The Supreme Court is currently wrestling over whether to allow the Ten Commandments to be posted in government buildings. Word is it's touch and go, with Sandra Day and the gang struggling mightily about stone tablet wisdom. An AP story reports that bible fans have been chanting and otherwise carrying on outside of Supreme Court HQ. One young protester, Christan Stapleton, 13, of Newland, N.C., who was carrying a homemade, hand-stapled, cardboard Ten Commandments tablet, told the AP: "We do need them in our school, to help us know what to do, what God wants us to do as we go through our day."
TKID3 agrees with this sentiment, and has just placed a printout of the Big Guy's rules in his cubicle, right next to the autographed picture of GWB. Though I'm subsequently feeling close to godly - looking good on the murder, theft and coveting of donkey tip - there are a few commandments that unfortunately seem to be a problem for this kid.
Specifically, the fourth commandment is particularly troubling. It follows:
4) Remember the Sabbath day by keeping it holy. Six days you shall labor and do all your work, but the seventh day is a Sabbath to the LORD your God. On it you shall not do any work, neither you, nor your son or daughter, nor your manservant or maidservant, nor your animals, nor the alien within your gates. For in six days the LORD made the heavens and the earth, the sea, and all that is in them, but he rested on the seventh day. Therefore the LORD blessed the Sabbath day and made it holy.
As the Dude might say, TKID4 cannot abide by this one. Saturday is a big day for this kid. I like to kick back, watch sports and down swill. To do that properly, my manservant, Giles, must keep extremely busy. I can't be expected to run to the fridge everytime I need another High Life. Also, watching college football is a draining experience, and requires sustenance. Therefore, Giles must keep a plate of hot wings at the ready at all times. There's no way my manservant is taking Saturday off, so this "commandment" does not apply, I'm afraid. As for my alien, he does get the day off.
Also, the whole "no gods before me" thing is a bust. Tkidblog founder and company mystic David LoPan is always calling the shots in my book. That's not negotiable.
