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Act_of_Reparation

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16. Only because the early church knew it wasn't going to win any converts from the Germanic tribes...

Reply to laconicsax (Reply #11)

Tue May 22, 2012, 11:26 PM

May 2012

...by banning bacon.

There was serious debate amongst early Christians as to whether or not they were required to follow Jewish law. Unsurprisingly, they concluded they didn't have to, and then made up some patently ridiculous explanation after the fact.

"Well, God made that covenant with the Jews, right. Well, we aren't the Jews, so we aren't required to follow those rules."

"So, you're saying God has separate moralities for different groups of people."

"Uh. Yeah."

"I thought universal morality came from God..."

"HERETIC! BURN HIM! BURN HIM!"

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So was the USA founded on Christian principles or Jewish principles? I'm confused. [View all] FLyellowdog May 2012 OP

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