Atheists and agnostics mock America's Judeo-Christian roots. Yet, what do we base the American legal system on? The Ten Commandments and the Sermon on the Mount.
"The Ten Commandments and the Sermon on the Mount contain my religion" - John Adams, Nov. 4, 1816, letter to Thomas Jefferson.
"The fundamental basis of this nation's laws was given to Moses on the Mount. The fundamental basis of our Bill of Rights comes from the teachings we get from Exodus and St. Matthew, from Isaiah and St. Paul. I don't think we emphasize that enough these days." - Harry S Truman, Feb. 15, 1950, Attorney General's Conference.
"The Ten Commandments have had an immeasurable effect on Anglo-American legal development" - U.S. District Court, Crockett v. Sorenson , W.D. Va. (1983)
"It is equally undeniable that the Ten Commandments have had a significant impact on the development of secular legal codes of the Western World." - U.S. Supreme Court, Stone v. Graham, (1980)
Pretty simple concept. Even for kids to understand. Without law and order we would be barbarians. Isn't that the entire point of civilization? Even the very first commandment —“no other gods,” provides prophetic resistance to anything that would make itself into a god, such as a totalitarian state under Communism. In Communist China and Communist Cuba, the people must WORSHIP the Communist Party, not GOD.
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