While not to rewrite the rules that are often repeated in religions beyond Christianity, here are ten modern additions. (Shutterstock.com)

You can’t argue with the original Ten Commandments.

No matter what your religion, they seem to make sense — though the ones about not bowing down before carved idols and not coveting your neighbor’s donkey are sometimes a bit confusing.

So, we all know the classics, but here are ten more for our frenzied modern world.

11) Thou shall not text and drive - yes you, in that Honda weaving in front of me now.

12) Invite a neighbor over for a cup of coffee like families used to do.

13) Wondering whether it’s OK to secretly e-mail your old high school sweetheart, without your partner knowing? You seriously asking that?

14) Keep your grubby hands off other people’s food in the company fridge. You know they licked that, right?

15) Wake up Mom and Dad — that first person shooter video game or horror movie you’re thinking about buying your pre-teen for the holidays? It's way too graphic, people.

16) Stop staring at the cool new cell phone ads. Yours works just fine, and you should be saving your money.

17) Stop belittling people behind their backs — yes, including silly celebrities and politicians. You’re better than that.

18) Leaving anonymous comment posts below YouTube selections - or at the end of blogs and news items - doesn’t give you permission to be a jerk. What if your mom read the trash you wrote?

19) If you work in customer service, at least pretend to care that we’re standing in front of you. Talking on your phone or to another cashier while taking our money just makes us want to do business elsewhere.

20) Don’t play dumb or argue the point. Those pirated DVDs and illegally downloaded music filling all our MP3 players are stolen property. Deal with it and move on.

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