I keep seeing Christians claim that our laws are based on the Ten Commandments. I didn't know that Moses brought us freedom of speech, freedom from cruel and unusual punishment, and the right to bear arms. I was also unfamiliar with the part of the ten commandments that tells us we don't have to quarter soldiers. Wow that Moses was amazing, giving us laws for things that didn't exist.
2007-01-02 01:55:38 · 15 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
You are very sarcastic about Moses. Just because some person says something doesn't mean its true. As Moses would say to you, "the Lord rebuke you".
2007-01-02 02:01:53 · answer #1 · answered by Fish <>< 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Aren't you clever!
What I think they are trying to communicate is that folks like Thomas Jefferson wrote the Bill of Rights, and they were very religious people. For example, in History books you can read that they had prayer before discussing the documents. They didn't wish to throw God out of the Country, what they were trying to do was protect the people so that they could practice their worship of God without another more popular religion, or the government telling them how to do it.
You are just taking some statement and twisting it to meet the needs of your clever slam on people of faith. If you look at the ten commandments, thou, seriously - anyone can see that regardless of whether you are a person of faith, or an athiest, they still make sense. I really don't see what the big deal is -
Who would really want to say that we would be better off without those ten commandments - call them suggestions, if you like.
They just make sense is all I'm saying. Happy New Year
2007-01-02 02:06:07 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
You've confused Amendments to the Constitution with the Christian and Jewish 10 Commandments.
Yes, Moses is said to have brought down the tablets with him. However, an earlier know version of these can be found in The Code of Hammurabi.
Hammurabi ([1795-1750 BC]) was a ruler who established the greatness of Babylon, the world's first metropolis.
2007-01-02 02:09:15 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Neither Moses took the ten commandments to the Isrealites, not us as we were not around. Okay I get your point, do you get Mine?
Our founding fathers wrote the bill of rights to give all US citizens these rights. They based these on what they beleived to be rights given by god to all men. Some of our founding fathers were Christian and some weren't, but our country was not based on Christianity, but rather Freedom of religion and freedom in general.
2007-01-02 02:03:37 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
I can break 8 of 10 commandments while enjoying the freedoms provided by the Bill of Rights.
Besides, when you are talking about Christians, JC fulfilled the old laws so they do no apply anyhow.
2007-01-02 02:04:57 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
When we say that, we mean that basics like rape, murder and theft are part of our secular law. It came from founding fathers that did revere the Bible, no matter what they have taught in schools of 100 years.
Some of our greatest institutions like Harvard and Yale were started by Christians, and have since turned against their own charter.
They taught the truth before the humanist manifesto.
They have been revising history ever since.
You should read the words of our founding fathers to get the truth.
Also, our tiers of government were based on the Biblical example given to Moses.
grace2u
2007-01-02 02:08:58 · answer #6 · answered by Theophilus 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Liberal democracy is not based on Biblical texts, but on the Judeo-Christian ethos. Do you think it's nothing but a coincidence that the concepts of human rights and the inalienable dignity of the human person arose in the context of Christian cultures?
I'm not a fundamentalist. I heartily support the separation of chuch and state. I accept and, indeed, celebrate religious diversity. But I'm not blind. I see that the liberal culture we cherish and the rights it affords us are historically rooted in a particular religious vision. I have seen really no convincing evidence that liberal society can survive without a religious foundation. I'm not talking about fundamentalism; I'm talking about reasoned, critical, liberal faith. NB: the Founders were not *atheists*, they were *deists* -- that is, philosophical theists.
2007-01-02 02:08:17 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Just the commandments if you believe in his existence. If you would like to know the origin of the bill of rights I highly suggest consulting your former/current American history teacher. Oh please take a picture of his/her face when you ask him/her because it'd be priceless.
2007-01-02 01:58:09 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
They are correct, when they say that because its all based on the bible. Did you know that the bible is a book of claims, god said gold was good and is it not, god created the world it can be disputed but never proved incorrect, who created man?
2007-01-02 02:02:20 · answer #9 · answered by man of ape 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
He invented the number 10.
2007-01-02 02:00:44 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋