Monday, January 27, 2025

All law springs from the 10 commandments?

1 - I am the Lord thy God, which have brought thee out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of bondage. Thou shalt have no other gods before me.
Our law - we have enshrined the opposite of this (ie - religious freedom) in our constitution. https://www.law.cornell.edu/constitution/first_amendment
 
2 - Thou shalt not make unto thee any graven image.
Our law - Umm - I don't thing we have much of anything that addresses "graven images"
 
3 - Thou shalt not take the name of the Lord they God in vain.
Our law -Again, we have enshrined the opposite of this in our constitution in the form of freedom of expression
 
4 - Remember the sabbath day, to keep it holy.
Our law - get to work, there's money to be made.
5 - Honour they father and they mother
Our law - I'm unaware of any laws dealing with this. I suppose it could be argued that elder abuse laws take this into account? I really don't think so, though.
 
6 - Thou shalt not murder.
I don't mean to sound snippy, but you think we could figure that out without Moses going up the mountain to be told?
7 - Thou shalt not commit adultery
To the best of my knowledge, we have no laws that even approach enforcing this.
8 - Thou shalt not steal
See my response to #6.
9 - Thou shalt not bear false witness against thy neighbor
We love this one so much that we made lying a political pass-time. We have laws against slander, I suppose, though, so I'll give you that one.
10 - Thou shalt not covet they neighbors house, wife, slaves, animals, or anything else.
According to our laws, someone could literally seduce my wife, leading to my divorce and thereby scarring me, my children, and ruining me financially, and the only one going to jail is me when I punch him in the throat.

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