[irv]

key segments of law founded on the moral and cultural ethics provided by the commandments.

This is an interesting distinction. A lot of lefties believe that anything referred to as "morality" is no different from religion.

Of course, quite a few of us who believe in God, believe the same thing. i.e.: morality comes from following God's law.

But the secular law can and should treat them as separate concepts. "Thou shalt not steal" is unambiguously a moral concept, whether you believe it comes from God or not.

I guess I don't have a point. Just making an observation that has some bearing on the fight to keep the Ten Commandments from being removed from public life.

[Torie]

Secular humanism has the inside legal straight, I take it? I suspect you are right. In fact, I know you are right. But then I have some appreciation of what my ilk, whose attitudes on these matters tend to dominate the judiciary, tend to react to, or not. Unlike many of them however, I also am cognizant that it is not all about me, and that robust religion has certain benign and useful aspects, that should be sustained.

It is sort of like drug laws. In a different time and place, I broke the law, and did not think it wise or prudent to legalize my activity.

I suspect I am not making much sense. So be it.