Commandment #3 - Thou shall not take the name of the Lord thy God in vain; for the Lord will not hold him guiltless that takes his name in vain.
This sounds so simple but we should know that it does not just apply to calling God’s name out loud when something goes wrong. The Bible speaks of false prophets. Through the years Popes, Prophets, and others have preached words that are supposedly God’s. Many of these preachers invoke prejudices, turmoil and judgments that may or may not be what God intended. They also do not beckon peace or the maintaining of God’s creations - our environment and/or each other. A true believer would preach the Commandments and heed the 1st, 2nd, 3rd, and 9th. People need to stop having more faith in their religious preachers than they do in a higher being.
I believe that the Supreme Court has violated this commandment by allowing Pastor Fred Phelps, SR. and the Topeka, Kansas Westboro Baptist Church to desecrate military or other funerals under the guise of freedom of speech. The Court should not condone behavior that supports anyone thinking he/she and not God has the right to judge others and subsequently bear false witness.
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