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[--Pete]

Hi,

One could also argue that posting the Ten Commandments "in effect" makes Judaism our official state religion when using your argument. That is no more correct than your assertion.

Sorry, must have been my misuse of 'judo' for 'Judeo' that confused you (since fixed). Indeed, inasmuch as Christianity is largely based on Judaism, you could make that claim. On the other hand, since no hatred is stronger than family hatreds, Christianity by and large hates Judaism almost as much as they hate each other's sects. Making that claim at best a joke.

That "plaque" (like the varied, multi denominational depictions on the facade at the Supreme Court) is a symbol of a significant element of the complex lineage of our sets of laws.

Bull#$%&. Go read the damned thing. Sandwiched between a bunch of mythology and 'duties' to god, and a nice big chunk of thought police crap are precisely FOUR laws:
13 Thou shalt not kill.
14 Thou shalt not commit adultery.
15 Thou shalt not steal.
16 Thou shalt not bear false witness against thy neighbour.
A basis for a legal system? Hardly. Four almost universally acknowledged principles surrounded by five times the verbiage devoted to religion. If I accept these four principles, should I also accept that god made the universe in six days, and that's why I should rest on Saturday. Or do you propose posting only those four commandments that don't promulgate the religious agenda?

Do you argue that because Murder is unlawful, we are thus violating the establishment clause by those legislative acts? It relates to "the Ten Commandments." (Or is it eleven??? ) What the heck, Pete, let's strike down laws against thievery, seeing as how we can't have any "Judeo Christian" laws or we'll bar other religions. (Yes, hyperbole is involved here.)

"All horses are animals, thus all animals are horses". I really expect better logic from you, Occhi.

--Pete