Image: Scots 10 Commandments

Description: A poster published by the Session of Scots' Church, Melbourne in response to a publicity campaign against the 10 Commandments and announcing a 'new religion' by St. Michael's Uniting Church and Dr Fancis Macnab. The poster faces towards St. Michael's which is directly across Russell Street from Scots'. The text reads: The Ten Commandments: the most positive and influential document ever written More than 3000 years of history that engender and promote... respect for the Divine Creator, which saves us from the arrogance of our humanity as we enjoy and make use of his creation respect for the Divine character, which saves us from misplaced trust in the frivolous and transient gods of our age respect for the name of God, which teaches us humility and service respect for the spiritual nurture of our soul, because we are more than an accident of nature respect for family and especially parents respect for life, seeking to nurture and value all people, including the weak, the marginalised and the displaced respect for our spouse, for the sanctity of marriage and for the value of commitment respect for property and the rights of other people, taking nothing to ourselves that is not ours respect for the truth, including the value of rational, scientific enquiry as well as the gospel truth about God and his Son Jesus Christ respect for personal integrity and the purity of our hearts’ desires [1]
Title: Scots 10 Commandments
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