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FLyellowdog

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Mon May 21, 2012, 03:13 PM May 2012

So was the USA founded on Christian principles or Jewish principles? I'm confused. [View all]

"The U.S. Congress officially recognized the Noahide Laws in legislation which was passed by both houses. Congress and the President of the United States, George Bush, indicated in Public Law 102-14, 102nd Congress, that the United States of America was founded upon the Seven Universal Laws of Noah, and that these Laws have been the bedrock of society from the dawn of civilization. They also acknowledged that the Seven Laws of Noah are the foundation upon which civilization stands and that recent weakening of these principles threaten the fabric of civilized society, and that justified preoccupation in educating the Citizens of the United States of America and future generations is needed. For this purpose, this Public Law designated March 26, 1991 as Education Day, U.S.A. "
http://www.auburn.edu/~allenkc/7lawcomm.html

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Only one of the seven has any relevance to the founding of the US laconicsax May 2012 #1
How does one reconcile free speech and "no blasphemy"? longship May 2012 #2
Umm...that isn't the one I was thinking of. laconicsax May 2012 #3
Didn't mean it as personal. longship May 2012 #9
these Laws have been the bedrock of society from the dawn of civilization. AlbertCat May 2012 #4
Post removed Post removed May 2012 #5
I just recall any outcry about the US of A being founded on anything other than christian ideolgy in FLyellowdog May 2012 #6
Death by decapitation ConditionOfAnonymity May 2012 #7
Death by decapitation ConditionOfAnonymity May 2012 #8
There are wicked indivuals who eat raw oysters, and enjoy them struggling down the throat. dimbear May 2012 #10
Well, the Mosaic law only applies to Jews. laconicsax May 2012 #11
And not even to most Jews. Or jews. daaron May 2012 #12
A lot of that is because a lot of the laws are impossible to actually follow. n/t laconicsax May 2012 #13
A-yup. Especially when --> daaron May 2012 #14
Only because the early church knew it wasn't going to win any converts from the Germanic tribes... Act_of_Reparation May 2012 #16
HJ RES 104 in the 102nd Session "designated March 26, 1991 as Education Day" struggle4progress May 2012 #15
I'm not upset by what happened in 1991... FLyellowdog May 2012 #17
You have to understand... laconicsax May 2012 #18
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