Stephen Colbert gets Rep. Westmoreland (D-GA), sponsor of the Ten Commandments bill, to confess that he cannot actually name more than three of the ten commandments. This video is a trip. I bet no more than 10% of those who favor such laws can actually name more than half of the commandments.
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How hard can it be to remember some of them? Many of them are not only ingrained in Christianity, but also in many other religions and even governments. Commandments against murder, coveting, adultery, lying (or rather, bearing false witness), dishonoring one’s parents, and having no god above God are not very difficult to forget (I had no trouble remembering each of those off of the top of my head). Even not stealing, no idolatry, swearing by the name of the Lord, and remembering the Sabbath are not particularly obscure.
And yet the very congressman who introduced the bill couldn’t name but three of ’em.
Face it, CR — you’re not exactly average. :)
Heck, I’m a Unitarian Universalist, and I can name most of them.
I love the bit where Colbert asks, “Can you think of any other place [other than a courtroom] where the Ten Commandments should be?” and the congressman shakes his head. That was sad.