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FLyellowdog

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6. I just recall any outcry about the US of A being founded on anything other than christian ideolgy in

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Mon May 21, 2012, 05:28 PM

May 2012

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Did this just slip by the christian community back then? Just askin' Oh, well. Makes no real difference to me. I just found it interesting. Thanks for all the input.
Meant to say....I just DON'T recall....
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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