This idea that US law is based on the ten commandments is clearly bunk. It’s not illegal to commit adultery. Or have graven images. Or have other gods before the judeo-christian god. Or covet your neighbor’s wife. Or to ignore the sabbath. Or to dishonor your parents. The only ones that maybe you have an argument for are murder, theft, and maybe bear false witness, though my sunday school interpreted that in a way that is also not illegal. But we got all those from English common law, rather than the ten commandments. The legal pretense is so thin you can see right through it.
“judeo-christian” oh please most Christians don’t follow the ten commandments and it wouldn’t have mattered since according to Christian theology they were literally never commanded to follow it (Jews were supposedly commanded to do). Here’s just a few examples:
1: Its debated but many Jewish people consider praying in front of a symbol (such as a cross or a statue) to be idolatry and thus violating commandment 1.
3: Keeping the sabbath, this one is self explanatory
5: You shall not kill which Christians have done a lot throughout history (I mean so did Jews but that’s aside the point)
This idea that US law is based on the ten commandments is clearly bunk. It’s not illegal to commit adultery. Or have graven images. Or have other gods before the judeo-christian god. Or covet your neighbor’s wife. Or to ignore the sabbath. Or to dishonor your parents. The only ones that maybe you have an argument for are murder, theft, and maybe bear false witness, though my sunday school interpreted that in a way that is also not illegal. But we got all those from English common law, rather than the ten commandments. The legal pretense is so thin you can see right through it.
“judeo-christian” oh please most Christians don’t follow the ten commandments and it wouldn’t have mattered since according to Christian theology they were literally never commanded to follow it (Jews were supposedly commanded to do). Here’s just a few examples: