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Originally Posted by AustinChief
Either you take a strict view of what was written and what it was meant to say at that time OR you can look at the more evolved fluid view passed down from Churches that can rightfully claim to be a direct lineage of that time (Catholic, Coptic, Eastern Orthodox, etc etc)
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Religions are largely political entities, and in that light, the ten commandments, and the meaning of much of the bible (and much of religion, in fact, as far as interpretation goes) are fluid. Interpretation is generally a matter of what most benefits the folks in charge, and morality is usually summed up by "we do it this way, so it must be right, the rest of you are wrong. Until we change, in which case the new way is right. Unless we go back to the old way later. Either way, you're wrong, and will go to hell for not being like us."