Posted by AuntieMel on April 5, 2006, at 9:44:54
In reply to Re: Public Expression of Religion Act , H.R. 2679, posted by deirdrehbrt on March 31, 2006, at 20:25:22
"They tell us that we are subject to the laws of a God that we may not believe in, whose first commandment is "I am the Lord Thy God, Thou shall have no false gods before me". That first statement tells to me that My Gods and Goddesses are considered false in that court."
I have found this topic interesting - and I agree with you that those things do not belong in a courtroom.
People love to say how our laws were based on the 10 commandments, but in reality only two of the commandments are law - don't steal and don't kill - though adultery used to also be considered a major offense.
Another interesting thing - for pagans - is that the commandment doesn't say 'false' gods. Depending on the version of the commandments you read (there are several!!) it says 'strange' or 'other' - acknowledging that there *are* other gods.
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