Western morality is based on 10 very old and very good rules for living: the Ten Commandments.
The Ten Commandments (sometimes known as the Decalogue, or “Ten Words,” are the commands given by God to Moses at Mt. Sinai, which Moses brought down the mountain engraved on two stone tablets. These commands address the central issues of human behavior toward God and one’s fellow human beings.
The first part of the commandments regulate conduct between humankind and God. The last part of the commandments regulate conduct between people—that is, how human beings are to relate to each other.
According to Philo, a Hellenistic Jewish philosopher of Roman times (circa B.C. 20–A.D. 50) the commandment to honor they father and mother is the bridge between the first and last section of the commandments. Podcaster and public speaker Dennis Prager said it is the only commandment that comes with a reason for observing it: “That your days may be long in the land that the Lord your God is giving you.”…