Marnie has purchased several horoscope books and is quite familiar with this subject. When she reads the newspaper, the first item she turns to is the daily horoscope section to read the predictions. When starting a new project or making an important decision, she tries to do so on "good" horoscope days.

Marnie also wears a good luck charm all the time. She would not think of leaving home in the morning without it. One day she forgot it, and experienced all types of problems at school that day; therefore, she attributed her "bad luck" to not wearing her charm.

How is Marnie denying the true God and trusting in a false god? How is she breaking the first commandment?

Roger recently moved into his dormitory at university. When he went with his new roommates to the cafeteria for his first meal, he was faced with a pointed decision. Not one of the others prayed before eating.

Roger hesitated. He wanted to; his conscience told him he should; but he did not want to be different, and definitely did not want to be laughed at. "I'll do it later after I get to know the others better," he told himself. He, too, began eating without prayer.

The fear of man outweighed the fear of God in Roger's decision. How did Roger break the first commandment?

Patricia has collected several posters of male rock singers that she thinks are very attractive. She has several mounted on her bedroom walls.

When some of her friends visit her, they like to look at the posters and talk about them. "Isn't he neat? I think he's the cutest though." In this way, the conversation flows.

Patricia has mounted her favorite poster inside her locker door at school. Between classes, she likes to glance at it and so do the other girls with lockers on either side of her.