The Bible isn't the original source of American law

Discussion in 'Religion and Spirituality' started by dbphoenix, Sep 12, 2014.

  1. dbphoenix

    dbphoenix

    See post #1.
     
    #91     Sep 17, 2014
  2. jem

    jem

    see post #5 critiquing post #1.
     
    #92     Sep 17, 2014
  3. dbphoenix

    dbphoenix

    See post #7. Then read post #1 again.
     
    #93     Sep 17, 2014
  4. Tsing Tao

    Tsing Tao

     
    #94     Sep 18, 2014
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  5. SIUYA

    SIUYA

    #95     Sep 19, 2014
  6. stu

    stu

    Though obviously, not you :D
    "The Bible isn't the original source of American Law"
    Aren't you just trying to flee the fact dude
     
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    #96     Sep 19, 2014
  7. stu

    stu

    "appears to be pretty religious" ....no kidding. Pretty religious verging on crackpottery .

    A perspective that starts out with "The founders of America (the Puritans).." and contains such nonsense as "The U.S. Constitution is just a piece of paper with signatures on it.", is going to be as much balance as no balance at all.
    That style of factually absurd incorrect and historically inaccurate commentary is all religious argument ever has.

    American Founding and Law came about despite religion not because of it. The Constitution is the most important legal document there is and of course, Virginia had already been founded in 1607, 23 years before the Puritans ever thought of following suit in 1630.
     
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    #97     Sep 19, 2014
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  8. jem

    jem

    Oh look the rabid atheist rewriting america history again and leaving out the importance of religion in our nations founders lives and the fact that freedom from King... and the rights of the individual came about because the Protestant revolution America was part of.


    Stu calling people crackpots... http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_pot_calling_the_kettle_black



     
    #98     Sep 19, 2014
  9. stu

    stu

     
    #99     Sep 20, 2014
  10. Humpy

    Humpy

    Up to 1776 US law was much the same as English law. It is after that date that the US tried to make its law special.
    There is currently a website which hands out awards for ridiculous decisions now made by US courts sometimes. Remember the spilling of the coffee onto the lap of a person in a drive in cafeteria ? She sued for millions and won as far as I remember it even though it was her own fault. Fortunately this was a one off.
     
    #100     Sep 20, 2014