Government routinely violates the separation of church and state.

[Woodznutz]

If you violate the commandments regarding murder, theft, or perjury the state will put you in prison.

 

[TNHarley]

If you violate the commandments regarding murder, theft, or perjury the state will put you in prison.

Laws against murder and theft predate your 10 commandments.

 

[Woodznutz]

Laws against murder and theft predate your 10 commandments.

I doubt they were codified before Moses passed them to our ancestors, the Israelites.

 

[ozro]

Code of Ur-Nammu - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

 

[TNHarley]

I doubt they were codified before Moses passed them to our ancestors, the Israelites.

Of course they were. Code of Hammurabi, Ancient sumeria, persia etc

 

[Gabe Lackmann]

our ancestors, the Israelites.

What's this 'our' shit?

 

[Woodznutz]

Of course they were. Code of Hammurabi, Ancient sumeria, persia etc

God wrote laws especially for the Israelites, which are reflected in our laws today. We are not descended from the Sumerians, Persians, or Babylonians. It is likely that Israel knew very little about their laws. However, they were under the laws of Egypt for centuries.

 

[rightwinger]

What a stupid thread

Get back to me when they pass laws about having no Gods other than the Biblical God

 

[TNHarley]

God wrote laws especially for the Israelites, which are reflected in our laws today. We are not descended from the Sumerians, Persians, or Babylonians. It is likely that Israel knew very little about their laws. However, they were under the laws of Egypt for centuries.

Lol their whole religion is based off Sumer.
Abraham was from.... Sumer.

 

[Woodznutz]

Lol their whole religion is based off Sumer.
Abraham was from.... Sumer.

Moses relayed the law to Israel, not Abraham.

 

[Woodznutz]

What a stupid thread

Yet, here you are.

 

[TNHarley]

Moses relayed the law to Israel, not Abraham.

Thats because his great great great great whatever grandfather was dead.