8 "You shall not make for yourself an idol in the form of anything in heaven above or on the earth beneath or in the waters below. (Consider the worship of money and power)
11 "You shall not misuse the name of the LORD your God, for the LORD will not hold anyone guiltless who misuses his name. (Consider the rampant abuse of the Lord's name in popular media)
12 "Observe the Sabbath day by keeping it holy, as the LORD your God has commanded you. (Consider the lack of spiritual rest and focused reflection on the Lord)
16 "Honor your father and your mother, as the LORD your God has commanded you, so that you may live long and that it may go well with you in the land the LORD your God is giving you. (Consider the breakdown of the family such that about one third of American children don't have a father in the home)
17 "You shall not murder. (But we do...and we hear about it daily)
18 "You shall not commit adultery. (But we do...and we have made it acceptable in the movies and on T.V.)
19 "You shall not steal. (But we do...from back alleys to corporate boardrooms)
20 "You shall not give false testimony against your neighbor. (But we do...in the courts and halls of government)
21 "You shall not covet your neighbor's wife. You shall not set your desire on your neighbor's house or land, his manservant or maidservant, his ox or donkey, or anything that belongs to your neighbor." (But we do....if fact we foster a culture of envy, where we want others to wish they had what we do)
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