Maybe this is the way to teach the 10 Commandments today! Maybe then people would "get it" and it wouldn't be construed as 'religious Ed.'
Tennessee Ten Commandments
Some people in Tennessee have trouble
with all those "shoals" and "shall knots" in the Ten commandments. Folks just
aren't used to talking in those terms. So, some folks in middle
Tennessee got together and translated the "King James"
into " Jackson County " language.... no
joke, read on...
The Hillbilly's Ten Commandments
(posted on the wall at Cross Trails Church in Gainesboro, TN. )
(1) Just one God
(2) Honor yer Ma & Pa
(3) No tellin' tales or gossipin'
(4) Git yourself to Sunday meetin'
(5) Put nothin' before God
(6) No foolin' around with another fellow's gal
(7) No killin'
(8) Watch yer mouth
(9) Don't take what ain't yers
(10) Don't be hankerin' for yer buddy's stuff
Now that's kinda plain an' simple, don't ya think? Y'all have a nice day.