So I've got a question
Would there be a whole "Isaac Assimove's" rule for the 10 commandments
By the infinite emissions of donkeys, it's
Asimov.
... regardless, the commandment says "honor", not "listen to". Different things. You definitely wouldn't be honoring your parents if you assisted them in committing sin.
E: Beyond that, the general interpretation seems to be that the obedience aspect is only active when they give lawful (and/or reasonable) commands. So the commandment isn't a blank check to the parents.
I was a bit young at the time to really understand the implications, but looking back I would say that it's very silly to turn a sermon into a sodding theme park to attract more customers.
In other words, I disapprove of trying to make church more attractive or whatever.
Silly except... not? I mean, from a theological/spiritual point of view,
definitely. But from an
organizational point of view... mostly not?
There's a certain (fairly large, really) extent to which the only thing the church(es) actually care about is secular power -- donations, political influence, etc. For that, they need adherents -- folks to show up in church, support the church's approved political figures, donate cash money equivalents to keep building/maintaining facilities, etc., so forth, so on.
It's fairly well known and noticed through the organizational history of the various churches for them to pander, so to speak, to acquire more
vespene gas secular power (because, unlike an actual divinely supported organization, they need secular power to continue to function). Continuing to do so in the face of new challenges is... par the course, methinks.