What's Wrong With The Ten Commandments?

What is wrong with the Biblical Ten Commandments? As it turns out, a lot.
Learn more about the Freedom From Religion Foundation at ffrf.org.

[@KRT61]

Kudos to the FFRF. They helped our group of concerned parents who filed suit against my son's school and forced them to agree to never teach Creationism again in the El Tejon School District in California.

[@KristinaTheCoolGirl]

This video was recommended to me after watching Annie Laurie with her mother on AM Chicago with Oprah. I must say how kind and calm and wonderful and above all intelligent she seems and watching her makes me feel good. I am so inspired right now, and wanted to share my happiness in this comment section. You go girl!

[@lucyloo2520]

Three years, been a long time, but here I am. Thank you! I sure hope I can find a video of it. I would enjoy seeing Oprah with an atheist.

[@jenniferdevoe8068]

"Most people take this as a ban on one of my favorite past times: blasphemy." Absolutely brilliant!

[@InformationIsTheEdge]

Thank you for doing this necessary work! Keep forcing the Word and what it REALLY says into the public consciousness. Most believers are a horrible combination of not knowing what they believe or why.

[@PacoOtis]

Wow! Talk about a breath of fresh air! Thanks for your videos and thanks for your efforts to get the brain dead zombie masses to think. I'm a septuagenarian who NEVER had any belief in an invisible friend and this includes over a thousand combat flying hours with several harrowing moments. I just flew the aircraft to the best of my ability and worked with all the skill I could muster. Again, thanks for your efforts as they are greatly appreciated. From brain dead Idaho!!!! Idaho Joe

[@TheDoveLady]

When Moses came down from the mountain with the ten commandments and saw they had made a golden calf to worship, the punishment was for the tribe of Levi to go into each of the tents and kill a brother or a friend and they killed 3,000 of their own tribe that day. Talk about honoring the command to not kill, and then ask them to kill, so crazy.

[@garricksaro8557]

Churches need to start paying taxes

[@carmineredd1198]

or we need to create our own religion and pay no taxes and have our churches buy a few casinos, eh ?

[@toni4729]

NONNNNN!!!!, we should all start our own religion, all we have to do is plant a cross on top of our home.. Then we pay no tax.. Simple.

[@gregorymalchuk272]

@@carmineredd1198 There actually is an incorporated entity called the Church of Perpetual Life that basically puts faith in science and technology, specifically applying science to the possibilities of life extension technology and biological immortality.

[@Oo7Hola]

carmine redd I like your idea better

[@2011littlejohn1]

Considering the constitution of the U.S. it's amazing that there are so many believers - even within the more far fetched bits like Noah's Ark etc. It would be interesting to explore these polarities.

[@peejay4606]

Freedom from religion. Sounds so good. Our government needs to practice freedom from religion.

[@toni4729]

The rest of the world does. Perhaps I should have said "The rest of the western world does."

[@FactStorm]

I love Annie, I only knew of her recently and can't get over her gentle and intelligent approach. I can't be nice with cult members, so I am glad there are people like her.

[@merdab8]

OH wow you've been on the defense for so long, I've just come from the Oprah video and I applaud your ability to stay sane, and help others with their struggle to be free. Thank you both for still being here.

[@raskfel555]

I was born a Church of England but even as a child I knew it was Rubbish

[@DaGubah501]

Focus on the general message of peace ✌🏻

[@historicalbiblicalresearch8440]

Even as a kid you can spot the potholes but Christianity continues on its merry way

[@carlscience5216]

This is sooo awesome. I cant believe this. You guys are helping so much ppl to come out.

[@user-qm8cc5go8r]

You guys are great. Thank you for all that you do! If I ever win the lottery you have a substantial donation coming! You guys are great and have helped me immeasurably!

[@GRiMHOLDx]

I love the way you guys set this up. I think its the only way to get the extremely religious to even listen for 30 seconds

[@warren52nz]

The fact that we're even *_having_* these conversations in the 21st century is an embarrassment to humanity!

[@conillet]

I love your laid-back style, combined with sharp thinking. I'll recommend this to all my friends.

[@Xenite_51]

I love the subject matter but can we all take a moment to appreciate just how soothing Annie’s voice is? My goodness!

[@michaelpaulsmith4619]

I strongly commend all the participants in this video. Your arguments are flawless, of course, and you put them without rancour or ill-will. I'm writing this from England. Would anyone know of a British version of the FFRF? I'm already a member of the British Humanist Association. Thank you again and God bless you all. (Ooops) :)

[@Hollis_has_questions]

this is a great show! i'm very excited to have found it out at its inception and not a few years down the line. keep up the good work.

[@mariyahmercier]

My comment isn't about people beliefs or non belief because we have free will but if you going to talk about something please have the facts correct, the 10 commandments original plan was only for the Israelites in the promised land and they won't apply again until they are back in the promised land.

[@SandraLovesSun]

Nice! I just subscribed. I'm at the 3 minute mark and I am digging this! The part about Moses walking for 3 months without food then climbing a mountain - nice framing! Sounds like the perfect recipe for hallucinations!

[@wilzenbermoy8674]

hahaha hallucinations indeed ;-) nice that you brought it up.

[@shanestrickland5006]

@@wilzenbermoy8674 I know right

[@kellydalstok8900]

Except Moses never existed, so the whole story is BS.

[@wesleyrodgers886]

As Carl Sagan said. "We are star stuff." Made from elements manufactured in the core of stars.

[@toni4729]

Exploding stars.

[@ivanoranrof9577]

Just accept Sagan's genesis myth; that the universe started from nothing with the big kablooie.

[@gz9520]

@@ivanoranrof9577 The only people who say the universe started from nothing are those who either do not understand the Big Bang theory or fully understand it, but are trying to discredit it.

[@johnmugabo4575]

i was born a Catholic in Uganda but have learnt more about the bible that is not taught in church

[@cgKyle]

Glad to see these legends on KZbin. Speed up the editing a little, clean up comments like "We've lost the voice over". Increase volume. Gotta be slick for KZbin. Can't wait to see updates on legal proceedings, your bread and butter expertise.

[@MrFabarnak]

Freedom from religion! So many time have i used those three words. It is a sweet freedom. Way to go guys!

[@josearias9825]

Freedom

[@antmallett6065]

Ironic, isn't it - stoning a man on the sabbath. Surely stoning is work? So the stoners should be stoned ad infinitum. Until Monday morning at least...

[@hehotbros01]

Lol

[@bettinaivory28]

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@goddessservant6669]

Awesome observation !

[@vidyanandbapat8032]

Moreover, there is confusion about which day of the week should be called the Sabbath day. If like Jews and Adventists, you choose to call Saturday as the Sabbath and worked on Sunday, then you are committing sin according to mainstream chrsitainaity since they, at least now, consider Sunday as the Sabbath day. Hahaha...

[@OnlineMD]

I'm reading "The Founding Myth: Why Christian Nationalism is Un-American" by Andrew Seidel, attorney for FFRF. I love this quote, of Mel Brooks saying that Moses said in "The History of the World Part 1" : "All pay heed, the Lord, the Lord Jehovah, has given unto you these fifteen (drops one of the three stone tablets)...oy. Ten! Ten Commandments for all to obey."

[@backfromthebrink122]

The late great hitch started me on the road to atheism, keep up the good work guys here in The U.K We really only "use" religion/churches for death and marriage, which I think are the last hurdles to overcome.

[@tkmondavi5716]

Nice show guys and I've subscribed. If shows on these topics have not been done, I would like to suggest future shows on "Whether the teaching of religion to children qualifies as child abuse." Another show suggestion would be a show on the many good books published on the subject of atheism, bible history, non-belief, etc. I have a few I would like to recommend if a show is done on the topic of if other members of the community might be interested in reading non-fiction enlightening literature. They are: 1) An Atheist's View of Reality - by Alex Rosenberg 2) The Transcendental Temptation - by Paul Kurtz 3) The God Delusion - by Richard Dawkins 4) The End of Faith & Letter to a Christian Nation - both by Sam Harris, and one of my favorites 5) God is Not Great - by Christopher Hitchens and a host of many others that other viewers could share with the community. Shows like this contribute to keeping one's critical thinking and reasoning skills ever sharp and are part of the resistance to the scourge of religion and its deleterious effects on society, so keep up the good work folks!

[@vidyanandbapat8032]

Teaching religion to children should certainly be considered as child abuse. Teaching them to pray to or worship a non-existent whatever must be a serious crime, a felony. As children, they should be taught only science. Once they become adults, they can study a religion or many religions if they want to and can also decide to follow one or many, whatever it may mean, if they want to.

[@leishayoung4124]

Hey Dan! Really enjoyed your speech at the 2012 Atheist Convention in Melbourne, and am really looking forward to hearing from you again at the 2018 Convention! It's a wonderful celebration of free-thought.

[@BrianBattles]

I was just in the Miriam Hospital in Providence RI (a hospital founded by some Jewish women in the 1920s) and they have special Shabbat elevators set to stop at every floor so Orthodox Jews don't have to push floor buttons. It's ironic because it's an excellent, modern teaching hospital.

[@toni4729]

Well I hope they have fast ones for emergencies as well or someone could die waiting. 🙄

[@21158musicman]

I went to the FFRF convention in 2010 in Madison. It was great! I bought Dan's book, Godless, and read it with great enthusiasm. For several years now, I have been "doing battle" with dyed-in-the-wool believers on the internet. It just amazes me how afraid they are of rationality and are still under the absurd spell as so cast on them by religion at a very young age. They think they've seen the light but but, conversely, are trapped in a very narrow chasm of mind control. Oh, woe is them!

[@KWMQ]

Apologies, but listening to Annie saying"Jesus Christ!" in that sweet, prim voice just cracks me up!

[@auntiehollyd6395]

me too😊😊

[@mvidale1]

Wow this is awesome. Look forward for more of your shows. Oh wow I wonder how the other evangelical shows are going to respond to this show especially my wife's favorite channels HOPE and 3ABN.

[@saltydodger9597]

Great, so glad you're doing this. Competition for the athiest experience! Can't wait to make it a regular viewing spot. Keep up the great work.

[@w.jpearson14]

Thanks so much for all your work. Hope to meet you good folks soon. You know. Before the end of times.

[@dynodish]

I admire someone who can say, "I was wrong". It's a difficult thing to do sometimes.

[@madcow9597]

Then you'd better get working on removing the tax exempt status of all religions in the USA! That also violates the 1st Amendment!

[@shanestrickland5006]

The amendments can be reinterpreted by the supreme court and in very rare cases changed all together. It's very rare a constitution gets changed but it does sometimes.

[@toni4729]

That tax exemtion covers the whole bloody world. I don't know how they get away with it but they do. That Church of Scientology is the one that makes me sick. They take all they can get off people and they pay no tax for nothing. Who the hell do they give it to? NO-ONE. And they've spread all over the world like a plague along with the Mormons etc. Just bunch of greedy pigs.

[@michaelchaisson2331]

Right on!!! very good comment :)

[@papadoc711]

I can remember seeing these guys on the oprah winfrey show. They did well giving the crowd was full of religious people.

[@Blonde111]

When I listen to this podcast, I actually have more faith in mankind. You can be an atheist, agnostic or a believer and still glean spiritual, ethical and educational information from these podcasts.

[@Magic818100]

And did you know that the Ten Commandments was given twice Moses gets pissed off the first time according to the story he takes his tablet and he throws them on the ground the ground splits up and swallow those who will not stand with it he goes back up for another 40 Days comes back and if you notice 6 of those Commandments are not the same. This is why I became an agnostic

[@suzeynontheist1742]

This is great. I'm from the UK and although we are largely atheist there is never the less a quiet acceptance of and respect for religion that is pervasive and troubling. Our PM actually gets credence for being a vicar's daughter like that means something in actual reality. That's fucking ridiculous and I hate it.

[@michellerichardson9340]

This really helps me. I have 2 of Dans books and slowly the impact of my religious life is improving. I was mentality ill due to catholicism then converting to protestantism. I thought God wanted me to kill myself for sinning. I thought I was pregnant with God's baby. I was zealous with both beliefs, with whatever i believed about God. I am still fighting the effects of my upbringing from my family. A mother an ex nun a father ex priest or almost nun and preist who let my oldest brother molest 3 of us 15 children and all of them labeled me the evil and selfish one. I was like this for over 45 years of my life. I became a respiratory therapist and the used me for my money as i experienced breakdown after breakdown trying to be "unselfish ". My mother said incest was ok because it started with genesis and adanm and eve's children. I fight to become bold and true tto myself, fearlessly still. Also one of the churches i attended was full of my ex fellow mental hopitalized patients. Many i learned become mentally ill from the Bible and religion not just me. I don't call myself an atheist but I benefit from believing that people must look into ourselves for guidance. I reject the bible and religion. I wish I could help people too and get bold enough to.

[@michellerichardson9340]

Everyone should be humanists no matter what

[@MustAfaalik]

@Michelle. I hope you are in a better state of mind. Please consider the advise " to make peace, be kind, be gentle to others and yourself". May you be well, happy and peaceful.

[@kathryngeeslin9509]

@@michellerichardson9340 Considering your early training you've done well to break free. Be proud of every successful step. You were emotionally crippled yet still learned to walk while they chased you and tried to stop you. You have accomplished so much! Keep going. Good luck.

[@luciabonadies3177]

Enjoying watching a fresh approach! So refreshing, so direct to the Pointe.

[@drumcircler]

Everything is wrong with the ten commandments, even the number (the bible has more than ten). The ancient Hebrew god is a fiction, as are thousands of other gods. All gods are man made. Rules are man made.

[@aussieatheist960]

Thor calls Blasphemy!

[@gregkeen4907]

LOL! Wow! Good one!

[@tracer740]

@@aussieatheist960 - You tell'em, Thor!

[@57Carlibra]

Excellent show

[@drewm.2790]

I just saw the lady's discussion with Oprah in a tv show way back in the 80s I guess. Although the audience tried to block her responses to what the bible really says, she still made really good points... ❤ Good points in this video too 👍👍👍

[@cowabungga]

How do I find the title of the video?

[@CaptFoster5]

Zeus is gonna be so pissed off when he hears about this video ... :) lol

[@erict7093]

lol

[@TheCheapPhilosophy]

I love the Golden Calf tale, where slaves guided by a procrastinating god, decided to gather gold from somewhere and build themselves an idol and miraculously forgot every miracle they should have witnessed from the other god. Is so legit!

[@MarcStjames-rq1dm]

so many people have backward political beliefs based upon religious text teachings which is why its imperative that shows like yours must be produced....well done!

[@WaskiSquirrel]

This will take some practice, but I see the potential for a good thing here. It's important for the side of reason and law to do public outreach. I subscribed.

[@aussieatheist960]

Wouldn't someone stoning someone to death for working on the Sabbath be working on the Sabbath?

[@cnault3244]

Naw, just don't stone them until the next day.

[@rocktober1327]

No stoning was recreational

[@vidyanandbapat8032]

That's a religious duty according to what Torah says, so will not be considered as a work in the sense in which it has been stated to be prohibited. Its similar to a church service.

[@roddychristodoulou9111]

A true free thinker must free themselves from religion and politics as they go side by side, which happen to be the two biggest topics that divide humanity.

[@RobertoGaspar69]

Finally a good and decent channel on KZbin. This kind of program really shows and depicts the foolish and childish forgeries, fakes and nonsensical stupid things written in that awful book.

[@beebop333]

Thank you, really enjoying this, Keep up the good work!

[@dragowolfraven3806]

My problem with the Commandments is the fact that only 3 deal with actual people. The rest are just ego stroking of a tyrant with super powers😂

[@royandrews794]

The first 4 commands explain why most Evangelicals voted in such large numbers for Trump he does not seem to like personal criticism himself.

[@MikeJw-je4xk]

I loved the movie The Ten Commandments with Charlton Heston. I first watched it as a child. Even then, I knew it was a brilliant piece of entertainment and fiction.

[@Hollis_has_questions]

i still enjoy watching it at Eastertime, with John Huston's booming voice coming from the burning bush. Passover, incidentally, is the worst "holiday" aka "holy day" imaginable, where what is celebrated is freedom on the corpses of millions of innocent first-borns.

[@mareowainaina9168]

Same here!

[@45von]

Good to see you doing this. I would like to recommend everyone support FFRF using "Amazon Smile" with almost every Amazon purchase some goes directly to FFRF, easy to set up and it happens Automatically.

[@KyleSfhandyman]

45von Yes! My Amazon Smile donations have been going to FFRF for a couple of years I think.

[@billlawrence1899]

I love number 10. Translated into basic English, it says "Keep yer cottin pickin hands off your neighbors wife, and don't touch his ass either"! PERFECT!!

[@mariae321]

Wish we had something like this in the uk ! I too are a born again atheist seen the logic, reason and the science!

[@sirmeowthelibrarycat]

Eva Lution 😁 Welcome! You could consider joining the National Secular Society. Continue to think for yourself and enjoy life😆

[@wesleygordon1645]

There are enough fools already in the UK now!

[@paulspice4717]

excellent and logical video. Thank you.

[@teaburg]

Trying to imagine Moses coming down from the mountain carrying those monuments.

[@bobpolo2964]

Pure awesomeness!!!

[@bkdmode]

Picture the scene from Mel Brooks' "History Of The World, Part 1" : Moses comes down the path carrying 3 stone tablets, "Hear me, I bring you these 15..." drops one of the tablets, "...er, ten... Ten Commandments !"

[@teaburg]

Love that!

[@Oo7Hola]

He used a crane to bring them down

[@cliftongaither6642]

​@@bkdmodegreat movie

[@1maggotbrain]

Great organization doing great work however I would like to see more minority involved in your program, I hope to join your organization soon thanks 🙏🏿 👏🏾👏🏾

[@The_Cali_Dude_88]

Love the line 'I found the light'...😃

[@harrynac6017]

Yeah, we (the Netherlands) have no blasphemy laws anymore either. And before that, they weren't practiced anymore.

[@paddlefar9175]

Wouldn’t stoning someone to death for picking up sticks on the Sabbath, be considered doing work?

[@DaGubah501]

What I like love about ffrf ... they’re after justice, peace ✌🏻

[@teawithsu]

Excellent job!

[@patbrennan6572]

I have always admired dan barker, and thank him for exposing religious frauds, the old saying, 'it takes one to know one is paramount here because dan used to be a fraud preacher..

[@bhaj4588]

No one can wander in the desert for 40 days without food or water and live to tell the tale.

[@tracer740]

... except in fantasy tales, ... i.e. the medium by which religions elicit their 'believers'.

[@toni4729]

Depends how many cartons of beer you take with you.

[@jelambertson]

I maintain that is still possible that there is some form of creator whether it's conscious and aware or not. It would seem that this entity is both good and evil and doesn't care about life here on earth. It's also apparent to me that the existence or non-existence of a creator has no bearing on whether or not we will be aware of an afterlife of any sort if an afterlife is possible or exists.

[@llongone2]

Keep fighting the good fight!

[@michaelbath100]

excellent as always

[@Bxgodson2fl2]

Blasphemy is one of my fave past times, too!

[@BlackEpyon]

Thou shalt not steal. Even though I'm letting you steal the land from under the guys currently sitting on it. Upon this book of LIES, I solemnly swear to tell the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth.

[@ossiedunstan4419]

I have never taken an oath in a court of law it cannot be demanded of non believer as it a religious claim to justice not a secular one, as i have stated to a magistrate i will not swear to tell the truth on a book which is full of lies and hatred and injustice .

[@brianfileman]

The so-called 8th commandment is qualified by what ‘property’ is, but there are verses allowing the poor to ‘steal’ so they don’t starve. Leviticus 19:9/10 “​ And when you reap the harvest of your land, you shall not reap to the very corners of your field, nor shall you gather the gleanings of your harvest. And you shall not glean your vineyard, nor shall you gather every grape of your vineyard; you shall leave them for the poor and stranger; I am the Lord your God.”

[@blueboyblue]

Curious, would you make a distinction between Public Property like a City or County Park vs Government Property like Court Houses and other Govt Building. One could argue that Parks (as an example) represent the people's space, where are govt property represents the Govt. If Public Parks are consider a reflection of the people distinct from the Govt, then religion should be allow on Public Property. However, it would have to reflect all of the Public. Within reason, Hindu and Buddhist should also be allowed to erect public monuments as well as Atheist ed monuments.

[@Hollis_has_questions]

FFRF -- please consider producing a feature-length dramatic film based on the incidents in the life of Vashti McCollum, subject of the Peabody Award-winning documentary The Lord is Not on Trial Here Today. her courageous efforts led to such an important SCOTUS decision, and she persevered in the face of a torrent of hatred, threats and ostracism, along with her supportive husband and three sons. it is an inspiring story and would make "good copy," besides. according to TopDocumentaryFilms.com: "The case is little-known by the contemporary American public, yet the McCollum decision continues to have important ramifications for current conflicts over the role of religion in public institutions - from displays of the Ten Commandments in government buildings to student-led prayers at public school graduation ceremonies." i can't think of anything that would be more timely. besides, we atheists need a film worth watching, in addition to The Man From Earth, e.g.

[@green_firefly]

The Man from Earth was amazing. Have watched it several times. :)

[@davidsosa538]

Can´t blame Dan for falling in love with this amazing, smart and beautiful woman

[@goddessservant6669]

Indeed !

[@movie30000]

May the Lord of truth and wisdom protect you

[@jasoncarpp7742]

Although I didn't grow up going to church, I do have family members who are members of a church.

[@tracer740]

But Jason, who doesn't? The prevalence of fear, superstition, and denial of one's own mortality (fear of death) are almost universal to most humans at some point in their 'development' .

[@myklmusic]

This is Sooo refreshing, and entertaining. Those were "condements", by the way.

[@jasoncarpp7742]

"Born Again Atheist." I like that.

[@patrickjames1159]

Im rolling the thought over of suing the church for years of mental tourment and stress. It has more than likely caused me physical harm to my body and mind do to increaed stress levels .

[@krisbest6405]

Lets make 21st century smart guidelines for the freethinkers, superior to the 10 commandments.

[@timothymulholland7905]

Great initiative!

[@D-unfadeable]

Great video!!!!!!!!

[@catherineleary9462]

Reading the bible(in particular, the old testament) will turn you into an atheist or at least an agnostic😊trust me.

[@anthonyjohn9000]

I love freedom from religion.

[@ookland81]

At 5:50, they raise a good point. I recall speaking with someone about how when God is very annoyed with someone he tells his Earthly follower to go stone that bad person. Strange as if God is pissed with me, why does he not just send down a bolt of lighting and do me him self.

[@JohnGalt1960]

I'm a believer....that will never change....separation of church and state is fine with me....im separate from the state. I don't recognize the government as having any authority over me.

[@MrRational59]

I`m proud to belong to FFRF.

[@Freeflowingflute]

Me too!

[@craigsmith157]

The Bible has more holes than Swiss cheese.

[@victoriagolmehdi8506]

My faith started to fade away when I saw the film Stoning Soraya M. The graphic and cruel nature of this made me rally consider this act of violence and to think that if god is real and sanctioned this, then I would not wish to have anything to do with him or his commands.

[@tracer740]

Of course! As Dan Barker has repeatedly pointed out, the primitive minds of humans thousands of years ago, created gods in their own image. This included not just a 'physical' image but also reflecting a magnified and exaggerated assemblage of such childish needs and traits, egoism, sexism, inflexibility and the moral inadequacies of the prevalent human mind ... in spades!

[@GeorgeZandelle]

So they caught someone picking up sticks (working) on the sabbath and after speaking with Moses (and god?) determined he had to die so they stoned him to death. At which point god said, "Ah ha! I tricked you. It's still the sabbath and stoning someone to death is considered work, so now you all shall die as well. Hahahahahaha!". Does anyone else feel that the bible was written by people who were not even remotely smart?

[@chrisjustus5446]

How does one account for and deal with guilt?

[@SundropQueen60]

The real problem I see is that the very people who want to post the 10 Commandments everywhere are the very people breaking every one of them. Talk about hypocrisy!

[@wallacengromit8612]

Wow, y'all are great!

[@geminirat60]

George Carlin does a great ten commandments skit.

[@leodragonfang4814]

You're god damn right he does.😁

[@mareowainaina9168]

Yes he did!

[@campfireaddict6417]

@@mareowainaina9168 People, you got to see Carlin's take on the 10 commandments. Absolutely stellar.