Housewives' Ten Commandments?
from AntBlog701

Anthony, it’s nice to see a non-Christian thinking about the Ten Commandments. As a Catholic Christian but not a very reliable Desperate Housewives viewer, my take on their adherence to the Commandments is a bit different. I am the Lord thy God, thou shalt not have strange gods before me. I do not recall any character on DH mentioning in any way the love they have for God. But they do mention the lust they have for others, which seems to be making a god out of sex. Their houses are important, so they put the idol of possessions before their love of God. Thou shalt not take the name of the Lord thy God in vain. Don’t recall any cursing. Doubt they even know the name of God, so this is probably kept. Keep Holy the Sabbath. Worship God one day a week, put Him above all else on that day. So which day is it they are glorifying God? Honor thy father and thy mother. Actually I prefer the Quran version: "And your Lord has decreed that you not worship except Him, and to parents, good treatment. Whether one or both of them reach old age [while] with you, say not to them [so much as] 'uff' [i.e., an expression of irritation or disapproval] and do not repel them but speak to them a noble word. And lower to them the wing of humility out of mercy and say: 'My Lord! Have mercy upon them as they brought me up [when I was] small.'" [Quran 17:23-24] Where the DH are on this issue I have no idea, but “lower to them the wing of humility out of mercy….” is a beautiful phrase that fully describes the perfect relationship between a child and parent. Thou shalt not kill. This does not seem to cover only the act of murder, but also killing of the spirit by slander, abuse and etc. Thou shalt not commit adultery. May as well take the show off the air if they are to keep this commandment. Thou shalt not steal. How about stealing the reputation of someone? Thou shalt not covet thy neighbor’s wife. On DH don’t they want to be with the spouse of others? Thou shalt not covet thy neighbor’s goods. My buddy has a really nice car. I want one just like it, or I want his. I want it, I want it, I want it. Or, to rephrase, I covet his car. In the New Testament there are two Commandments: 1) Love God with all your heart, with all your soul, with all your being. 2) Love one another as I have loved you. The DH don’t keep them. Neither do I or anyone I know. But some of us try.

Posted by Robert on 18 October 2008 4:11 AM.

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