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To: Gigantor
One of my favorite monologues was the one where he wanted to condense the 10 Commandments down to five.

"THOU SHALT NOT KILL."

Murder. The Fifth Commandment. But, if you give it a little thought, you realize that religion has never really had a problem with murder. Not really. More people have been killed in the name of God than for any other reason.

To cite a few examples, just think about Irish history, the Middle East, the Crusades, the Inquisition, our own abortion-doctor killings and, yes, the World Trade Center to see how seriously religious people take Thou Shalt Not Kill. Apparently, to religious folks - especially the truly devout-murder is negotiable. It just depends on who's doing the killing and who's getting killed.

Right or wrong, he didn't make me change my mind about God, but he did give me a few laughs when I needed them.

RIP, George. God Bless.

sw

171 posted on 06/23/2008 2:29:28 PM PDT by spectre (Spectre's wife)
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To: spectre
RIP, George. God Bless.

Don't count on either.

175 posted on 06/23/2008 5:23:21 PM PDT by P-Marlowe (LPFOKETT GAHCOEEP-w/o*)
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