--- In [email protected], [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > > In a message dated 7/13/07 9:39:59 A.M. Central Daylight Time, > [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: > > 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 â" you just need to look at the > Commandments themselves. If the "basis" of our laws "originated" from > the Decalogue, it'd be pretty obvious â" 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. > > > > > Sorry, you missed the point. Over your head I guess. Our legal system is > *Based* on Biblical laws and teachings and there really are more than just the > Ten Commandments.The Laws of Moses had 613 commandments That is why I have > challenged you to try reading the book of Deuteronomy.
Deuteronomy describes a theocracy. The USA is not a theocracy or anything like the system in Deuteronomy - by any stretch of the imagination. > The Constitution does > allow for the free exercise of religion and that included any religion. Federal > law was supposed to be limited and allow the states to create the laws they > wanted to live by since in the beginning most states held majorities of > different denominations and would reflect their values accordingly. Blue laws, laws > observing the Sabbath, were very common in the states up until the '70s. > You conveniently left out murder, stealing, adultery, false witness, and > coveting,( see conspiring). Those are common laws in just about any legal system. They did not necessarily originate from the Bible.
