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19 June 2007

Vatican issues ‘10 Commandments’ for drivers -- "...automobiles can be 'an occasion of sin' — particularly when they are used for dangerous passing or for prostitution...driving can bring out 'primitive' behavior in motorists, including 'impoliteness, rude gestures, cursing, blasphemy, loss of sense of responsibility or deliberate infringement of the highway code.'"

post by: ericb at: 11:28 | 10 comments

No "Thou Shalt Not Drive Slow In The Fast Lane?"

posted by jonmc 19 June | 13:33

Fun fact from an American Studies major: Back when cars first started getting popular with the common folk, some moral maven referred to them as "houses of prostitution on wheels," because they provided a whole new way for kids to get it on. Even back then.

posted by mudpuppie 19 June | 14:14

THOU SHALT NOT COVET THY NEIGHBOURS HYDROCARBONS

≡ Click to see image ≡

posted by cmonkey 19 June | 14:20

Love the image, cmonkey.

posted by ethylene 19 June | 14:27

Blessed are the baby dinosaurs, for they shall inherit the earth. -- Matthew 5:5

posted by cmonkey 19 June | 14:52

Stop using dead dinosaurs for fuel. They don't exist.

posted by qvantamon 19 June | 15:57

I was really hoping that the Vatican would publish their "10 Commandments for Proper Phone Etiquette" before they finished up the list for drivers. I'm assuming the "10 Commandments for Ordering a Coffee" is right around the corner. Doesn't the church have a few bigger fish to fry at this moment?

posted by Slack-a-gogo 19 June | 22:26

On Fridays.

posted by ethylene 19 June | 22:31

So, is dangerous passing a venal sin now or a mortal one?

posted by dg 19 June | 22:45

I think it's only a mortal sin if you're fooling around at the same time.

posted by kellydamnit 20 June | 09:29

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