I have always wondered why the big fuss over displaying the 10 Commandments in public places. I understand and agree that our government should be secular, not religious, because we are a nation of religious freedom, but if you look at the commandments and what they say, well, who could possibly argue that they are controversial or could inflict anything negative, harmful or bad on anyone looking at them -- especially 5-10, which are totally commonsense behavior guidelines:
Honor your father and mother; do not kill; don't commit adultery; don't steal; don't lie; don't covet your neighbor's spouse, belongings or anything else.
How much crime, pain, misery, anger, upset and confusion could be avoided in this world if everyone obeyed these guidelines?
As for the first four, well, they apply to both Christians and Jews, and being true and faithful to whatever you believe in is probably good advice, in a general sense.
In any event, it seems reasonable to assume that if most people obeyed most of the commandments most of the time, we'd have a lot less crime, hatred, envy, dishonesty and other bad influences in our daily lives.
