strigori Posted February 15, 2012 Share Posted February 15, 2012 Laws are not to be based on ANY religion. Period. And the whole 'our laws are based on the Bible' is totally false. The ten comandments are not the basis for law. Otherwise we would BE a theocracy. Link to comment
carlfense Posted February 16, 2012 Share Posted February 16, 2012 Well I'll be frank with you here. If you are basing laws off of any religion other than Christianity, then the laws are wrong. Really? You're welcome to head to the Middle East if you'd like to live in a theocracy. The US is a secular nation. "[T]he Government of the United States of America is not, in any sense, founded on the Christian religion." You know who said that? The founding fathers. 1 Link to comment
Sub-Husker Posted February 16, 2012 Share Posted February 16, 2012 And you're getting your sizes of who believes what... where? Firsthand experience, and what I recall reading. Link to comment
Sub-Husker Posted February 16, 2012 Share Posted February 16, 2012 Well I'll be frank with you here. If you are basing laws off of any religion other than Christianity, then the laws are wrong. I'll go with the Code of Hammurabi. Link to comment
knapplc Posted February 16, 2012 Share Posted February 16, 2012 I'll go with the Code of Hammurabi. I have a pic of that thing from one of my trips to the Louvre. Not sure where it is, though. Link to comment
HuskerShark Posted February 16, 2012 Author Share Posted February 16, 2012 Well I'll be frank with you here. If you are basing laws off of any religion other than Christianity, then the laws are wrong. Really? You're welcome to head to the Middle East if you'd like to live in a theocracy. The US is a secular nation. "[T]he Government of the United States of America is not, in any sense, founded on the Christian religion." You know who said that? The founding fathers. I really don't care how things are or how they have been, the Bible itself says to follow the will of God before the laws of the people. So here's a better idea: let's not create any confusion and just model our laws after Christianity. Link to comment
Sub-Husker Posted February 16, 2012 Share Posted February 16, 2012 I'll go with the Code of Hammurabi. I have a pic of that thing from one of my trips to the Louvre. Not sure where it is, though. It seems as though Moses knew of it too... Link to comment
knapplc Posted February 16, 2012 Share Posted February 16, 2012 I really don't care how things are or how they have been, the Bible itself says to follow the will of God before the laws of the people. So here's a better idea: let's not create any confusion and just model our laws after Christianity. But what about the non-Christians? Why should they, in a free country, have to abide by religious laws? The Jews believe they worship the One True God. Why not base our laws off their religious tenets? Link to comment
Excel Posted February 16, 2012 Share Posted February 16, 2012 Well I'll be frank with you here. If you are basing laws off of any religion other than Christianity, then the laws are wrong. Really? You're welcome to head to the Middle East if you'd like to live in a theocracy. The US is a secular nation. "[T]he Government of the United States of America is not, in any sense, founded on the Christian religion." You know who said that? The founding fathers. I really don't care how things are or how they have been, the Bible itself says to follow the will of God before the laws of the people. So here's a better idea: let's not create any confusion and just model our laws after Christianity. "Render unto Caesar the things which are Caesar's, and unto God the things that are God's" - Matthew 22:21 Link to comment
Sub-Husker Posted February 16, 2012 Share Posted February 16, 2012 I really don't care how things are or how they have been, the Bible itself says to follow the will of God before the laws of the people. So here's a better idea: let's not create any confusion and just model our laws after Christianity. Romans 13: 1-2... http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Romans+13%3A1-2&version=NIV 1) Let everyone be subject to the governing authorities, for there is no authority except that which God has established. The authorities that exist have been established by God. 2) Consequently, whoever rebels against the authority is rebelling against what God has instituted, and those who do so will bring judgment on themselves. Link to comment
MLB 51 Posted February 16, 2012 Share Posted February 16, 2012 The simple answer is that Christians are to obey human law except where that human law violates God's Law. Our supreme duty is to obey God. Since God tells us to also obey human laws, we should. But, when they come in conflict, we are to "obey God rather than men" Link to comment
Sub-Husker Posted February 16, 2012 Share Posted February 16, 2012 The simple answer is that Christians are to obey human law except where that human law violates God's Law. Our supreme duty is to obey God. Since God tells us to also obey human laws, we should. But, when they come in conflict, we are to "obey God rather than men" And who wrote God's laws for Her, and where are they accurately portrayed? Link to comment
HuskerShark Posted February 16, 2012 Author Share Posted February 16, 2012 The simple answer is that Christians are to obey human law except where that human law violates God's Law. Our supreme duty is to obey God. Since God tells us to also obey human laws, we should. But, when they come in conflict, we are to "obey God rather than men" And who wrote God's laws for Her, and where are they accurately portrayed? Did you really just refer to God as "Her"? The simple answer is that Christians are to obey human law except where that human law violates God's Law. Our supreme duty is to obey God. Since God tells us to also obey human laws, we should. But, when they come in conflict, we are to "obey God rather than men" Great post! Link to comment
knapplc Posted February 16, 2012 Share Posted February 16, 2012 God has no gender. "Him," "He" and other male pronouns are derived from a patriarchal culture, not from God Himself. Or Herself. Link to comment
HuskerShark Posted February 16, 2012 Author Share Posted February 16, 2012 God has no gender. "Him," "He" and other male pronouns are derived from a patriarchal culture, not from God Himself. Or Herself. Agree, but referring to Him as "Her" is pretty disrespectful. Link to comment
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