by Chris Menahan, Information Liberation:

Most people in the West are familiar with the biblical story of Moses. In this tale, a spiritual leader, chosen by God, leads his people out of Egypt to the promised land.

The Israelites are saved. God provides Moses with a list of commandments that they are to live by – pretty basic stuff: Don’t kill people, don’t steal or lie, don’t cheat on your spouse, etc.

But interestingly, the second commandment exhorts the Israelites not to create false gods, nor to bow down to nor serve them.