--- In [email protected], [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > > In a message dated 7/12/07 4:52:47 P.M. Central Daylight Time, > [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: > > They are right. Read Deuteronomy and you will see the basis of our > > legal/moral system. > > Horseshit. > > > > Bwahahahahahaah! Is that the best you have? Try reading it, then read this > link _RE-TAKING AMERICA - The Christian Founding of The United States_ > (http://www.retakingamerica.com/great_america_nation_001.html) The Supreme Court > as well as other government buildings are covered with pictures and carvings > of Moses and the Ten Commandments, not Vyasa and the Gita or Mohammed and > the Koran.
Well, let's see: You don't need to be a constitutional scholar or have a doctorate in history to debunk the claim you just need to look at the Commandments themselves. If the "basis" of our laws "originated" from the Decalogue, it'd be pretty obvious we could look at the Ten Commandments and see how similar they are to our legal traditions. The reality, of course, is that the opposite happens. * The Commandments say people shall not worship false gods. Any laws against this? Strike one. * The Commandments say people shall not make graven images. Any laws against this? Strike two. * The Commandments say people shall not take the name of the Lord in vain. Any laws against this? Strike three. * The Commandments say people must honor a Sabbath day. Any laws mandating this? Strike four. * The Commandments say people must honor their parents. Any laws mandating this? Strike five.
