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Hang six.

Beliefnet is recycling an old but intriguing article by Gregg Easterbrook, in which he points out that Jesus reduced the number of commandments to six. The Six Commandments? Basically he took out all the God stuff. The remaining six are pretty non-specific in terms of religion: You shall not murder.
Dylan Tweney

Beliefnet is recycling an old but intriguing article by Gregg Easterbrook, in which he points out that Jesus reduced the number of commandments to six. The Six Commandments? Basically he took out all the God stuff. The remaining six are pretty non-specific in terms of religion:

You shall not murder.
You shall not commit adultery.
You shall not steal.
You shall not bear false witness.
Honor your father and mother.
Also, you shall love your neighbor as yourself.

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