Should 1st graders be required to know about the Code of Hammurabi? (Common Core)

Keep believing that LIE if you want.

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And likewise, please feel free to continue spouting other’s opionions as your facts.

The Code of Hammurabi has nothing to do with Islam and was a big influence on the U.S. Constitution.

I disagree about Islam.
I'm not convinced about the Constitution.
The Constitution gets its roots from the Bible, because the Founders who drew it up, designed it from the Bible.

First graders should be taught to learn, to think, and to begin to reason.

If learning about the Code of Hammurabi furthers these ends, I’m all for it.

Since Common Core’s purpose is to promote slavish devotion to authority, I doubt that the use of the Code of Hammurabi as part of it’s design will do any good.

Why not? 1st graders know a lot of things that aren’t so, and about cartoons, so why not teach them about truth?

The three biggest influences on the U.S. Constitution are the Code of H, the Magna Carta and English common law.

“Code of H”, I don’t buy that B.S.

Nonetheless it’s true. It’s one of the earliest known documents that limits the power of a government.

No!
It's not>
It's just another LIBERAL LIE !
You real should read "Original Intent" and learn from the original sources, and NOT the liberals.

The text of H is readily available and it certainly does limit the power of government. That’s a fact.

Which came first, it or God's Law from Exodus 20 through Exodus 24?
What does documented history say?

Tiglath-pileser I and Thutmose III Another king in the Calah list is very significant — Tiglath-pileser I. His reign commences in 991, almost the exact midpoint of Solomon's reign. Tiglath-pileser wrote in his annals that he beheaded the kings of Meshech at that time."In the beginning of my reign, twenty thousand men of the land of Mushki and their five kings, who for fifty years had held the lands of Alzi and Purukuzzi, which (in former times) had paid tribute and tax unto Assur, my lord, and no king had vanquished them in battle," he beheaded.("Ancient Records of Assyria and Babylonia", by Daniel David Luckenbill, vol. I, page 74.) What is the significance of the 50 years from 1041 to 991 when Tiglath-pileser I defeated Meshech (Musku)? In year 32 of Hammurabi (1041-1040) he and his allies defeated Assyria and annexed it to his expanding realm!(See Van der Meer's "Chronology of Ancient Western Asia", page 30.) It was exactly 50 years between Hammurabi's victory and Assyria's return to power. In the latter days of Tiglath-pileser I's reign Assyria was again defeated and conquered. Who was the conqueror? Thutmose III! In his annals Thutmose recorded receipt of tribute from Assur."The tribute of the chief of Assur" (Breasted's "Ancient Records", vol. II, sec. 446). In conclusion. The first king of the Calah line — Ninurta-apil-Ekur — began his sole rule in 1058 (near the end of the reign of King Saul of Israel). The SDAS King List assigns a 13-year reign to him, implying a 10-year joint rule with a predecessor. ...

From another source.

A cast of the SDAS list is in the Horn Museum of Andrews University (the original was returned to the Middle East).

God's Law came first and the Code of Hammurabi came later and was derived FROM God's Law.

There’s no mention of God in the Constitution. The notion that it’s a religious document is simply false.

Oh and you have the wrong date for H there. He lived around 1750 BC which predates the date generally given for the Exodus. The Bible was probably influenced by the Code of H.

Our homeschool “common core”:

***Scripture study every day.
***Go to the library, and over a span of 5 years, read every book in the children's section.

WRONG!

I've linked to sources above that refute that.

The Declaration of Independence can't be denied ... and it mentions God at the very HEART and START of our fonding!

You real should study more before you stick your foot in your mouth.

Where is God in the Constitution? The Constitution After Darwin The rise of modern secularism made the debate about the word "God" in the Constitution very intense. It was not until the legal community in the United States adopted secularism that the absence of the word "God" took on the kind of significance it has today. It is true that before the rise of modern secularism some Americans objected to the fact that the word "God" was not in the Constitution. There were suggestions to amend the Constitution to add it. There were efforts to add "Almighty God" and "Jesus Christ" to the Preamble for example. Some members of Congress suggested that "In the Name of God" should be inserted before the Preamble. As early as the time of the Civil War, Americans have been trying to amend the Constitution to add some sort of reference to God. These efforts did not get very far with the public. Thankfully, Americans were content with the Constitution the way it was. However, in all of these early debates about whether the word "God" should be added to the Constitution, the debate was between one group of creationist verses another. Almost no believed that the United States was a godless country just because the word "God" was not in the Constitution. Today, this is no longer true. Today the fight is between creationist and evolutionist. Secularists insist that the absence of the word "God" means that the Constitution created a godless government in America. Where is "God" in the Preamble to the Constitution? Secularists are very quick to point out that the word "God" does not appear in the Preamble to the U.S. Constitution. They claim that this is highly significant. It proves that the United States should not be 'under God' in their opinion. Of course, they are correct in one point. The word "God" does not appear in the Preamble to the U.S. Constitution or anywhere else. However, it is doubtful that this fact has the kind of significance they claim it has. Generally, the word "God" will appear in two places in most constitutions. The first place is in the preamble to the constitution. The second place is in the religion clauses in the bill of rights. For example, the word "God" appears in the preamble in eight state constitutions. In four states, the "Supreme Ruler of the Universe" is used instead. By far, the most popular divine reference in a preamble is "Almighty God." This appears in the preamble of 30 state constitutions. In some states, the state constitution does not have a preamble. However, a divine reference can be found in the religion clauses in the bill of rights in each instance. There is only one state constitution which has a preamble that does not have a divine reference of any kind. This is the Constitution of Oregon. But here the words "Almighty God" appear in the state religion clauses. In the case of the U.S. Constitution however, no divine reference appears in either the Preamble or in the religion clauses in the First Amendment. Why is this true? The most likely reason why the word "God" does not appear in the Preamble to the U.S. Constitution is textual. The Preamble to the U.S. Constitution is modeled after the Preamble in the Articles of Confederation. Since the Articles of Confederation did not use the word "God" in the Preamble,this is the most likely reason it does not appear in the Preamble to the U.S. Constitution. The Preamble in the Articles of Confederation began by listing all 13 states. It began as follows:"Articles of Confederation and perpetual union between New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, etc. . . . and Georgia." When the Preamble to the U.S. Constitution was first drafted, this was the model that was used. Later, as the constitutional convention was coming to a close, a short form was agreed to. The 13 states were dropped in favor of the much simpler form We the People. Thus, rather than trying to establish a radical godless state, the most likely reason the word "God" does not appear in the Preamble was because the Articles of Confederation did not have it. It is doubtful that anyone in 1787 could have foreseen the development of radical secularists groups like the ACLU and their 'spin' on the Preamble to the U.S. Constitution. Where is "God" in the First Amendment? The most likely reason why the word "God" does not appear in the First Amendment is textual as well. Here however the textual reason is due to the subject matter of the First Amendment. The religion clauses in the First Amendment are very different from the religion clauses in most state constitutions. The subject of the religion clauses in the First Amendment is the government or "Congress." This is not the case with most state constitutions. In most state constitutions the subject is the individual. This difference in the subject matter is the reason the word "God" does not appear in the First Amendment's religion clauses. Let's compare the religion clauses in the First Amendment with the most popular religion clause used in the United States. Most states copy from the religion clauses found in the Pennsylvania Constitution. In particular, the first sentence appears in many state constitutions which says:"All men have a natural and indefeasible right to worship Almighty God according to the dictates of their own consciences . . . " The subject of the clause is clear. It is "All men." The New Hampshire Constitution which copied from Pennsylvania uses' better wording. It says "Every individual . . ." In either case, the individual is the subject of the clause. Thus, a major difference between the religion clauses in the First Amendment and most state constitutions are their points of view. The First Amendment was written from the point of view of the government. Most state constitutions were written from the point of view of the individual. In addition, the religion clause in the Pennsylvania Constitution protects a "natural right" of an individual to worship "Almighty God" according to conscience. Since the focus of the religion clause is on the "right" of an individual, the word "God" naturally appears. This is not the case with the First Amendment. Here the focus is on the role of the government. There are two religion clauses in the First Amendment. They consist of 16 words as follows:"Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion or prohibiting the free exercise thereof . . . " The first clause is known as the Establishment Clause. The second clause is known as the Free Exercise Clause. The subject of the First Amendment is clearly the "Congress." The purpose of the First Amendment is to bar the Federal Government from interfering with the freedom of religion in the United States. Congress may not establish a religion or PROHIBIT the free exercise of religion in America. Since the purpose of the First Amendment is to stop any abuse by the Federal Government AGAINST religion, this explains why the words "God" "natural right" "worship" or "conscience" do not appear. Rather than trying to promote a radical secularist philosophy, the most likely reason the framers did not use the word "God" in the First Amendment is because the subject is Congress. Where is "God" in the Constitution? The mistake modern secularists make is obvious. They take a twentieth century concept like "secularism" and read it back into the Constitution. They take a concept that didn't even exist in the eighteenth century and attribute it to the framers of the Constitution. Unfortunately, this is a very common mistake. The fact that the word "God" does not appear in the Constitution means little. It is actually a rather shallow observation. The reality is "God" is in every word of the Constitution, including the punctuation. Below the surface of the words in the Constitution, there are a mountain of ideas that made its formation possible. The belief that God exists and that all nations of the world are subject to Him sits on the summit of that mountain. As the Supreme Court of Florida said in 1950:"Different species of democracy have existed for more than 2,000 years, but democracy as we know it has never existed among the unchurched. A people unschooled about the sovereignty of God, the ten commandments and the ethics of Jesus, could never have evolved the Bill of Rights, the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution. There is not one solitary fundamental principle of our democratic policy that did not stem directly from the basic moral concepts as embodied in the Decalog and the ethics of Jesus . . . No one knew this better than the Founding Fathers." Note 3.Special Note: Even if the word "God" was in the Constitution it probably would not make any difference. Secularist groups like the ACLU would probably dismiss it as a mere formality. There are 50 reasons to believe that this is true. Since secularists dismiss all references to God in the state constitutions, there is no reason to believe that they would behave any differently with the federal Constitution. Their commitment to secularism will not allow for the possibility that they might be wrong. Interestingly, in 1915 there was one state supreme court which said that the reference to "in the year of our Lord" in the U.S. Constitution was a reference to Jesus Christ! Note 4. For a more in-depth discussion of how monotheism and the Ten Commandments influenced the U.S. Constitution read new my booklet:"The Ten Commandments For Beginners." Visit: www.mytencommandments.us for ordering information. Notes. 1. Clinton Rossiter, 1787, The Grand Convention, pg. 126 (1966). 2. Vol 1. Messages and Papers of the Presidents, p. 64 (1896). 3. State v. City of Tampa, 48 So. 2d 78 (1950). 4. Herold v Parish Board of School Directors, 136 L.R. 1034 at 1044 (1915).

The fact that state Constitutions have it is not relevant. The Federal Constitution was designed the way it was precisely to limit the power of the Fed in religious matters and let states decide for themselves - and they did. The DOI has no legal standing whatsoever.

If you Google the word Hammurabi you can clearly see the date given.

Yeah, you can Google liars from everywhere.
My linked sources stand and are backed by remains from that time frame.
God's Law came first.

Placemark.