JimBowie1958
Old Fogey
- Sep 25, 2011
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Our laws nor our Constitution is based on biblical law.
I know that is the prevailing wisdom, but it is not true, in an indirect way. Our laws are a 'fork off' English Common Law, and that was the product of an effort that freely borrowed from multiple sources, the largest of which was Eclesiastical Law of the church at the time.
Long as this thing doesn't try putting her Muslim Sharia law into the debate she unfortunately has as much right as a judge putting hand on the bible does. I would prefer EVERY elected official put hand on copy of the constitution and say their oath.
I think that would be a huge addition, but I want people who do have religious convictions to swear on what they hold as holy binding them to tell the Truth.