# ten commandments (blogs) — RSS Amplifier Recent posts from the 3 feeds in the RSS Amplifier directory that cover ten commandments. Page: Feed: --- ## [Conservative Christians in Texas are trying to harass Muslims out of existence](https://www.friendlyatheist.com/p/conservative-christians-in-texas) _2026-08-20 · Friendly Atheist_ Their latest gambit? Legally redefining religion to exclude Islam, a move they think will let them ignore Muslims’ civil rights ## [Arizona Supreme Court says pastor’s admission of abuse is NOT protected by religious privilege](https://www.friendlyatheist.com/p/arizona-supreme-court-says-pastors) _2026-08-19 · Friendly Atheist_ The ruling will let prosecutors use Mario Rodriguez-Ramirez’s recorded confession in his criminal trial because he was discussing damage control, not seeking absolution ## [Texas’ Ten Commandments law is heading toward a Supreme Court showdown](https://www.friendlyatheist.com/p/texas-ten-commandments-law-is-heading) _2026-08-18 · Friendly Atheist_ After a bitterly divided appeals court upheld the classroom mandate, families are asking the justices to protect their religious freedom ## [Colorado school district dumps Bible-heavy curriculum borrowed from Texas after 3 days](https://www.friendlyatheist.com/p/colorado-school-district-dumps-bible) _2026-08-17 · Friendly Atheist_ Montezuma-Cortez officials abandoned the "Bluebonnet" curriculum over the religious material, apparent AI errors, and lessons irrelevant to students in Colorado ## [Satanists sue Iowa officials for blocking them from erecting a holiday display in the Capitol](https://www.friendlyatheist.com/p/satanists-sue-iowa-officials-for) _2026-08-15 · Friendly Atheist_ State officials kept inventing rules to block The Satanic Temple from putting up a holiday display in the name of protecting children ## [If Synagogues Had Marquees](https://rabbirami.substack.com/p/if-synagogues-had-marquees) _2026-08-14 · Rabbi Rami · Ask Rabbi Rami_ A few weeks ago, I shared some snarky responses to local church marquees. ## [Canada’s military tells chaplains: At public events, serve everyone, not just Christians](https://www.friendlyatheist.com/p/canadas-military-tells-chaplains) _2026-08-14 · Friendly Atheist_ The Canadian Armed Forces’ new religious-neutrality policy protects service members from government-sponsored faith ## [Connecticut Republicans finally rejected the Christian extremist they never vetted](https://www.friendlyatheist.com/p/connecticut-republicans-finally-rejected) _2026-08-13 · Friendly Atheist_ Jadon MacCormack became a GOP nominee despite endorsing Holocaust denial and vicious anti-LGBTQ rhetoric. He just got a humiliating reality check. ## [Christian televangelist Katie Souza claims aliens stole her eggs and made a hybrid baby](https://www.friendlyatheist.com/p/christian-televangelist-katie-souza) _2026-08-12 · Friendly Atheist_ The televangelist claims an "inter-dimensional device" stole her eggs for decades. Don't bother looking for evidence. ## [An anti-trans Christian activist is furious that a reporter quoted her accurately](https://www.friendlyatheist.com/p/an-anti-trans-christian-activist) _2026-08-11 · Friendly Atheist_ Erin Lee accused Colorado journalist Kyle Clark of making her sound unhinged, but his receipts showed that her own words did all the work ## [Know before it drops (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/ghX4Yt8wKO37) _2026-08-11 · **Sponsored**_ Follow a show, artist, genre or rocket and get notified before release ## [Oklahoma candidate James Taylor has turned his classroom into a Christian campaign studio](https://www.friendlyatheist.com/p/oklahoma-candidate-james-taylor-has) _2026-08-10 · Friendly Atheist_ The pastor and public school teacher running for Superintendent of Public Instruction has pushed Christian Nationalism and used his classroom to film campaign ads ## [When They Came For](https://rabbirami.substack.com/p/when-they-came-for) _2026-08-09 · Rabbi Rami · Ask Rabbi Rami_ Based on the 1946 poem Als sie kamen lit, "When they came," by Pastor Martin Niemöller ## [The Pope, AI, and the Tower of Babel:](https://rabbirami.substack.com/p/the-pope-ai-and-the-tower-of-babel) _2026-08-02 · Rabbi Rami · Ask Rabbi Rami_ Losing I AM in the wilderness of We ## [Marquees de Sad](https://rabbirami.substack.com/p/marquees-de-sad) _2026-07-30 · Rabbi Rami · Ask Rabbi Rami_ There are 171 churches in my town. ## [American Renewal: Taking Our Country Back from the Extremists](https://jamiemetzl.com/american-renewal-taking-our-country-back-from-the-extremists/) _2026-07-20 · Jamie Metzl · Jamie Metzl_ I believe most patriotic Americans are, like me, sick and tired of watching dangerous extremists on both sides of the political spectrum tear our country apart. The vast majority of us believe in America and want to work together to build a better future for everyone. But the voice of this broad American majority will not be heard, and its hopes will not be realized, unless we organize. What… ## [Aliens, Demons, & Converts](https://rabbirami.substack.com/p/aliens-demons-and-converts) _2026-07-19 · Rabbi Rami · Ask Rabbi Rami_ The Truth is Out There ## [Eating Biblically](https://rabbirami.substack.com/p/eating-biblically) _2026-07-13 · Rabbi Rami · Ask Rabbi Rami_ I am a recovering food addict. ## [Did You Sleep Through the Burning Bush?](https://jamiemetzl.com/did-you-sleep-through-the-burning-bush/) _2026-07-07 · Jamie Metzl · Jamie Metzl_ If you slept through the burning bush last week, don t feel bad. Most people did. Buried beneath the daily avalanche of politics, markets, wars, celebrity scandals, and World Cup drama was one of the most important scientific advances in recent memory described in a remarkable new preprint from synthetic biologists at the University of Minnesota. A few headlines claimed scientists had created… ## [Toxic Air, Founding Fathers, & Pastor Fornicator](https://rabbirami.substack.com/p/toxic-air-founding-fathers-and-pastor) _2026-07-04 · Rabbi Rami · Ask Rabbi Rami_ Observations on July 4th ## ['Twas Beauty That Saved The Beasts](https://rabbirami.substack.com/p/twas-beauty-that-saved-the-beasts) _2026-07-03 · Rabbi Rami · Ask Rabbi Rami_ I got out of bed to comfort my dog as neighbors set off fireworks at 2 AM. ## [Recipe PDFs Ready Fast (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/thPhVr5yn8jQ) _2026-07-03 · **Sponsored**_ Turn online or personal recipes into clean, printable PDFs in seconds. ## [Prepare to Cross the Streams](https://rabbirami.substack.com/p/prepare-to-cross-the-streams) _2026-07-02 · Rabbi Rami · Ask Rabbi Rami_ When the real Mr. Potato Head comes for your city ## [Why I Oppose the Save America Act](https://rabbirami.substack.com/p/why-i-oppose-the-save-america-act) _2026-06-28 · Rabbi Rami · Ask Rabbi Rami_ Spoiler: It Lets Too Many People Vote ## [The Screwworm Is Back. We Need to Think Bigger About Our Response.](https://jamiemetzl.com/the-screwworm-is-back-we-need-to-think-bigger-about-our-response/) _2026-06-09 · Jamie Metzl · Jamie Metzl_ Most Americans have probably never heard of the New World screwworm and, judging by the name, would be forgiven for thinking it was the title of an adult film rather than a flesh-eating parasite capable of causing billions of dollars in damage to America s livestock industry. Unfortunately, the screwworm is very real. This parasite s larvae burrow into the living tissue of cattle, wildlife, pets,… ## [Governance for the Human Genome Editing Era](https://jamiemetzl.com/governance-for-the-human-genome-editing-era/) _2026-06-08 · Jamie Metzl · Jamie Metzl_ For three decades, I have been making what was once a controversial argument. Humanity is moving toward a future in which we will possess increasingly powerful abilities to read, write, and rewrite the genetic code of life, including our own. The essential question for us is whether we can learn to deploy these rapidly advancing technologies wisely to ensure that the benefits outweigh the harms.… ## [Pope Leo’s AI Encyclical](https://jamiemetzl.com/pope-leos-ai-encyclical/) _2026-05-26 · Jamie Metzl · Jamie Metzl_ I trust you have heard about Pope Leo’s just released Papal Encyclical. Entitled Magnifica Humanitas , or “Magnificent Humans” in English, the lengthy document outlines principles for “safeguarding the human person in the time of Artificial Intelligence.” It’s quite a beautiful and moving document, which you can read in full at this link . As a humanist to my core, I strongly agree that the AI… ## [Why Graduates Are Booing Eric Schmidt (and the future of AI)](https://jamiemetzl.com/why-graduates-are-booing-eric-schmidt-and-the-future-of-ai/) _2026-05-20 · Jamie Metzl · Jamie Metzl_ You may have heard about how former Google CEO Eric Schmidt and others giving graduation speeches referencing the upside potential of AI were booed by students. These boos reflect the growing anxieties about AI that are rapidly gaining ground in our society. I had the pleasure of joining Fox & Friends this morning to discuss why. A recent poll found that 71% of Americans believe AI development is… ## [Origins of SARS-CoV-2](https://jamiemetzl.com/origins-of-sars-cov-2/) _2026-05-14 · Jamie Metzl · Jamie Metzl_ NOTE: This post was originally published on April 16, 2020 and has been updated regularly. Many people have reached out to me questioning the assertion I have been making since early 2020 that the most likely starting point of the coronavirus crisis is an accidental leak from one of the Chinese virology institutes in Wuhan (see this CNN interview , this Newsweek editorial , this WSJ editorial ,… [Listen](https://prod.vodvideo.cbsnews.com/cbsnews/vr/mp4/2021/06/06/1905681475806/0606_60minutes_stahl_729468_764.mp4) ## [What Belongs in Every Hotel Room in a Pluralistic World? A Proposal to Marriott](https://jamiemetzl.com/what-belongs-in-every-hotel-room-in-a-pluralistic-world-a-proposal-to-marriott/) _2026-05-05 · Jamie Metzl · Jamie Metzl_ Today I overnighted the following letter to David Marriott and the other members of the Marriott International Board of Directors. \*\*\* David S. Marriott, Chairman Anthony G. Capuano, President and Chief Executive Officer Isabella D. Goren Deborah Marriott Harrison Frederick A. Henderson Lauren R. Hobart Grant F. Reid Horacio D. Rozanski Susan C. Schwab Aylwin B. Lewis Margaret McCarthy Sean… ## [Whose Commandments Belong in the Classroom?](https://jamiemetzl.com/whose-commandments-belong-in-the-classroom/) _2026-04-30 · Jamie Metzl · Jamie Metzl_ A recent US federal court decision allowing the state of Texas to require public schools to display the Ten Commandments in classrooms has reignited a long-standing debate about the role of religion in public life. At one level, the case turns on familiar constitutional principles regarding the separation of “church and state.” At another, it forces a more fundamental question about whose moral… ## [Code Faster with Clear Tutorials (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/yL8cIFj4FTjU) _2026-04-30 · **Sponsored**_ Short, step-by-step coding videos you can follow along ## [Consulting the Oracle of Delph.ai?](https://jamiemetzl.com/consulting-the-oracle-of-delph-ai/) _2026-04-05 · Jamie Metzl · Jamie Metzl_ In The AI Ten Commandments , I describe how all of our religious and spiritual traditions have been enabled by and mediated through technology. Controlling fire gave us the ability to process food outside of our bodies, freeing energy that would otherwise have gone to digestion to instead support our very demanding human brains. Without that, our ancestors would never have achieved the levels of…