The Alabama State Legislature has passed a new law requiring all public schools to display The Ten Commandments.
This isn’t new. We’ve seen this public Ten Commandments controversy before and, personally, it has led to my wondering why the religious right always insists on Mose’s law rather than something Jesus had to say. They are, after all, Christians.
My personal choice would be Jesus’ “Sermon on the Mount.” I’ve heard it called Jesus’ Inaugural Address but it begins with a series of blessings commonly known as the beatitudes.
There are only 7, so they’d save space in a public display: “Blessed are the poor,” Jesus begins. Blessed are those who morn; . . .the meek; . . . they who hunger and thirst for righteousness; . . . the merciful; . . . the clean of heart; . . . the peace makers, for they will be called children of God.
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Greg Lewis
Midtown
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