As people in the U.S and many parts of the world gathered to protest against police abuse a connection hit me between the current protests, the on-going clergy abuse scandals, and the third commandment from the decalogue. While it may not seem so, outrage towards police brutality actually expresses a high view of the police, and those equally outraged by clergy abuse are expressing a high view of religion. What all of this suggests is that the third commandment is more relevant and significant than we may have thought.
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