Fifth Commandment Concern

The fifth Commandment deals with a great deal of topics regarding that "thou shall not kill". Assisted suicide, racism, and self defense are just three aspects of which human dignity, of human lives are killed and/or mistreated.

Assisted suicide is morally wrong and gravely sinful. It occurs when the person suffering illnesses or disabilities asks a doctor, friend, relative, or neighbor to help in ending his or her own life. I strongly side with the Church on this issue. Human life is sacred and given to us graciously by God and because of that no one human can take his creation away from Him. Also, Jesus suffered immensely to save us from our sins, and we are required to endure whatever is thrown our way for Him. No suffering could ever be as great as His, therefore there is no moral truth to helping someone kill thyself. It is cold murder.

Another issue relating to the 5th Commandment is the racism problem. In our world today and since the beginnings of history, people have despised and separated themselves due to race and the color of their skin. We forget that we are all made in the image and likeness of God and that every being should be treated equally well. Human dignity cannot be tainted by social stature of the race of a person. Treat everyone as we want to be treated and love your brothers and sisters. The world would be a much greater place without racism.

The Fifth Commandment also deals with self defense methods and how it must be preformed. The guidlines are very similar to those applied by the Church in declaring a just war. Self defense must be a last resort effort, must have a reasonable chance of victory, must be proportional to the agressor's attack, and must not aim to harm innocent bystandards. Self defense does not aim to kill or to get revenge from someone, it is merely used to keep the peace and ones own life at the point of last resort. We all are familiar with the Trayvon Martin case, an african american boy who was stereotyped as dangerous and killed by George Zimmerman, which is a prime example of how self defence isn't moral. Zimmerman claimed he killed him in self defense, but his actions werent last resort, he didnt use proportional force, and most importantly it was aimed at the innicent boy jus twalking down the street.

I believe the Fifth Commandment is one of the most important that God has given us. If we revere to it and obey it, the world would be an immensily better place. Promote peace, not war. Preserve life and prevent death.

Love one another.