The former Ten Commandments were designed for societies not in decline. In the midst of the death of the West, I suggest the following:
Original | Older |
1. You shall have no other gods before Me. | 1. Ignore all gods but reality. This includes God, who is part of reality. |
2. You shall make no idols. | 2. (this one stands as is) |
3. You shall not take the name of the Lord your God in vain. | 3. If you encounter the Buddha on the path to your objective, KILL HIM. |
4. Keep the Sabbath day holy. | (this one stands as is) |
5. Honor your father and your mother. | 5. Honor your father and your mother insofar as they are realistic. This is especially relevant to Generation X. If your Boomerparents are insane, ignore them. |
6. You shall not murder. | (this one stands as is, with clarification that murder = unwarranted killing; self-defense and idiot removal are other stories) |
7. You shall not commit adultery. | (this one stands as is; one man, one wife, one eternal love, all else needs to burn) |
8. You shall not steal. | (this one stands as is) |
9. You shall not bear false witness against your neighbor. | (this one stands as is) |
10. You shall not covet. | (this one stands as is; it is perhaps the best advice in the Bible — when one ceases to covet, one focuses on adaptation instead of scapegoating) |