It seems like every other day I hear another story about the ACLU suing some school district or county court for displaying the Ten Commandments. Don't they know our laws and our entire system of justice are based on the Judeo-Christian Ten Commandments?
So, just to prove this to ourselves, let's examine each Commandment's influence on our laws in detail. Using my trusty Bible:
- 1. Thou shalt have no other gods before me.
- Many of our laws make it illegal to worship non-Christian or non-Jewish gods,
and rightly so. The First Ammendment to the United States Constitution
even says something similar I'm told. So this one checks out.
- 2. Thou shalt not make unto thee any graven image.
- Since day one in American history it has been a crime to cast a golden calf
or other idols. Check.
- 3. Thou shalt not take the name of the Lord thy God in vain.
- Swearing is a crime, and always has been. Bingo.
- 4. Remember the sabbath day, to keep it holy.
- It's illegal in many places to sell alcohol or certian other products
on Sunday, and going to church is a legal requirement. Another point.
- 5. Honour thy father and thy mother.
- If you forget a Mother's Day card, you go to jail. It's been that
way for a long time. Tick!
- 6. Thou shalt not kill.
- Killing is always illegal. Spot on.
- 7. Thou shalt not commit adultery.
- Adulterers are routinely put in prison. Score!
- 8. Thou shalt not steal.
- Taking something that is not yours is always a crime. Ba da bing!
- 9. Thou shalt not bear false witness against thy neighbor.
- Lying is a crime, always. Cha-ching.
- 10. Thou shalt not covet.
- If you desire your neighbor's wife or car, you can be fined up to
and including $60,000. Exactamundo!
Final score:
Ten Commandments: 10
ACLU: 0
I hope the ACLU will now acknowledge it is wrong to try to remove the Ten Commandments from our schools and our courtrooms.
Unless, of course, they don't want to be judged by its laws?
That's what it all boils down to, isn't it? They think that by removing the Ten Commandments from a courtroom, they can make people forget that adultery is a crime and adulterers should be locked up. They want people to not remember that heathens should be put in jail. They don't want to have to go to church or be arrested!
See what happens when we forget the source of our laws? We start forgetting them. We start not arresting people for worshipping lesser gods. We start letting people get away with killing other people when they are acting in self defense. We let coveters get off without punishment. Do you want that? Do you want your kids to grow up in that kind of world?
I know I don't, and if you don't either, I urge you to call or write your congressmen and ask them to keep throwing killers, liars, and heathens in prison. Tell them to keep the Ten Commandments! Remember, this is for our children, our country, and most of all, our God!