My brief making these points is to be
found at our website sometime within the next few hours Marc From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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Behalf Of A.E. Brownstein The ADL has filed a very thoughtful brief elaborating on Marc and
Paul's points. A link to it can be found on the their web cite Content-class: urn:content-classes:message From:
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On Behalf Of [EMAIL PROTECTED] This is fundamentally
wrong as a matter of fact. There are far more than 10 commandments in what we
know as the Ten Commandments. <>There are
significant differences in numbering the commandments, differences with
significant theological overtones. There are important differences in
translations and understanding, again with significant theological and
practical import(Is it a ban on killing or murder? Does it encompass war or
abortion or capital punishment? And there are crucial differences in the
importance of the commandments. Are they as many Christians seem to think, the
sum and substance of binding law after the advent of Jesus or as Jews think
something else-a covenantal document or a summary of the law, but not its
totality. I spell out these differences in an amicus brief in Orden v.
Perry. Professor Finkleman has an article coming out in an upcoming Fordham Law
review pointing out some of the differences and Professor Lubet had a similar
piece in constitutional commentaries a few years ago. Actually, it is fundamentally correct as a matter of
fact. The Ten Words as set out in full are precisely what they are.
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