thou-shalt-not

The tension between this worldview and the thou-shalt-not, death-of-self commandments of biblical religion can be bridged only with difficulty — especially because the American emphasis on authenticity makes it hard for people to simply live with certain hypocrisies and self-contradictions, or embrace a church that judges their self-affirming choices on any level, however distant or abstract.

Still, as Dr Nepstad concedes, a policy of “thou-shalt-not” depends on political support at the top, which cannot be guaranteed.

At a recent conference held by the Consumer Federation of America, Warren said the bureau's initial goal isn't to impose a series of "thou-shalt-not rules."

This is why the thou-shalt-not approach, Warren says, “means you’ll always be behind.”

The Clinton Administration is issuing a stream of thou-shalt-not orders to HMOs that sign up Medicare patients.