Moralize.us alpha 
danny
last seen Jul 22nd, 2008
don't waste time that could be used to help others
This is a really broad question, but in general what we think of as "our" time should be a lot more open to the needs of others than it generally is.
don't think you can hurt yourself without hurting others
As the poet says, no man is an island. There is no such thing as only hurting yourself - at the very least you are taking time that could have been spent helping someone in need to destroy yourself.
don't tell a white lie to avoid hurting someone's feelings
Lies insult reality - but that doesn't mean you have to be blunt or without grace. It may even be better to hold your tongue completely on something unimportant. But err on the side of total truth, spoken in love.
wear a fabric mad from a blend of several different types of material
Because I'm not an observant Jew, set apart from the Gentile nations by many different signs.
cast pearls before swine, and debate morality with people whose only moral study is their own desires
I don't know that it is actually right, but my hope that people might start to think beyond themselves is still too strong - give me a few years though. I might give up on selfish people yet.
don't legislate morality
I could go either way on this one, depending on how/what we are talking about, but the basic unit of legislation is social contract, which is in turn based in people's morality. But it is that little separation that makes me click wrong.
convince people that your morality is right
That is the entire content of civil discourse and philosophy, let alone religion and art. We all want to be heard, the trick is in honestly seeking truth and then actually living it. Every exchange is a moral exchange.
don't drive when you are close enough to walk
In general, laziness is not a moral cause. If you are transporting something large, or if you are injured, that might be a different story. But in most cases, just walk.
don't have "In God We Trust" on currency
We don't. Also, money belongs to Caesar. So, it is a lie and antithetical to the Kingdom of God anyways - the more distance there, the merrier.
don't censor any form of media (music, books, movies, television, or the internet)
Never censor, but there is a difference between censorship and guidance and graduated access. Should "Hostel" be projected on every billboard in America? No. Can it exist? Sure. Should it? That's a different question.
engage in activities that do not generate profit nor product
I hope this is a joke - profit and product are human inventions, not natural to the state of the world. Even art pre-existed the modern age, let alone the basis of life - family and human relationships.
disobey unjust laws
They are by definition not laws that hold moral claim. On the flipside though, you have to accept the consequences of the unjust system to highlight its injustice.
obey the commandments if it means harming another
That is a vague and open-ended question. Which one, how? The idea behind doing right is that it stands against safety and comfort, but you would need a lot more specifics. (You guys do realize "don't murder" and "don't steal" are in there too, right?)
don't kill a dangerous dictator
With the caveat that it may be right. Dietrich Bonhoeffer, an absolute pacifist, was involved in the plot to kill Hitler, and he is very instructive. Violence is never the answer - apart from the one in a billion times when it is. Maybe.
don't Believe in something you have no evidence of
Obviously that is insane, and logically contradictory. The real question is, what constitutes evidence for any given person? What utterly convinces me may not make the least sense to someone else.
question other people's faiths to see how they hold up against scrutiny
That is the nature of seeking truth, to test it - as long as you can and do do that to your own faith. But it is important to understand why you are doing it - to find truth, or to put down people you disagree with or don't like?
don't spread democracy through the use of military force
Well for one, it doesn't work. But morally/spiritually it also destroys the dignity and individuality of the people by not letting them mature, and violence only ever begets violence.
don't hate christians for being pius pricks
hate doesn't work. But, it is entirely understandle. Also, is it arrogant to point out that it is "pious"?
be a preacher or priest even though you know you have major moral faults as long as you are trying to do good
in general people are all broken - but it would depend a whole lot on what you mean by "major moral faults." Also, no one can live up to a religion's code if it is a real religion - any standard you can totally achieve just means you set the bar too low.
don't base your moral judgements entirely within a middle-class postmodern young adult Western socio-historical context
It ignores the values and judgements of the entire rest of the world, not to mention thousands years of human history and experience.