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To: TheAngryClam

The Code of Hammurabi predates the Ten Commandments and some are identical to them. Solon ? He and his " laws " come after Hammurabi as well.

12 posted on 08/23/2003 12:34:30 AM PDT by nopardons

To: nopardons

Bingo.

Point is, the Ten Commandments aren't the basis for law in the United States.

13 posted on 08/23/2003 12:45:08 AM PDT by TheAngryClam (TOM McCLINTOCK is my choice for governor. He should be yours too.)

To: nopardons

The Hamurabi laws sort of remind me of Sharia.

http://www.unesco.org/delegates/iraq/hamurabi.htm

Forgiveness wasn't high on the list.

14 posted on 08/23/2003 12:53:28 AM PDT by risk

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