Even though many of our laws are based on the 10 commandments?

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I saw this on an answer 5 minutes ago.

I want to ask, how many people believe that?

What laws are there against :

Believing in gods other than Yahwe (commandment 1)
Making graven images (commandment 2)
Taking the lords name in vein (commandment 3)
Keeping the sabbath holy (commandment 4)
Honor your parents (commandment 5)
Commiting adultery (commandment 7)
Coveting stuff (commandment 10)

bearing false witness (commandment 9) against your neighbor is iffy, as there are times it could be legal, and times it could not (as in, it is not illegal to gossip, but to file a false police report or perjury would be illegal.

Now, to return to the subject: If the statement "many of our laws are based on the 10 commandments" were true,

why are 7/10ths of the 10 commandments not represented at all?
While the 2 that are (killing and stealing), represented universally in all laws, regardless of 10 commandments or not (for instance, in China murder and theft is illegal)


please answer both questions
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So desert rose is in agreement that our laws are not based on the 10 commandments....i take it
 
A minor correction of detail if I may? The 'Keep the sabbath' law might arguably be reflected in the Sunday trading laws?

Other than that, great question...
 
Historically more of the commandments were represented by various laws, the various states' blue laws are an example. However, over time we have learned (mostly) that legislating morality is not effective or desirable.

I don't doubt that the Commandments and other historical systems of Law (Hammurabi's code, English Law, etc) were considered and played a part in the development of US law. However, it was not based on a single document or belief system.
 
I didnt see the previous question and dont have an answer, sorry.

I recently took a tour of the nation's capitol. Have you ever taken a tour? Its pretty cool.

What shocked me was the inscriptions and marble statues all around the building, in the corridors, along the steps, approaching the rotunda, one after another inscription that was bible- based.

I thought something like this

"You know, for all the elimination of christian speech around the country, I must admit I've never seen more dedicated to christian figures- mainly known for their faith- than I have right here in The Capitol building.

If youve taken a tour, Im sure you know what I mean.

Its an insight, thats all.

Happy New Year and I wish you the best of Christmasses!

hummer
 
There used to be very strict laws regarding what could and could not be done on a Sunday. They are now mainly gone. It used to be an offence punishable by death to be homosexual, then it became an imprisonable offence and now it's an offence for anyone to say that homosexuality is wrong (even though the bible makes it clear that it is wrong).

The ten commandments are not the only biblical laws on which society's laws are built. There are many other laws in the bible. According to our various governments some of these laws still stand and some do not but as far as God is concerned ALL still stand unless the bible itself makes it clear that they no longer stand. HE is the only one who can change HIS own laws.
 
cause that laws were removed...according to Ephesians 2 verse 15 and were substitute by commandments given in the NT...that summarized it the 10 commandments

Ephesians 2 verse 15

By means of his flesh he abolished the enmity, the Law of commandments consisting in decrees, that he might create the two peoples in union with himself into one new man and make peace;

I don't say our laws are based or not...but the 10 commandments were removed .......and I dont said that ...but the bible
 
Although these rules don't seem to matter by law, neither did slavery years ago!
 
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