Christphobia: Who fears the 10 Commandments?

[AgeOfEnlightenmentSCP]

...and why?

www.freedomforum.org/templates/document.asp?documentID=15776

acluva.org/7135/giles-county-school-board-orders-ten-commandments-to-be-taken-down/

Oh, but..

[handyman2]

Kind of funny, the supreme court has several religious symbols on the court house. This will be a conondrum for them.

[billisonboard]

Paul,
Don't wish to get involved in the issue but do want to hand it to you on the comeback to Lak...'s thread title. Cute.

[Tennesseer]

I have no problem with the Ten Commandments being displayed in courthouses as long as the following are equally displayed along side it. All in one form or another have influenced our present day laws and provide teaching opportunities to all who enter our courthouses:

Cuneiform law (2,350-1,400 BC)
Code of Urukagina (2,380-2,360 BC)
Code of Ur-Nammu, king of Ur (ca. 2050 BC)
Laws of Eshnunna (ca. 1930 BC)
Codex of Lipit-Ishtar of Isin (ca. 1870 BC)
Code of Hammurabi (ca. 1790 BC)
Code of the Nesilim (c. 1650-1500 BC)
Hittite laws (ca. 1650–1100 BCE).
Hebraic law/ Old Testament/Mosaic Law (9th-5th Century BC)
Gortyn code (5th century BC)
Twelve Tables of Roman Law (451 BC)
Magna Carta (1215-1297 AD)

[EVT1]

Fear? Oh and BTW the 10 commandments are OT and have nothing to do with Christ.

[henryclay]

evt1

Tennesseer, is there anything in your list from the Koran, or did you purposefully leave out the muslims?

And how about the native Americans? I'm not sure they had a written language to codify their laws, and if so did one code speak for all the different nations that were here before "we" came?

[ty]

We just need to end all this religious bs in America and around the globe. Now we have terrorist running religion and building their mosques in America as well.

End this nonsense. Do your praying at home and stop using god, the bible, the koran or anything else to promote this silliness.

[Tennesseer]

May 14, 2011 14:12:31 GMT -5 henryclay said:

evt1

Tennesseer, is there anything in your list from the Koran, or did you purposefully leave out the muslims?

And how about the native Americans? I'm not sure they had a written language to codify their laws, and if so did one code speak for all the different nations that were here before "we" came?

Ummmm no henry. Except for the Magna Carta (because it is such an important document), I was listing ancient legal codes created before during and shortly after the time of Jesus. All listed have had influence on our present days laws.

As Muhammad and Islam didn't exist until the 600s CE, I did not include Islamic law.

But thanks for asking.

[Deleted]

Who fears the 10 Commandments?

Commandments? Commandments???

They weren't a suggested guideline?

[ty]

Jesus was bisexual..

perdurabo10.tripod.com/id1378.html

[BeenThere...DoneThat...]

...I fear God... not His commandments...

[BeenThere...DoneThat...]

May 14, 2011 21:10:31 GMT -5 @oldtex said:

Who fears the 10 Commandments?

Commandments? Commandments???

They weren't a suggested guideline?

...um, no... ;D

[❤ mollymouser ❤]

I don't fear the 10 Commandments.

[AgeOfEnlightenmentSCP]

May 14, 2011 11:30:55 GMT -5 Tennesseer said:

I have no problem with the Ten Commandments being displayed in courthouses as long as the following are equally displayed along side it. All in one form or another have influenced our present day laws and provide teaching opportunities to all who enter our courthouses:

Cuneiform law (2,350-1,400 BC)
Code of Urukagina (2,380-2,360 BC)
Code of Ur-Nammu, king of Ur (ca. 2050 BC)
Laws of Eshnunna (ca. 1930 BC)
Codex of Lipit-Ishtar of Isin (ca. 1870 BC)
Code of Hammurabi (ca. 1790 BC)
Code of the Nesilim (c. 1650-1500 BC)
Hittite laws (ca. 1650–1100 BCE).
Hebraic law/ Old Testament/Mosaic Law (9th-5th Century BC)
Gortyn code (5th century BC)
Twelve Tables of Roman Law (451 BC)
Magna Carta (1215-1297 AD)

I'd go for that.

[ktunes]

what's to fear?...if everybody kept them the world would be in a much better condition that it is presently...

ironically, we are headed down another path that has biblical ties...

[Deleted]

I've never feared anything religious unless I was really misbehaving. Makes perfect sense to me.

[busymom]

I have no fear of the 10 Commandments (not that trying to keep them is easy.)

I was just thinking today that with all the violence in the schools, etc, isn't it time we actually started teaching them in the schools again? Seems to be common sense: Thou shalt not kill, thou shalt not steal ....

[Deleted]

May 15, 2011 12:55:38 GMT -5 busymom said:

I have no fear of the 10 Commandments (not that trying to keep them is easy.)

I was just thinking today that with all the violence in the schools, etc, isn't it time we actually started teaching them in the schools again? Seems to be common sense: Thou shalt not kill, thou shalt not steal ....

Huge can of worms teaching them in school, no way. How about at home, in church.

[stats45]

This is a bit misleading. You aren't going to find too many people who disagree on the last six. It is the first four that seem either tautological, not necessary and/or devisive.

If I had to choose ten laws to form the basis of government, the first two wouldn't be about making sure everyone worshiped the same god, and the next two wouldn't be able making sure people didn't use that god's name in vain or work on Sunday.

[Tennesseer]

May 15, 2011 12:55:38 GMT -5 busymom said:

I have no fear of the 10 Commandments (not that trying to keep them is easy.)

I was just thinking today that with all the violence in the schools, etc, isn't it time we actually started teaching them in the schools again? Seems to be common sense: Thou shalt not kill, thou shalt not steal ....

If you mean teaching the actual Ten Commandments in school, yes, in church-run schools. If you mean teaching the actual Ten Commandments in our public schools then no. I am for teaching our public school students about our laws and penalties for breaking them.

[mmhmm]

These things are taught. They're taught in most responsible families, and they're taught at schools. Children are taught that stealing is wrong, killing is wrong (except, of course in specific situations ... I'll leave that one to individual interpretation), jealousy is wrong, and disobeying adults is wrong. They're taught all these things. They're just not taught the God connection. Are there those kids who aren't taught these things? Sure, there are. Their parents don't respect these tenets, or laws, either.

[sesfw]

'teaching our public school students about our laws and penalties for breaking them. '

Thought with all the liberals around, it's a free-for-all. I've know of too many times there are no penalties for breaking the law. The most common is speeding on the roads. The signs say 'limit' not 'approximate'. The Ten Commandments say 'Thou shalt not ........', not 'These are good ideas for community living'.

[cme1201]

May 15, 2011 16:42:16 GMT -5 sesfw said:

'teaching our public school students about our laws and penalties for breaking them. '

Thought with all the liberals around, it's a free-for-all. I've know of too many times there are no penalties for breaking the law. The most common is speeding on the roads. The signs say 'limit' not 'approximate'. The Ten Commandments say 'Thou shalt not ........', not 'These are good ideas for community living'.

My boss gets mad at me when I have to ride with him to go to pre-bid or pre-construction meetings, I always ask if he sees the signs as they are "Speed Limit's" not speed suggestions

[billisonboard]

May 15, 2011 16:44:06 GMT -5 cme1201 said:

May 15, 2011 16:42:16 GMT -5 sesfw said:

'teaching our public school students about our laws and penalties for breaking them. '

Thought with all the liberals around, it's a free-for-all. I've know of too many times there are no penalties for breaking the law. The most common is speeding on the roads. The signs say 'limit' not 'approximate'. The Ten Commandments say 'Thou shalt not ........', not 'These are good ideas for community living'.

My boss gets mad at me when I have to ride with him to go to pre-bid or pre-construction meetings, I always ask if he sees the signs as they are "Speed Limit's" not speed suggestions

I am impressed. You must have one heck of a skill set for that job of yours. No one who works for me is that valuable.

[ty]

Shit, if i were five years old, I'd be afraid, very afraid and have nightmares after listing to this gobbledygook nonsense.

[cme1201]

May 15, 2011 16:53:50 GMT -5 billisonboard said:

May 15, 2011 16:44:06 GMT -5 cme1201 said:

My boss gets mad at me when I have to ride with him to go to pre-bid or pre-construction meetings, I always ask if he sees the signs as they are "Speed Limit's" not speed suggestions

I am impressed. You must have one heck of a skill set for that job of yours. No one who works for me is that valuable.

Small company, I am the only estimator, it is a running joke in the office.

[Deleted]

You're Pop is a cabbie?? Well, God love him. Me, too. Karma for the long hours you miss with him.