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Man Charged With Tearing Down Ten Commandment Statue With Pick-Up Truck
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ThinkingSapien
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Are the ten commandments really the “cornerstone of the law” (as they are called in the article)?
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stpurl
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Do you have alternative candidate you wish to offer?
If you’re thinking perhaps of the Golden Rule so common to all cultures, perhaps, that seems a bit broad. I mean, suppose I really don’t MIND risking somebody making off with my goods if I’m working on detachment anyway? Supposing I’m all for not murdering somebody EXCEPT when it’s somebody whose death will cause me (or society) some great ‘good?’
The code of Hammurabi is a bit too stern; ditto Solon’s.
And Justinian and Magna Carta come after the commandments.
Seems as if the JudeoChristian commandments are pretty much the cornerstone for law as far as the Anglo-Saxon world goes (absent the Code Napoleon’s influence in Louisiana perhaps), especially the U.S., yes?
If you’re thinking perhaps of the Golden Rule so common to all cultures, perhaps, that seems a bit broad. I mean, suppose I really don’t MIND risking somebody making off with my goods if I’m working on detachment anyway? Supposing I’m all for not murdering somebody EXCEPT when it’s somebody whose death will cause me (or society) some great ‘good?’
The code of Hammurabi is a bit too stern; ditto Solon’s.
And Justinian and Magna Carta come after the commandments.
Seems as if the JudeoChristian commandments are pretty much the cornerstone for law as far as the Anglo-Saxon world goes (absent the Code Napoleon’s influence in Louisiana perhaps), especially the U.S., yes?
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Dr_Meinheimer
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I think arguing about the commandments avoids the more obvious point that the guy acted as a vigilante which is illegal. Otherwise, I have some abortions clinics I can recommend bulldozing.
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ThinkingSapien
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…haven’t referenced the Golden Rule. Only a comment in the article.If you’re thinking perhaps of the Golden Rule so common to all cultures,
This is just something that I hear a lot, but the USA law as I understand it does not enforce many of the commandments. Enforcement of the commandments that refer to God and worship would not be constitutional. I’m not quite sure where coveting falls in a capitalistic society. That involves thought, I dont think we have had laws against it. Children respecting parents I largely agree with. But I dont know where that overlaps with law.Seems as if the JudeoChristian commandments are pretty much the cornerstone for law as far as the Anglo-Saxon world goes (absent the Code Napoleon’s influence in Louisiana perhaps), especially the U.S., yes?
No killing, stealing, or bearing false witness can be found within our law. Adultry is codified but appears to be largely unenforced. Overall there isn’t a lot of overlap. It’s a claim I find odd.
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Maximian
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What was his motive? Anti law? Anti semitic? Thinks Moses was a white man? Or was just cheesed off with his wife?
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dscath
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Maybe he’s a believer, outraged by those who have made a certain politician the modern day Golden Calf?
It’s happened before…is history repeating itself…would the man doing it the first time be viewed as unfavorably as this guy?
15 And Moses turned, and went down from the mountain with the two tables of the covenant in his hands, tables that were written on both sides; on the one side and on the other were they written. 16 And the tables were the work of God, and the writing was the writing of God, graven upon the tables. 17 When Joshua heard the noise of the people as they shouted, he said to Moses, “There is a noise of war in the camp.” 18 But he said, “It is not the sound of shouting for victory, or the sound of the cry of defeat, but the sound of singing that I hear.” 19 And as soon as he came near the camp and saw the calf and the dancing, Moses’ anger burned hot, and he threw the tables out of his hands and broke them at the foot of the mountain.
The Holy Bible. (2006). (Revised Standard Version; Second Catholic Edition, Ex 32:15–19). San Francisco: Ignatius Press.
It’s happened before…is history repeating itself…would the man doing it the first time be viewed as unfavorably as this guy?
15 And Moses turned, and went down from the mountain with the two tables of the covenant in his hands, tables that were written on both sides; on the one side and on the other were they written. 16 And the tables were the work of God, and the writing was the writing of God, graven upon the tables. 17 When Joshua heard the noise of the people as they shouted, he said to Moses, “There is a noise of war in the camp.” 18 But he said, “It is not the sound of shouting for victory, or the sound of the cry of defeat, but the sound of singing that I hear.” 19 And as soon as he came near the camp and saw the calf and the dancing, Moses’ anger burned hot, and he threw the tables out of his hands and broke them at the foot of the mountain.
The Holy Bible. (2006). (Revised Standard Version; Second Catholic Edition, Ex 32:15–19). San Francisco: Ignatius Press.
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