@JustMyTwoScents]

"If you love me, and you do everything I say, well then I'll show you my love." - so beautiful. Perfect for wedding vows. 👰 Kristi 7:22

[@Heavenewen]

You are literally given free will, life, and Opportunity to have it for eternity in extend that will fully fulfill your entire existence. God’s love is with us but we are blind to it

[@JustMyTwoScents]

@@Heavenewen 🙄

[@bentup.]

You have a great channel, thank you!

[@jezebelvibes]

I really appreciate that!

[@yourMoMisWoW.]

One thing I've never understood about Christianity is that jealousy is a deadly sin, yet the biblical god says numerous times that he is a jealous god. If we were made "in his image," wouldn't that make us inherently jealous?!?!

[@yourMoMisWoW.]

@vadouis-rt3of It seems to me that god's jealousy would be akin to a husband's jealousy of his wife. He's jealous of us 'cheating' on him with other gods as a husband would be jealous of his cheating wife...

[@chrissonofpear1384]

At least wives can see their husbands. And see where their belt is, too (especially when drunk) In 2 Samuel 24 - could, 70,000 Hebrews... do that? And who was jeopardizing them, that day? King David? Hardly... not, to that, degree. Also, why is Satan owed, doodly, squat? Post exile.@@vadouis-rt3of

[@Josieb4008]

Yes, Yahweh was a jealous God, but many ppl do not know that he was only the God of three races; those he genetically created. Yahweh was not the God of every race. That is why there was so many battles and k*llings of innocent ppl bc those other ppl were not under his rule. In short, the Ten Commandments was not meant for everyone just those under Yahweh.

[@jmlfa]

You don't understand for one good reason: there is nothing to understand. Be yourself, you are just plain great. Amen !

[@yourMoMisWoW.]

@@jmlfa no, no.... YOU'RE great!!

[@jmlfa]

I spent twelve years with the Jesuits, had religion classes three times a week, went to mass every day, had to get my "mass card" signed by the priest on Sundays (who would otherwise believe a Catholic boy?). I still remember tons of prayers in Latin ... I am now 77 and more atheist than Belzebuth. I like to love myself, my neighbor. I like to be helpful, generous, and kind... because I want to be so, not because an old vengeful and angry old fart told me so. And certainly not because a "know everything" priest or pastor (usually judgmental and intolerant) wants to organize my life, or my after life, telling me what is good or bad. It is pure religious schizophrenia. BTW. I am thanking God every day for being an atheist 🙂.

[@memecity9849]

Lol damn. I went to Catholic school and I had to get my card signed every Sunday too

[@marcdc6809]

I was also 'raised by catholic monks'... when I saw the funny clip from Louis CK on what the catholic church is all about, it was like a documentary...

[@JamesRichardWiley]

I got the same treatment from an overzealous mother who could not recognize contradictions in Catholic dogma because of her indoctrination. Despite the morning and evening prayers, the daily rosary recorded on a tape recorder when she was not there to check on us, 8 years of Catholic school, weekly confession and Mass, I managed to revive my disabled logic circuits and began retracing everything I had been told. It took 50 years but I no longer have any fear of heaven or hell and regard the Laws of Thermodynamics as my religion.

[@jmlfa]

I am 100% with you and so happy to be myself, to judge myself, to practice beauty, generosity and kindness out my own volition. Now... if hell and paradise exist, I prefer hell... because of the company! BTW. I love and keep studying (on a daily basis) thermodynamics and quantum mechanics.It fascinates me, more so than the bible.@@JamesRichardWiley

[@jmlfa]

I am an atheist, a pure atheist and/but ... believe it or not, I often go to church. Not for the how or why, but for the message: spirituality, kindness, generosity, "be an intentional neighbor". Unfortunately, it often pisses me off to watch people swallowing the message only because they are superstitious, or when the pastor shows signs of religious schizophrenia (delusions, hallucinations, disorganized speech) ... it is the negation of the individual and his/her free will and richness. @@vadouis-rt3of

[@Lydia-Nicole]

“No carving for you” I’m dying laughing

[@9750939]

So God is anti-art. He must really hate all those classic painters and sculptors of later ages.

[@legendthepurple]

@@craigsmith1443 In that case, it should say “When carving things, do not bow down to them”

[@legendthepurple]

@@craigsmith1443 No I’m saying that should be the whole quote. Since it also says “You shall not” in the sentence that mentions carving things, and that sentence is separate from the one that says not to worship them, it implies that God doesn’t want people to carve things.

[@legendthepurple]

@@craigsmith1443 When I say “that should be the whole quote” I mean the one I came up with. Also, all you did was explain grammatical differences between biblical times and now that wouldn’t make a difference anyway and deny the implications that anyone who passed a high school English class can understand. It sounds like the only one that needs more linguistic and textual work is you.

[@MaidenOfHusbands]

What about everything else said in the video? ​@@craigsmith1443

[@McPaul77]

This is the best deconstruction of the commandments I have seen. I love the comparison of the 7 tenants with the 10!

[@hj925]

Why would anyone but an idiot want to "deconstruct" commandments that represent a far better quality of life than we see from the alternative? People doing whatever they want an hang the consequences. This is the worst kind of selfish liberalism with no consideration of any of the victims.

[@legendthepurple]

@@hj925and what exactly makes the commandments better than the tenets?

[@hj925]

@@legendthepurple Where to start. Firstly and excluding the ultra bias approach and misleading comments about rape - as if that is not included within the law. Secondly the Tenents are really incredibly vague and quite subjective and some could easily lead to bad actions because they are all essentially open to unknown interpretations and what actions exactly? Reverse them both without bias and imagine a world where people obeyed either. God's vision sounds a safer and better place than I don't know what. Tossing in some quite vague aspirations don't work and some of the most oppressive regimes make similar assertions. KB's bitterness against the Creator has distorted her ability to see what a wonderful world it would be if we lived by the commandments. I've spent a lot of time considering them and wishing my neighbours lived by them. She is so lacking in understanding and filled with hate that she can't see the positives - which is deeply concerning to me.

[@legendthepurple]

@@hj925 Ah yes, such a wonderful world where we would be executed for working on a Sunday. Also, what about the tenets are vague? From what I’ve seen, they all have a pretty straightforward meaning.

[@hj925]

@@legendthepurple You are repeating poorly reasoned propagands. Your Tenents simply offer nothing tangible or obviously beneficial. In fact, sections could cloak and justify all sorts of bsd things. Try re reading it in context and maybe open your mind? All KB is doing is feeding your bias

[@mcawesomeytyo3312]

My favorite commandment is “Thou Shalt not commit Genocide and War Crimes” lmfao💀💀💀

[@expeditionconfidential8853]

Totally. Because...land mass and geographic coordinates. 🙄

[@cezz1105]

So tell ur people to stop taking people's land! 🙄

[@JohnnyNada]

Then Israel would be screwed lol

[@andoncroft]

The ULTIMATE hypocrracy

[@andoncroft]

Your beautiful, Gooday from Australia ☯️

[@pureheathen1720]

George Carlin broke this down pretty effectively once also. Great job Kristi! Keep it up.

[@memecity9849]

Thou shall keep thy religion to thyself lol

[@bladerunner3314]

Wasn't it "Don't be an asshole"?

[@helen5118]

George Carlin was my first thought too !

[@celticbabs3105]

@@helen5118 SAME!

[@undrwatropium3724]

> “Religion has actually convinced people that there's an invisible man living in the sky who watches everything you do, every minute of every day. And the invisible man has a special list of ten things he does not want you to do. >And if you do any of these ten things, he has a special place, full of fire and smoke and burning and torture and anguish, where he will send you to live and suffer and burn and choke and scream and cry forever and ever 'til the end of time! > > But He loves you. He loves you, and He needs money! He always needs money! He's all-powerful, all-perfect, all-knowing, and all-wise, somehow just can't handle money!” > > ― George Carlin

[@jimhenry7815]

Just stumbled upon your channel, Kristi and you are a breath of fresh air. I've watched other athiest/agnostic speakers and have learned a lot from them, but this kind of plain and powerful common sense coming from a thoughtful and kind young woman like yourself is way more effective. Keep up the great work!

[@kellydp52085]

“No carving for you.” “Don’t carve things.” Your inflection here literally made me lol😂

[@kellydp52085]

⁠@@christophergibson7155 great post but maybe put this in the main thread so it will be more easily seen by everyone. I was just commenting on her humor(:

[@okanudobassey9741]

​@@christophergibson7155 Kindergartener Christopath trying to teach adults. My boi just get lost and stop making an a$$ol of yourself.

[@davekoser3938]

@@christophergibson7155Graven means engraved. Kristi was not wrong. I find it hard to imagine the ancient writer intended to mean anything close to “secular humanism.”

[@davekoser3938]

@@christophergibson7155 ok

[@exmormonroverpaula2319]

I think that one way to stop the Ten Commandments from being posted around courthouses and schools is easy. Require that if the Ten Commandments are posted, the entire text has to be posted. No editing.

[@DavidSmith-vr1nb]

Or post the "correct" set with the bit about not boiling a baby goat in its mother's milk.

[@areuaware6842]

It is the government's endorsement of a religion, pure and simple.

[@tulpas93]

Please support the Freedom From Religion's action fund!

[@greg-op2jh]

I absolutely love yout channel. Between you and Mindshift. You guys keep me sane. I am surrounded by religious fundamentalists everywhere here in West Texas. It reminds me there are some sane people out there!

[@Mrs.Robinsons]

The PTSD growing up in Christianity (mormonism) have me paying close attention to pressures and suicide rates. Not to mention mass killing within families. So grateful for Kristie. Shes saving lives. We're all human obey the laws of our own lands & stay low

[@carolinejordan12]

Your deconstructing the 10 commandments is brilliant. It makes so much sense.

[@Cocreatewithus]

"Do not steal". In Les Miserables, Jean Valjean, the main character, spent 19 years in prison doing hard labor after he stole a loaf of bread to feed his widowed sister's starving family. And then 15-ish more years as a fugitive accused of stealing again even though the priest had given him his silver valuables to pay his way through after his release. Totally messed up man.

[@crisvelundertale2159]

@@craigsmith1443 do you know the themes in fiction reflect reality, right? it is not the same, but i'm from latin america and i once witnessed with my own eyes people beating up and almost linching a man after stealing, probably to feed himself or is family too, i saw the face of desperation directly in him.

[@dasbus9834]

It's indeed funny how many Christians think the 10 commandments are a slam dunk and something that even non-Christians would have to appreciate. Shows how few people actually look at them.

[@Emily.545]

​@@christophergibson7155nope, morality is a product of empathy, something we evolved to have

[@Emily.545]

@@christophergibson7155 no, we can demonstrate the truth of human evolution, the same can't be said of god

[@dasbus9834]

@@christophergibson7155 _The proof and evidence for God is everywhere._ If "look at the trees" is all you have, then you have nothing. Too bad for you.

[@istvansipos9940]

@@christophergibson7155 yes, we have evolved and are evolving. you, for example, evolved into a troll. And you still cannot present any testable claim about magic (f.e. creation), you cannot even explain it, or the g0d. and that all while you're tying your bullshit with our hands EVOLVED for such fine movements.

[@maggiebarrett7300]

@@christophergibson7155”morality comes from god” ? Surely you are not referring to the brutal, barbaric, bloodthirsty god of the christian genocide manual, aka the bible!

[@404Lyric]

Reminds me of the after-church crowd getting huffy at me for working on a Sunday as they get groceries on a Sunday, therefore making me work on a Sunday

[@branthlysauveur359]

LOL!

[@findsharon]

Also, isn't grocery shopping a type of work?

[@catelynh1020]

​@@findsharon Yes. Even gathering sticks for a fire is "work".

[@PolymorphicPenguin]

The hypocrisy of Christians is all the evidence many people need to stay away from our religion. It's such a shame because we should be the nicest, least judgmental people on the planet.

[@lorifiedler13]

Or going out to eat, berating the wait staff, and leaving a Bible verse instead of a tip

[@brucesorensen]

Here here and bravo to you. As a former Christian and free thinker I think you nailed it. Thank you.

[@denisestarr2314]

You are a real good teacher , This was a good break down . Somethings I never cought.

[@vls3771]

My young son came home from school and said " once a week i can take religious studies or an extra music class which one do i take? I said the local police station is based on the common commandments no need to go to church just stay out of the police station ...and the Extra music class is the go son ....hes a professional musician today 25 y.o.

[@Mrs.Robinsons]

Love this !! Wish I was that smart a mom !

[@jakobamodise7416]

Start with the Jews then proceed to the Christians ,the Muslims etc. they all worship Human cruel gods who during their presence on earth fought amongst themselves for control of humans and the planet earth.

[@kjaime7030]

I really want to know why the Ten Commandments doesn't say, "Thou shalt not cleave open the wombs of pregnant women with you swords." Oh, wait, it's because elsewhere, he told people conquering another people in his name to do exactly that, which was used as a specific excuse for Lebanese Christians who followed those words precisely when they attacked a Palestinian refugee camp in Lebanon (with the aid and support of Israeli soldiers) in the early 80s.

[@ronkali5365]

GOD love wars he do all these things.Said so himself. he gave life so he can take it when & how he wants..GOD also killed children because he's the Almighty

[@qbasicmichael]

The references i can find are 2kings 8:12; 15:16; hosea 13:16; amos 1:13. None of them are god explicitly telling anyone to do it, though two of them are proclamations that it would happen, which could be interpreted as divine will.

[@johnchapman4151]

Hi kristy lam a new convert of yours and I love your videos Keep them up you make so much sense you posses incredible insight on this subject thank you for being here John

[@waveman0]

you touched on all of the points that I was going to bring pretty much #1 the golden rule *do not harm a child *no rape *no slavery

[@okanudobassey9741]

You must be kidding. There will be no more griftians should that become the norm.

[@texasrefugee7888]

You and your channel are so refreshing. Especially since I grew up in the Bible belt being told I was gonna burn in hell every other day by a bunch of hypocrites. You hear that so much you figure out that you are in hell with these people😂 I think it's hilarious they want to put the ten commandments in court rooms. If you've ever been in a courtroom, there is so much bearing false witness, slander, lying and perjury going on by those people that have taken an oath on the Bible to tell the truth its outright blasphemy. The bible should be removed from the courtrooms because they're just a show. A trick. A prop.

[@ACAB.forcutie]

I had an apologist try to tell me that logic doesn't exist because atheists invented it 😂

[@okanudobassey9741]

"I love the poorly educated" = apologists.

[@Time_Is_Left]

@@okanudobassey9741 “It’s not a crime if the president or god did it” - the not-authoritarians, supposedly 😂 lol

[@Elite_OverTheTop]

@@okanudobassey9741 poorly educated people are authoritarian governments favourite while critical thinking is the worst thing for authoritarian governments

[@tulpas93]

That's hilarious considering the cat number of theologians who claim their deity invented logic! It also sheds light on the bible's claim that god is not the author of confusion! 😂

[@lorenzodanieli9480]

We created both our own god and logic, but only one is actually beneficial, smart and true

[@potawatomi100]

Love your programming, Kristi.

[@rogerhamilton4961]

I’ve never heard someone go through the Ten Commandments this way I loved it, thanks!

[@steveswangler6373]

Kristi did do a great job, also look for Christopher Hitchens re-writing the ten commandments.

[@jonathanloadholt344]

The devil always attempts to distort God's Word. Prophecy is coming to pass....Satan will lead soooooo many fools to hell.

[@Loves-and-Serves-Jesus-Christ]

@@steveswangler6373 There's an even better video you ought to see called "Ayaan Hirsi Ali Says Christianity Is SUPERIOR to Atheism? And That Dawkins Is Christian?: kzbin.info/www/bejne/nWq6hGmCeJd2g5o

[@ginagamba]

Hey Kristi, I love this and the comparison with the Tenets of the Satanic Temple. It showed an awesome contrast. A different interpretation of "Don't take the Lord's name in Vain:" In another context, "in vain" means for no reason, purpose or end." I'm thinking in movies, the trope of someone dying and the hero says, "He shall not have died in Vain," like they will make the death meaningful. When they talk about not taking the Lord's name in Vain, they kind of mean don't use it loosely or without meaning, use it respectfully. I've never heard this tale and I thought it was amazing. Thanks for sharing! Gina

[@Lilak84]

My new favorite channel. Thank you so much!!!

[@grapeshot]

Yes Yahweh is more like a Intergalactic 2-year-old going through the terrible twos.

[@Josieb4008]

Exactly.

[@Josieb4008]

@@christophergibson7155 There is no such thing as a sinner. That fabricated lie is only found in corrupted literature.

[@colepuleo6809]

​@@Josieb4008LOVE THIS COMMENT SO MUCH!!!

[@amazinggrapes3045]

That's more or less what early Christians (gnostics) believed. They thought Jesus represented the real God and that Yahweh was deluded or lying

[@richardrickford3028]

Maybe he is like a cosmic Donald Trump

[@3ggshe11s]

I always found it odd how Christians obsess over rules given to the Jewish people but seem to ignore most of the teachings of Christ -- probably because the latter calls us to humility while the commandments can be used as a bludgeon. Kurt Vonnegut once observed: "For some reason, the most vocal Christians among us never mention the Beatitudes (Matthew 5). But, often with tears in their eyes, they demand that the Ten Commandments be posted in public buildings. And of course, that's Moses, not Jesus. I haven't heard one of them demand that the Sermon on the Mount, the Beatitudes, be posted anywhere. 'Blessed are the merciful' in a courtroom? 'Blessed are the peacemakers' in the Pentagon? Give me a break!”

[@capitalb5889]

I think that the ten commandments are given very little focus in mainstream Christianity, except perhaps among fundamentalists in the US bible belt. I really cannot remember them being taught to me as a child despite my RC and CoE upbringing. The bits of the Bible that sit in the Torah are very rarely mentioned.

[@charleslahser2351]

Some of the points you bring up, such as don't be jealous of others' possessions, but it's fine for me to be jealous, are likely the reason for the 11th commandment. "Do as I say, not as I do."

[@brookec8837]

Envy is desiring something that does not belong to you. The jealousy that God states he is has to do with Him desiring something that is rightfully His. As the one who created us, He should deserve our gratitude and worship.

[@Lady8D]

Just finished the video & my main thought is: Wow, you're really great at this! Fantastic job, thank you for doing what you're doing

[@Echo3_]

I find myself looking forward to your videos every time!!! Amazing stuff! ❤

[@jezebelvibes]

☺️

[@lionheartmerrill1069]

@@jezebelvibes 😁

[@thebattyburrow]

Rape in the Christian church. I was raped by my boyfriend. I begged him to stay with me. He broke up with me, saying he couldn't be the man God called him to be when he was with me because I was too attractive. I was afraid to tell my family because then they would know I wasn't a virgin anymore. Such shame, hypocrisy, and trauma inflicted and perpetuated by the purity culture.

[@jezebelvibes]

I'm really sorry that happened to you and I hope you've found so much peace and healing in your life.

[@kaylandry3142]

I am so very sorry. Much LOVE. I was sexually abused the first ten years of my life. I believed god HATED me because I wouldn't be a virgin on my wedding night. I hate Christianity. It is extremely damaging & life ruining.

[@najibali788]

​@@kaylandry3142There is no way God would hate you for that, you were just a victim

[@PatrickWDunne]

That's horrifying! I hope you're doing okay. I also hope your POS ex gets what's coming.

[@chrissonofpear1384]

But so were 70,000 people in 2 Samuel 24, practically. So - go, figure...? Also - Achan's daughters, in law...?@@najibali788

[@JohnSparcino]

Wonderfully intelligent and well presented analysis. Keep up the good work Kristi~

[@Mrs.Robinsons]

Polite, happy, brilliant, brave creator > Kristie Burke

[@Frances864]

Enjoying this as always! Keep these videos coming❤❤❤

[@CherylG]

Just found your channel. Your commentary is wonderful ❤

[@jezebelvibes]

Happy to have you here 😁

[@CherylG]

@@jezebelvibes I’ve been deconstructing for 20 years. Coming from the Pentecostal Denomination where there are rigid and rough rules,it’s been a journey back to myself.🙏💕

[@jezebelvibes]

Wishing you all the best on that journey. It isn't easy but it's always worth it.

[@samforsyth]

loved this video! I found your channel a few weeks ago, but have just been able to start catching up on the previous videos. Keep up the good work!

[@kuligfamily7514]

Kristi, I don't want to distract from the topics you brought up here. You are incredibly intelligent, and I love hearing everything you speak about. Although I am not commenting on what you brought up, I did want to mention how much I appreciate your time and your vast knowledge. You're the person most Christian apologists fear the most. You don't allow yourself to be distracted, and you're a bottomless well of knowledge, which truly makes them expose their one-trick-ponies skillset. Thank you.

[@BernardGreenberg]

Your thought and _dharma_ are so lucid, so penetrating, so clear, so honest, sane, contemporary, compassionate, and adult --- the contrast between that and the ancient book of formulae for control, submission, slave-owning, priest-empowering, and racism should be obvious to all who are not blind -- but we are an incompletely evolved species (like all, actually), and many understandably prefer their choice of story that makes them feel good over truth that disagrees with them. One of the best arguments for Darwinian Evolution is how religion has evolved to fill those niches.

[@bht96]

Kristi, this is one of your best videos. I agree with you completely and I really think more people should listen to this. You are extremely intelligent and a great speaker. I even showed this to my father who thought the 10 Commandments were great. He said, “OK, she convinced me. I was wrong”!!! Thank you so much for what you are doing. I can’t express how much I appreciate your channel. 😊

[@markhaunert5029]

Holy crap, over 500 comments within 2hrs. This is awesome. What a wonderful channel and deserves the growth. Thanks for sharing Kristi.

[@Mrs.Robinsons]

So many of us wanted to say this over hundreds of years But still fear driven religions keep us silent. Kingdom of Heaven movie gave me so much empathy for those living during christian crusades. Do or Die !

[@FLATearthGARY]

Brilliant! You’ve helped me so much get past My psychological trauma from over 50 years out Christianity! I’m not exaggerating btw!

[@jamar75]

I love the way you broke it down.... your speaking the questions I always asked myself....loved this 🙏🏾🙏🏾

[@leoorpi]

Understanding the real meaning to "Don't take the lord's name in vain" changed my mind on so many things, and really opened my eyes to grifting evangelists.

[@Mrs.Robinsons]

In mormonreligion a simple emoji - omg ~ Is a Serious Offense

[@kend7937]

OMG! This video is absolutely brilliant. Your content is absolutely brilliant. YOU are absolutely brilliant and brave. Like, it’s all in there plain as day when you aren’t viewing it through a distorted lens. I’m currently deconstructing from evangelical Christianity, and your videos have been SO helpful. Thank you for putting in the time and effort to make them. ❤

[@karolinaska6836]

I had never considered analyzing the ten commandments. Thank you so much for shining a light on how incredibly problematic it is.

[@Mrs.Robinsons]

She is amazing! Maybe there were men who kept diaries (now known with poetic verses) Maybe there was one who performed "a miracle" known in those days, maybe he was hung on a cross (as thousands were) Lots of possibilities but none making sense to us all (women & children included) for 2025

[@ianbuick8946]

They have a new revised version with only two now. “‘Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind .’This is the first and greatest commandment. And the second is like it: ‘Love your neighbor as yourself."

[@tulpas93]

Check out Robert Heinlein's "To Sail Beyond the Sunset" - you don't have to read the whole thing, I think the part about the 10 commandments is in the first 5 chapters, but I think you'll appreciate it. Good health to you!

[@RaDillinger]

Keep up the good work Kristi.

[@GreaverBlade]

15:58 That response is actually kinda correct. Women were the property of their husbands or fathers, so rape would be a property crime against the owner. I point this out clear that it's EVEN WORSE than Kristi suggests.

[@chrisguerra9631]

Thanks!

[@Reed5016]

This is late, but to anyone who hasn’t seen it, I’d recommend George Carlin’s comedy skit about the Ten Commandments. It was pretty funny, and so real. Most of his standups about religion were great. Still funny, but he passed away, thus past tense.

[@martymcdermott67]

The bible was written by men for two purposes. Control of the masses, who were largely uneducated at the time, by those who were educated (the priests, or holy MEN) and the complete subdjucation of women. Once you view the bible through these lenses, it makes perfect sense.

[@gregmilliken5538]

Back then women were considered property of their husband, and treated worse than slaves.

[@ButtercupK]

THANK YOU!!!

[@Heavenewen]

How about Jesus apostoles who wrote it, claimed to see Jesus risen from the dead, other 5000 people or so in the same time claiming to see him, and then being murdered. To die for something that you dont even believe in is peak of stupidity and not natural and I assure you that his apostoles werent some lunatics, but they actually were pretty smart

[@martymcdermott67]

@Heavenewen how about all four gospels are anonymous. Nobody knows who actually wrote them. All written decades after the supposed life of Jesus, for which there's no historical evidence. The canon gospels cross reference each other, as if that's proof of reality. And they still don't avoid contradictions. And there were more gospels, but the church leaders at the time edited the content to fit their narrative, omitting the ones they didn't like. The whole thing is heresay and conjecture. Any sane person with a gram of critical thinking would read the bible cover to cover, for the first time, and throw it back at you, wondering wtf is this nonsense!

[@Heavenewen]

@ I dont think that you are speaking the truth. From what I know it’s the story of Peter being crucified upside down for his teachings and other apostoles of Jesus dying horrible deaths as well for the same reasons. All of their works were spread and translated. Also there are Roman’s notes about Jesus as well as other documents talking about him, and I believe he was historical figure. For contradictions, i watched videos explaining cintradictions and why they are actually not contradictions and it makes sense to me. Church changing scriptures is actually really unreliable and it would take nearly impossible amount of effort to change all of them. We do have some of the oldest texts that are the best as they can be. I havent yet seen anything in the Bible that would contradict itself or promote some vile actions

[@rbrown671]

Speaking of rape, you could really do an entire video just on critiquing what the Bible has to say about rape.

[@ohmyskill2847]

Dammmmm I wonder about insane Islamic commandments tooo😭😭😭

[@darryldavis436]

A fool know not to rape someone, only a fool would would think God is Ok with that. God hates sin.

[@rbrown671]

@@darryldavis436 Wrong. The Bible clearly condones Israelite soldiers claiming female captives of war as wives and forcing them into marriage and having sex with them, all without their consent. Moses once even specifically instructs the soldiers to kill all their nonvirgin female captives and keep the virgins and little girls for themselves. That's rape. The Law of Moses also gives a man the authority to sell his daughter into slavery as a concubine, or sex slave, to another man for money. Not to mention the verse that says that a man that rapes an unmarried virgin must pay a fee to her father and then marry the woman and can never divorce her, while the rapist of a married woman is executed. God clearly cares less about rape than he does about fathers getting their betrothal value out of their daughters.

[@filippofittipaldi8050]

The Bible states the rapist must pay the victim's father. Apparently a woman is only damaged property in the bible.

[@adriani9432]

​​@@ohmyskill2847Yes, both Christianity and Islam fail horribly when it comes adressing rape. Not surprising, as they both come from the same root.

[@DavidHall-iv4rg]

Every word of this has gone through my mind for a long and exhausting time. Your articulation is insightful and appreciated. Thank you.

[@mekalkasias6571]

I just found my newest favorite channel, I love how you break down all the verses and explain what it actually means .

[@liepa7768]

Agree, short and clear. It's another good chanel on similar topics, truthswift. I love both 😊

[@GodOfMySalvationIsYeshua]

But you're fooling yourself, this isn't truth. This is more twisted than challah bread

[@charmolypi999]

Explains what she *thinks* it means. Important distinction.

[@mmww4]

@@charmolypi999The bible is fricking clear enough though. If you read the Bible in an unbiased manner you’ll notice this god’s inconsistency and cruelty

[@charmolypi999]

@@mmww4 That's an interesting claim. How would you know if you are reading the Bible in an unbiased manner? What methodology do you use to conclude your interpretation is unbiased? It seems you are simply unaware of your bias to reach the worst possible conclusion about what the Scriptures teach because it would be an affront to your self-perception. If you are forming your own interpretation of Scripture's "inconsistency and cruelty" then you are explicitly creating a straw-man argument. Which is precisely what this channel does ad nauseam.

[@theatlantaatheist]

This is the most brilliant and insightful deconstruction of the 10 commandments I've ever heard!! Love this so much!! Kristi, I wonder if you'd mind if I cut and paste on TikTok the portion on taking the lord's name in vain? That was so eloquent and I could never explain that concept better!!

[@SFCDV]

Her entire channel is taking The Lord’s name in vain. All you have to do is cut any of her speechs.

[@theatlantaatheist]

@@SFCDV I have bad news for ya. The Lord you believe in does not exist, except in the minds of those who created him and those who still believe in pre-bronze age mythology.

[@meridianheights6255]

Well done, Kristi. This was an instant classic.

[@Mrs.Robinsons]

As are all hers !

[@MH55YT]

Always interesting and eye-opening. Thanks for the video.

[@jezebelvibes]

Thanks for watching!

[@MH55YT]

@@jezebelvibes Do you know what translation Kristi uses when she quotes the Bible? I just commented on her "God's Love" video and want to use the same translation during my deconstruction.

[@MrsBridgette2012]

OMG 😮I am totally floored. There’s no way I would have ever been exposed to the Tenets of the Satanic Temple. And here I am so grateful to you for bringing this to my attention. I want a poster, to put up on my wall, right next to the Ten Commandments. How incredibly ridiculous the Ten Commandments would look displayed next to the satanic tenets. W2G Kristi 👍🏻🏆

[@eyeswideopenapril]

Totally agree, who knew the Satanic Temple tenants were that good 😅, they are!

[@francelaferriere6106]

And that's why I'm a big fan of Satanism.

[@alyelamccornac351]

Wasn't there a case where the 10 commandments had been placed in front of a courthouse and the satanic temple filed a lawsuit to either remove that or put up their commandments too (equality of religions)... I assume the christian leaders were too afraid others could read their commandments so they took their stone down. (To their congregation the explanation was naturally differently like "don't give the devil and space").... 😂

[@mungelomwaangasikateyo376]

I'm a Christian, but the seven tenets have left me dumbfounded at the ten commandments. So I'm still going to suffer in hell for taking science as legit, huh?

[@larzchannel5975]

The Jews lived in conflict with the Canaanite peoples and were at times engaged in hand to hand combat. That is a messy type of life which we probably are not aware of the implications of, except the CIA in this country tortures people or has done so. I could probably pick apart the satanic tenets the same way that she criticizes the 10 commandments. Why doesn’t the satanic tenets denounce Aleister Crowley who is the leading satanist in the world. Why take on the name satanism and then claim your version of satanism is something different. The satanist in Boston had to tear up the Bible at their convention. I don’t think they would have torn up the Koran. Why is that ? If you feel a need to pick apart the Bible then why have you nothing to say about the Koran yet you have a problem because the 10 commandments left out something but have you left out something by not talking about the Koran ? You have not talked about the CIA or the FBI either

[@realityAXIS]

This is extremely reasonable! Thanks for making this presentation!

[@libertyhorizons]

I think honor is often times confused with obey. My parents used to say honor therefore you have to obey and that just didn't quite fit. I think you can honor someone while disagreeing with them.

[@libertyhorizons]

@@smidlee7747 We all fall into that category at times unfortunately. Sometimes we have to balance being polite and civil with being genuine. It's definitely a balancing act, but genuine love wins out if you focus on it by forgetting your ego and focusing on humility and charity.

[@brookec8837]

Right! It’s like have a respectful debate. You don’t have to agree with what the other person is saying, but you also don’t have to scream your point at them

[@colepuleo6809]

​@@smidlee7747I really like the used car dealer analogy that drives the point home quite well. That's the reason I keep my old fixer uppers. At least I'm not making payments on something I gotta work on, on top of it.

[@erv6314]

Hello, just a thought, I am so glad that you have stepped forward to make these videos. I am a 74yr old man who has spent 45yrs de-constructing all the religious teachings of my first 35yrs. You do have clarity of thought regarding this subject that I have struggled with most of my life.. I have two resources for you to consider: Paul Wallis, The Eden Conspiracy, and Bert Ehrman, Miss- quoting The Bible... Please keep doing these videos!!! Thank you.

[@grapeshot]

The Code of Hammurabi predates The Ten Commandments by some 500 years and it's a better set of laws

[@TheMilitantMazdakite]

I'm aware. The Gathas of Zarathustra are contemporary with the Code of Hammurabi, and they give us proto-communism.

[@grapeshot]

@@vadouis-rt3of actually there was 613 Commandments

[@grapeshot]

@@vadouis-rt3of only two of those so-called Commandments are even relevant for the 21st century

[@TheMilitantMazdakite]

@@vadouis-rt3of Look up Mazdakism.

[@JamesRichardWiley]

The Ten Commandments were written by the Hebrew priests and prophets for members of the Hebrew tribes. It took me a long time to realize my that moral code was better than this barbaric nonsense.

[@briobarb8525]

Kristie, I just recently ran across you and your channel in the last couple of days and I am really enjoying it and your growth and the observations your growth is bringing about. Thank you for sharing your journey of emotional awakening with us. (Pardon the negative connotations the world has currently assigned to being "awoke" in today's political mentality.) Your growth as an awakened adult is enjoyable to celebrate with you. Especially for many of us who had to go through much of the same journey of growth. Congratulations! Keep growing...and keep sharing. You are truly becoming a fully alive and enjoyable adult human being. 😊

[@danielowsley1506]

❤❤❤❤❤❤By far you are my favorite Christian apologist....as for me...I don't believe any of it as Preached....and yet I believe it all

[@capitalb5889]

I think apologists are those that defend God - she is the opposite.

[@jeffxcc]

I read and studied the Bible so much, never really focused on the commandments this has been eye opening!

[@PatrickWDunne]

It says nothing about slavery or rape, but you better not use God's name in vain!

[@jezebelvibes]

Priorities.

[@TheMilitantMazdakite]

I would prefer "do not exploit your fellow man or woman," which is what the Gathas of Zarathustra allude to. "Paid" workers in the global south are treated worse than slaves in the bible, which is really saying something.

[@thedude9941]

Rape counts as sexual immorality.

[@TheMilitantMazdakite]

@@thedude9941 But that is vague.

[@thedude9941]

@@TheMilitantMazdakite I would disagree

[@ScottyMcYachty]

When Jenna Ellis read her guilty plea statement in court, she used the dreaded phrase, "as a Christian". 😑😬🤢🤮 Thanks for this video, Kristi!

[@jeannemalaby2688]

Why did I never think of these things when I was a Christian… we weren’t allowed to think outside the box!!!

[@EclecticianG]

As always, great job! So great, I shared and saved and liked!

[@Tony-og3vj]

Please do also a video debunking sorcery and devil possessions etc as well so that it will be a complete debunking of everything supernatural

[@joshuabarnes7552]

Imagine foaming at the mouth and ppl are saying your possessed by a demon attacking them when you're really just having a epileptic seizure. Can't imagine what ppl thought these things were.

[@patrickgarringer525]

Something I always struggled to understand, even when I was still a practicing Catholic, was how there'd be so many other things that were considered sins that aren't listed in the 10 Commandments. The explanation I was given was that they somehow fit in under one of the 10 Commandments and/or were mentioned elsewhere in the Bible as being sins. For instance I was told that swearing is a sin, and "Thou Shall not swear" is obviously not one of the 10, and I was also told that "giving myself satisfaction" (I dunno if il allowed to use the actual word on KZbin) was a sin and not only that not it's a MORTAL sin. Which to those that don't know, is a sin so bad that if you die without confessing to it and doing your penance for it then you're going straight to help regardless of what else You've done in your life. I honestly dunno if "self satisfaction" really is a mortal sin or not, but that's what I was told so I'd feel super guilty about it and want to confess to it asap all while feeling shame about even confessing it. I was also told that taking communion with a mortal sin was also a mortal sin, which is something I'd often do because I didn't want my family knowing I had some something "bad enough" to preclude me from communion. Also about the 1st Commandment about not having any other gods, I was told that it didn't just mean to literally not worship other gods but to also make sure that you put God above everything else in your life. Because if you give anything else more importance in your life then God then you've essentially made that your god. A common example I was given was the pursuit of wealth, if you care more about making money than God then you've made money your new god.

[@mikemccormick6128]

Yes, you'r allowed to use the word masturbation on KZbin.

[@suicune2001]

The funny thing is, the reason masturbation/sleeping with gay people was considered a sin is because they were weirdly obsessed with semen. They acted like it was worth more than gold. They weren't exactly educated so maybe they didn't know men basically have an infinite quantity of the stuff so they acted you had to make every ounce count. There were laws in some places forbidding sleeping with a "barren" woman or a woman on her period because then your precious precious man fluid would go to waste. LOL! As for the first commandment, they lied about that. They pretend like Yahweh didn't originate from some minor warlord storm god in a pantheon of other gods. Yahweh never was the only god. He even had a wife at one point who got written out of the lore because they wanted to make the religious text to benefit men and dominate over women. I once asked my mom about why if one of the 10 Commandments is "Thou shall not kill" then why do Christians go to war and kill other people? Her response was simply, "It doesn't count in times of war." LOL! Not much of a commandment if you can just break it whenever you feel like it. I was never religious but recently looking back into Christianity, I find it hilarious how Yahweh breaks several commandments himself. No killing? Uhhhh, EPIC FAIL. No lying? FAIL. No adultery? He DID impregnate a married woman so.....FAIL!

[@martieo]

If I’m going to hell for “self satisfaction”, I’d better make it worth my while. You think Amazon will deliver a truckload of batteries to the suburbs with Prime shipping?

[@chadhardy35]

I grew up Seventh-Day Adventist here in Mississippi, and we would recite the 4th commandment every Saturday(which we believed was the sabbath). When i tell you i lived a deprived childhood where you literally couldnt do anything on the sabbath or you would be breaking it and sinning. I look back and now wonder why would an eternal god of the universe even care about a day of the week and what we did on it? Smh

[@jonathanloadholt344]

You have issue with your religion and/or parents who indoctrinated you. Seek God's Truth and Wisdom in all earnesty and you will be given. ....so many ppl are just too lazy to seek the truth so they just bash their adulterated interpretation of God and open their hearts and minds to Devil worshipers like this(@jezebelvibes) one. ... she's telling you who/what she is... believe her.

[@allissaThacker]

I’m so sorry, I’m just coming out of Christianity to Hebrew roots to believing in something else & that a bunch of people wrote a Bible.

[@brookec8837]

I’m glad you questioned your beliefs. It’s important for us to not blindly follow what we have been told but to question why we believe this. I’m Presbyterian, and we do not only rest on the Sabbath. I believe it’s an Old Testament law that Jesus has fulfilled for us since He gives us rest.

[@chadhardy35]

@@brookec8837 i dont really believe in any of those things now.

[@brookec8837]

@@chadhardy35 I understand, and I’m sorry you feel like you lived a deprived childhood because of the church you were raised in and the rules you were told you had to follow. To me, it’s obvious that God doesn’t expect us to live perfect lives because we sin daily and He made it where we are saved through faith and not actions. However, I don’t think that means that He doesn’t expect us to try our best to do right by Him and to do right by others, which I think is why he made those first 3 rules “about Him.” If we can abide by those, then everything else should fall into place.

[@NataliaAneta]

I am so glad I came across your channel. ❤❤❤ so well explained

[@jimgillert20]

When I realized that the Hammurabi stone Stella code ( c. 2000 bce) was the exact same level of human moral development as the Mosaic code, was when i knew i was free. Now researching current civil and ethical development.

[@richardmaclean7581]

A long long time ago. Star Jones on the View responded to an email I sent regarding homosexuality in the Bible… she said it was wrong according to the Bible. I responded, “well, according to the Bible, you should still be a slave.“ She never replied.

[@1mortalados63]

Most Black Democrat party supporters are christians..obviously,they're fckd in the head and are conservative.

[@LifeStrike2030]

@@vadouis-rt3ofnot of slavery, at least in this life. “I did not come to turn man against man”

[@LifeStrike2030]

@@vadouis-rt3of idk I burnt my last bible at the satanic black mass last full moon 😂😂 I also couldn’t care less. I’m no bible scholar and neither are you.

[@LifeStrike2030]

@@vadouis-rt3of get bent. God isn’t real and if he was he’d be a douchebag

[@adamc1966]

Every religion has a set of these and they usually just recycle from the ones that come before.

[@lukedegraaf1186]

​@@Fleetstreetbestoneis that why jesus lets us suffer in silence?

[@lukedegraaf1186]

@@Fleetstreetbestone drink the koolaid... I know many families broken up because of jesus. But that's what jesus wants, to turn people against each other and bring the sword. Buble says so.

[@lukedegraaf1186]

@@Fleetstreetbestone Religion is the sigh of the oppressed creature, the heart of a heartless world, and the soul of soulless conditions. It is the opium of the people.

[@hidum5779]

@@Fleetstreetbestone so I want to ask you something, some people suffer way too much than others. Why does sin affect some people more than others?

[@hidum5779]

@@Fleetstreetbestone I've heard every christian say "everything happens for a reason" and now you're saying something which completely contradicts it.

[@soupbonep]

When one studies these beliefs, one can see how many societal horrors are still observed. Punishing children for the sins of the father. Treating women as less than men. Besides the ten words are how the person, be it man or woman, in a sex act that is receiving is thought of as emasculated and looked down upon. Great video. You really got me thinking and I watch a lot of videos about the Bible and the Levant and the lands around there

[@ramonpooser2434]

There’s definitely one big problem associated with the Ten Commandments. The very people claiming to believe them and attempting to make them the standard for laws in the land have failed miserably at following them. Then their children and offspring express their jaded opinions of them and the mark, the commandments, are lost in shameful confusion. This generation faces its’ father’s sins, as they walk in his shoes better than he did.

[@jamesiiimcnabb6358]

Spying on allowed. And internationally war is allowed against other nations these laws don't expect to obey them. In war u kill and steal. Spies are supposed to steal from the enemy documents helping the war effort. And the only reason to honor ur parents is because u r Jewish and going to inherit the next land. But if u rnt Jewish these laws don't apply and if u r Jewish I only apply these to ur own nation. So yes this is ridiculous as an international law. I wish someone wd explain what international morality wd look like. The first world is made to be able to obey but behind the iron curtain the moral laws are different. In communist countries murder abortion happens like drinking water. Abortion is the norm.and in the third world it's only considered wrong to steal if u get caught. Somehow we are supposed to be righteous gentiles and rise above the national morality. But the ten commandments are only Jewish to for and by only Jews. In India does Ganesh the elephant headed God really dislike images of him as God? No.

[@grapeshot]

Yes he gave the commandant of Thou shalt not kill and then right after that orders the murderer of 3,000 people because they worship a golden calf probably the god Apis. To put that in perspective nearly 3,000 Americans died on 9/11.

[@TheMilitantMazdakite]

You know, since Yahweh was a polytheistic god at first, he need not be omnibenevolent. Just ask an Orthodox Jew.

[@grapeshot]

@vadouis-rt3of if we are being honest, most scholars and historians say The Exodus never took place, and also, there's been many human Exodus out of Africa considering modern-day humans evolved there first.

[@grapeshot]

@@TheMilitantMazdakite I know one thing I'm not going to ever worship a monster like that

[@TheMilitantMazdakite]

@@grapeshot Not as the bible depicts, but it is likely based on the Canaanite's return to Canaan after they spent a few centuries ravaging Egypt.

[@grapeshot]

@@TheMilitantMazdakite traffic was back and forth. The Sinai acts as a land bridge

[@wsc1955]

I'm assuming " God " was the authority at that time. Its bizarre that millions of 21st century people are basing their lives on a 2000 year old book...good video , Kristi.

[@bdazf150]

Yeah, thou shall not kill is so archaic.

[@SPL0869]

@@bdazf150 what about the whole “don’t boil a baby goat in its mother’s milk?” 21st century solid right?

[@bdazf150]

@SPL0869 we got it much easier than that nowadays, I know. I can buy a meal at a gas station haha. Crazy how disconnected we've become by our modern conveniences. Imagine being that hungry.

[@CarmellaMulroy]

God commands people to kill other people including their children and animals in the bible loads of time. I mean what the hell did the animals or kiddos do?

[@Danny451]

@@SPL0869 Crap, and I just got through boiling a baby goat in its mother's milk.

[@chriswawiorka8388]

Always glad to find people that question things.

[@brookec8837]

I think questioning your beliefs is healthy. You either find out why you believe something or you realize that you need to dig into the subject more

[@user-yj2hu5cn4v]

Wow, is that a RØDE NT-USB or a RØDE NT-USB+ in your hand? You sound great and I couldn't hear any handling noise with the microphone. Keep your great work. Thinking and analyzing is good.

[@jezebelvibes]

My husband got it for me - he said it's the NT-USB+ . I love it!

[@user-yj2hu5cn4v]

@@jezebelvibes The NT-USB+ is not marketed at a handheld microphone. You just stretched its known capabilities!

[@HelosWorldRailroadReseller]

The clean version of George Carlin of stand up. 😊thanks

[@grapeshot]

Yeah when you read about Moses and his showdown with the Egyptian priests the writing let you know that they believed the Egyptian gods were real it's just that Yahweh was more powerful.

[@Iamthatis137]

31:25 Yeeeaaasss!!! Awesome inquiry! I think it’s because of what you said earlier. How it’s been written but not in the Bible. It’s a summary, not the actual text. It makes it sound much more… moral. So a lot of people see no good reason why it’s not ok to put these religious… I mean moral… laws in public spaces. That’s my take on it after actually listening to you critically and attentively instead of filling my head with my own thoughts and reactions the whole time… Love you and everyone watching! 💖💗🫶🏼💗💖

[@jpstardom3375]

HERE ARE FIFTEE-!! **stone tablet fell and broke** TEN!! TEN COMMANDMENTS!!

[@martieo]

😂😂😂😂😂😂😂 stop reading my mind!! It sounds weird when you say it out loud!! 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@iamLulu57]

George Carlin did an hilarious bit on the 10 commandments.

[@al4nmcintyre]

Has anybody done a "person on the street"-style bit where they give people one of the TST tenets and asked "which of the 10 commandments is this?" I expect no more than 5% of people would know they weren't from the bible. That might go up to 25% if you were literally polling people in a church parking lot.

[@chrisgraham2904]

lol...that would be fun.

[@pansepot1490]

There’s some clips of people being asked to recite the Ten Commandments and they fail. One was a politician demanding the TC be exposed on government property. I can’t remember the details but I remember what a fool he looked when he couldn’t go beyond seven in random order.

[@steveswangler6373]

actually in the church parking lot i wouldnt expect much difference.

[@al4nmcintyre]

@craigsmith1443 My reason for wanting such a thing is 100% as "point and laugh" material, not ammo for some idiotic attempt to disprove their beliefs.