Posted on 08/25/2006 7:47:48 PM PDT by Alex Murphy
False. They didn't "make up" the law.
Refuting your sourceless falsehood once again:
As we have seen the basis of Common Law was custom. The itinerant justices set out by William the Conqueror examined the different local practises of dealing with disputes and crime, filtered our the less practical and reasonable ones, and ended up with a set of laws which were to be applied uniformly throughout the country.
"Common law is a result of a natural order which first solidified into custom and then into law. Primitive man knew nothing of laws, all he knew were customs which eventually evolved into rules of living. While no one can point to the origins of our traditional moral rules, their function in human society should be evident. These moral rules, or traditions, are necessary to preserve the existing state of affairs; such that culture was allowed to evolve, and in turn, with culture, civilizations arose (Landry, 1997, p. 4). The Royal Courts of the thirteenth century were confronted with cases for decisions. There was no uniform body of statutes to rely upon. The only available source was local custom. It did not take many generations of Royal Judges, dealing with actual disputes, to establish the local and divergent customary laws into a single jurisprudence which was the Common Law of England (Read, 1955, p. 42)."
http://www.iejs.com/Law/origins_of_common_law.htm
Cognitive dissonance.
The "other side" of Christians are simply enough, non - Christians. I believe that every time I have voted it would have been for a Christian candidate. Seeing as most candidates are Christian I don't have much of a problem in voting for the Christian. I wouldn't vote for a Jew because he was a Jew, just like I don't vote for Christians simply because they are Christians. I vote for the candidate who represents my values.
The point was that they were saying because Harris brought her religious views into the equation she was not qualified somehow to hold public office. My response was aimed at the prospect of a non - Christian who had values that would be similar to mine and running against a Christian who's values were opposed to my values, ie Bill Clinton.
Really, the situation doesn't come up very often anyway. I just get tired of people bashing Christians. Try bashing Jews or muslims and the thought police will ban you or you will get sued or some other crazy thing. It's like open season. Maybe we Christians should react by burning down some museums that display Christ in urine. Or lop off heads until it stops. Thats the ticket, instill fear in everyone who disagrees. Why don't we all just join the Democrat party.
Keeping begging.
Harris' comments sounds as if she's been hanging around or watching too many TV evangelists.
They're only defending her because she's "good lookin'" and "rides nice on the saddle".
ROFLOL! You may be right because I cannot fathom any other reason to support "It's not my fault Harris!"
Unbelieveable! But then Oklahoma is poised to have a horrible election year for Republicans so what can I say except that we have some bad candidates in a lot of races thus my new tagline!.
I think you meant to say "turn water into wine" as at the Cana wedding celebration. If she had such power she should turn it into scotch and swig it all down.
It seems Jeb was right when he refused to support her candidacy from the beginning. She's not only embarrassed conservatives but all genuinely religious people.
I'm glad I voted for another. Bill Nelson must be holding his sides with laughter!
No, she's being mind-controlled from the extreme right. She's not hardening the GOP base, she's alienating most, with goofy statements. You don't have to be an extreme right-wing nut to appreciate life and all that it entails from the moment of conception to the moment of natural death.
Hope she hasn't already bought her house in DC.
"I think you meant to say "turn water into wine" as at the Cana wedding celebration."
You're right, but I was so worked up that I typed too fast.
They've also drunk the Dem Kool-aid and now actually believe "Without Katherine Harris, Gore would be President today"
This is becoming quite similar to the Peppy Martin gubernatorial race of 1999 here in Kentucky. Look up that name if you aren't familiar.
This is not the tough-as-nails Katherine Harris of the 2000 elections - confident, smooth, tough, and right on in the face of scrutiny. It is a shame - a real shame. I never thought she would ever be someone I'd compare to Peppy Martin, but she is quickly moving that direction.
LOL!
You know...the only KH pic that we haven't seen is this thread is the one of her on Hannity & Colmes.
The one where she's turned sideways, like she's trying to accent her bosom for the camera.
Yeah, I remember that particular interview. It was nothing short of embarrassing. She was not only turned sideways, she was actually shaking her bosoms.
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