-Caveat Lector- <A HREF="http://www.ctrl.org/"> </A> -Cui Bono?- Season of the Giving of Our Law, which commemorates the receiving of the Ten Commandments at Mount Sinai. http://www.holidays.net/shavuot/ten.htm ---------------------------------------------------------- Men Hate That Which is for Their Good Though men hate the Ten Commandments of God, they cannot completely alienate themselves from them. It is impossible for men to live without maintaining some of God's holy principles. God gave man the Ten Commandments for his good and for his life; any deviation man makes from God's Law ultimately leads to his spiritual death. All men must die because all men broke God's Law through the first man Adam. Also, certain deviations from God's Law in everyday life can lead to physical death. This is one of the reasons that a society must maintain some of God's principles in its laws in order for the nation to maintain its existence. All nations have laws which in some way or another state, "You shall not murder" and "You shall not steal." Obviously, a nation cannot exist without having these laws in force. However, it is equally true that a nation cannot exist as it ought without all the rest of God's Ten Commandments in force. http://www.hom.net/~angels/citizens/ -------------------------------------------------------- Indiana OK's Ten Commandments Bill By Mike Smith Associated Press Writer Tuesday, Feb. 8, 2000; 6:04 a.m. EST INDIANAPOLIS �� One by one, state Rep. Jerry Denbo read the Ten Commandments to his colleagues on the House floor. "If any of you think these are bad principles ... vote no on the bill," Denbo, D-French Lick, said in closing debate on a bill allowing government entities, including schools, to post the commandments in their buildings. The House voted 92-7 for the bill Monday and sent it to the Senate, which already has approved a similar measure. It seemed likely that one of the bills will end up on the desk of Gov. Frank O'Bannon. O'Bannon has said he would sign such a bill if it was constitutional. Under the bill, the commandments could be posted in schools, courthouses or other government property if displayed with other documents of historical significance that have formed and influenced the U.S. legal system. The debate comes amid a nationwide push to display the commandments in public venues. Supporters say America based its system of laws on the 10 rules the biblical Book of Exodus says God gave to Moses. During debate in the Senate, some opponents said such a law would violate the constitutional separation of church and state. But Rep. Dean Young, R-Hartford City, said Monday he hoped to someday meet God face to face. "Am I going to say to him or her, 'Well, God, I thought it was unconstitutional?'" said Young, who voted for the bill. The Indiana Civil Liberties Union and its national counterpart, the American Civil Liberties Union, disagree with posting the commandments in public buildings. Rep. Duane Cheney, D-Portage, one of the seven who voted against the bill, said there were different religious versions of the commandments, something the bill did not address. In 1980, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled putting the commandments in schools violates First Amendment protections against a government's promoting religion. But new lawsuits are pending, including appeals of a federal judge's ruling to let the city of Elkhart keep a commandments monument on its City Hall lawn. http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/aponline/20000208/aponline060432_000.htm RELATED MUST VIEW SITE: Citizens For The Ten Commandments http://www.hom.net/~angels/citizens/ Bard <A HREF="http://www.ctrl.org/">www.ctrl.org</A> DECLARATION & DISCLAIMER ========== CTRL is a discussion & informational exchange list. Proselytizing propagandic screeds are not allowed. Substance�not soap-boxing! These are sordid matters and 'conspiracy theory'�with its many half-truths, misdirections and outright frauds�is used politically by different groups with major and minor effects spread throughout the spectrum of time and thought. That being said, CTRL gives no endorsement to the validity of posts, and always suggests to readers; be wary of what you read. CTRL gives no credence to Holocaust denial and nazi's need not apply. Let us please be civil and as always, Caveat Lector. ======================================================================== Archives Available at: http://home.ease.lsoft.com/archives/CTRL.html http:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/ ======================================================================== To subscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SUBSCRIBE CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] To UNsubscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SIGNOFF CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] Om
