Tuesday, June 28, 2005

THE FIVE COMMANDMENTS.....

The Supreme Court used it's Solomonic Wisdom in the Ten Commandments case.....they split the difference....!

Overtly religious displays of religious material will not be allowed, but "historical" references are permitted.

So, what to do? Perhaps hang the Magna Charta next to the Ten Commandments....?

There is actually a good argument that our current legal system is derived from Old and New Testament Law.... The Theory of Natural Law vs. Man Made Law is one philosophical basis for the current Common Law that prevails in the US.

So perhaps the Ten Commandments ARE more important HISTORICALLY than say, Islamic Law or other Eastern systems outside the Judeo-Christian tradition....?

In any event the court saved a lot of money on it's interior decorating with this decision.....THE PICTURE OF MOSES AND THE TEN COMMANDMENTS CAN STAY ON THE WALL.