[Agamemnon]

Originally posted by MarchHare@Apr 28 2005, 02:27 PM

Really? I'd allow thou shalt not kill, thou shalt not steal, and thou shalt not bear false witness (aka perjury), but I certainly wouldn't make the rest of them any part of a legal system.

"You shall have no other gods before Me."

The Charter says I'm allowed to worship any god(s) I choose. Freedom of religion and all that...

"You shall not make for yourself a carved image--any likeness of anything that is in heaven above, or that is in the earth beneath, or that is in the water under the earth."

What the hell does that have to do with anything in modern times?

"You shall not take the name of the LORD your God in vain."

Sorry, freedom of speech, also protected by the Charter.

"Remember the Sabbath day, to keep it holy."

Why?

"Honor your father and your mother."

Again, why should this be made a law?

Well, first off, I don't believe my post was a comprehensive analysis and implementation study on the Ten Commandments as the basis for a State-Legal system. Nor did I see myself 'arguing' for the institution of Christian Shari-ah, so you don't have to make it out like I did.

All I was suggesting (potentially poorly worded) is that the Ten Commandments make sense, for the most part, from a common sense point of view.

Clearly the false idols/no gods before me don't really apply, and its unfortunate that those two were included under my statement, I certainly retract them.

You should probably note that the Ten Commandments are a HUGE basis for the modern western legal system.

No one said that "this be made a law", I was just arguing that the Commandments make a lot more sense than the rest of the bible/teachings.

Disagree? Are the Ten Commandments looney holdovers from Biblical Times? They hold no validity at all when talking about the modern legal system?

You certainly went through a lot of effort to point out the obvious; the Ten Commandments are NOT currently law in Canada. Thanks for the lesson.