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...Buddhist monk may not preach until the congregation asks him to. He usually asks that they gain bunya by agreeing (for one day, not for life) to obey five commandments: 1) thou shalt not kill anything, not even the mosquito that bites you, 2) nor steal, 3) nor lie, 4) nor commit adultery, 5) nor take intoxicating drinks. Many Siamese strike a balance between bunya and bapa by agreeing to observe commandments 4 and 5 only on alternate days...
...Thou Shalt Not Kill." But that kind of argument was not material to the real case of Dr. Sander. Had he done a good deed or committed a great sin? The state's answer was that Dr. Sander had committed a sin against society, tearing apart some of its moral and legal fabric; that fabric had to be repaired, no matter what the defendant's own interpretation of what was right and what was wrong...
...people, O Lord . . ."A Negro Congregationalist read the Gospel: "Lay not up for yourselves treasures upon earth . . ."A Baptist preached the sermon: "Science and invention cannot save us ... The future destiny of man on this planet depends on how soon and low well mankind learns the two lessons : Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart . . .' and 'Thou shalt love thy neighbor as thyself...
...This opinion may seem somewhat severe in view of the widespread conviction of the American people that prizefighting is a 'good, clean sport.' Yet, it is difficult to see how any other interpretation of the fifth commandment ['Thou shalt not kill'] can be given...
...Thou Shalt Not Kill' is a 'law of God' that convicts Dr. Sander of murder," cried Harvard's Anthropologist Earnest Hooton, "let us have done with such a savage and subhuman deity and substitute a God of mercy and loving-kindness...