Situational Morals – The Vine of Liberty
You and I have morals. We have a moral compass. Everybody has morals.
As Allyson likes to say, “My morals haven’t changed.” She is the same person today as she was last year. Morals are consistent.
According to Denise Prager, “Thou shalt not murder.” This was mis-translated to “Thou shalt not kill” much later.
I have no problems with “Thou shalt not murder” being a part of my moral code. “Thou shalt not kill” is not a part of my moral code.
I eat meat, this means that an animal was killed by me or for me. I have no issues looking evil in the face and deciding that my life is worth more than his life.
I do not believe I would ever commit murder.
Situational Morals – The Vine of Liberty
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Hebrew to Greek to Latin to Olde English to French to English to today's English. Something always gets lost in the translation. The early Hebrew word for young woman could also mean virgin. It's not too surprising how the monks translated Mary, the mother of Jesus, into a virgin with the accompanying mysticism to spice up the tale. And as pointed out, the 'murder' vs 'kill' in the Ten Commandments.
How many translations are there of the Bible, Koran, Torah? How many millions have been slaughtered because of a mistranslation turned to fanatical purposes?