[goldstategop]

We can't be a law-abiding and virtuous society for long without a knowledge of The Decalogue. Yet its that knowledge the Left is systematically erasing from our history, from our monuments and from our consciousness. That's why we need moral absolutes. Its a self-evident truth.

"Show me just what Mohammed brought that was new, and there you will find things only evil and inhuman, such as his command to spread by the sword the faith he preached." -Manuel II Paleologus

[Lurker]

What's the Code Of Slience?

Is that like the Cone of Slience?

L

[Mo1]

John Witherspoon, president of Princeton and signer of the Declaration, and one who served on over one hundred committees while in Congress, declared: ''The Ten Commandments .. are the sum of the moral law.''

I think the keyword would be "moral"

I use to think the reason some hated the Ten Commandments was because they hated God ... I'm now of the thinking it is more because they fear God ... and what might come in the after life when they have to answer for their deeds

Those that want to do away with the Ten Commandments, kind of remind me of a 2 or 3 year old that think that when they covers their eyes, no one can see them and what they are doing

[Nextrush]

Demoralization leads to anarchy and that's when the left steps in with their humanistic rules and goofy ideas,
(No pocket knives or aspirins in school, gun buyback programs, zero tolerance for bullies or hate).

The list is long I invite all to add in but let me say the basic laws as in the Ten Commandments are the ones we need with all the other ones (hate crimes, no smoking, trans fat bans, etc.) taking a hike.

[dhuffman@awod.com]

That 'democracy is the rule of fools by fools' shouldn't degenerate into an argument of men vs law but to the realization that conservatives are guided and taught by law and principle but not ruled by law. What is the last time you reconsidered an action because it was illegal? Or, do you obey the speed-limit because of law or good sense.

Either we are equal or we are not. Good people should be armed where they will, with wits and guns. KMA NRA

[armymarinemom]

My father in-law who lives in Memphis help distribute yard signs of the ten commandments. He himself has had two of the signs in his front yard. The first sign that he put up was stolen.

[Ragnorak]

I would just like to note how refreshing it is to see something from a celebrity that is actually cogent. Today, in 21st Century America, a Hollywood celebrity actually wrote a well researched, factually accurate, intelligent, thought provoking article.

[Mrs.Nooseman]

Awesome Article.
I couldn't agree more with Chuck.

[loboinok]

That was taken from Barton's "Affidavit in Support of the Ten Commandments" in SARAH DOE and THOMAS DOE v. HARLAN COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT.

8. The Decalogue addresses what were long considered to be man’s vertical and horizontal duties. Noah Webster, the man personally responsible for Art. I, Sec. 8, ¶ 8, of the U. S.Constitution, explained two centuries ago:

The duties of men are summarily comprised in the Ten Commandments, consisting of two tables; one comprehending the duties which we owe immediately to God-the other, the duties we owe to our fellow men.

9. Modern critics, while conceding “six or five Commandments are moral and ethical rules governing behavior,” also point out that because the remaining “four of the Ten Commandments are specifically religious in nature,” that this fact alone should disqualify their display. They assert that only one of the two “tablets” of the Ten Commandments is appropriate for public display.

10. In an effort to substantiate this position historically, critics often point to the Rhode Island Colony under Roger Williams and its lack of civil laws on the first four commandments to “prove” that American society was traditionally governed without the first “tablet.” However, they fail to mention that the Rhode Island Colony was the only one of the thirteen colonies that did not have civil laws derived from the first four divine laws -the so-called first “tablet.” Significantly, every other early American colony incorporated the entire Decalogue into its own civil code of laws.

11. This affidavit will demonstrate that, historically speaking, neither courts nor civil officers were confused or distracted by the so-called “various versions” of the Decalogue and that each of the Ten Commandments became deeply embedded in both American law and jurisprudence. This affidavit will establish that a contemporary display of the Ten Commandments is the display of a legal and historical document that dramatically impacted American law and culture with a force similar only to that of the Declaration of Independence, the Constitution, and the Bill of Rights.

THE INCORPORATION OF DIVINE LAW INTO AMERICAN COLONIAL LAW

12. The Ten Commandments are a smaller part of the larger body of divine law recognized and early incorporated into America’s civil documents. For example, the Fundamental Orders of Connecticut-established in 1638-39 as the first written constitution in America and considered as the direct predecessor of the U. S. Constitution -declared that the Governor and his council of six elected officials would “have power to administer justice according to the laws here established; and for want thereof according to the rule of the word of God.”

13. Also in 1638, the Rhode Island government adopted “all those perfect and most absolute laws of His, given us in His holy word of truth, to be guided and judged thereby. Exod. 24. 3, 4; 2 Chron. II. 3; 2 Kings. II. 17.”

14. The following year, 1639, the New Haven Colony adopted its “Fundamental Articles” for the governance of that Colony, and when the question was placed before the colonists:

Whether the Scriptures do hold forth a perfect rule for the direction and government of all men in all dut[ies] which they are to perform to God and men as well in the government of families and commonwealths as in matters of the church, this was assented unto by all, no man dissenting as was expressed by holding up of hands.

(Excerpted)

wallbuilders.com

Good post!

[Labyrinthos]

John Quincy Adams, who fought during the Revolution...

Chuck needs to study his history. JQA was only seven years old at the start of the Amercian Revolution and he spend most of the war in Europe with his father.

[M. Espinola]

[Chewie84]

Chuck Norris is the man. I've been a 'Walker' fan for years. He seems to have a good head on his shoulders. I'll probably have to check out "Code of Silence" when I get the chance.

[Egon]

Ping.

[DollyCali]

I scanned the thread & started reading the comments & groaned, oh no.. such a series topic & people are flying off on Chuck Norris.. Yes, I had a blond moment as I didn't read the AUTHOR!

great thread & good thoughts.

Pinging some of my Chuck enthusiasts FRiends.

Noting your attention to a singles thread this summer done by PCottraux(who also contributed the following list:)

@@@

Chuck Norris or die.

When Chuck Norris wants popcorn, he breathes on Nebraska.

Chuck Norris has a vacation home on the sun.

Chuck Norris uses red hot lava to moisturize his skin.

Chuck Norris beat the sun in a staring contest.

Chuck Norris can have his cake AND eat it too.

Some people get lucky and kill two birds with one stone. Chuck Norris once killed four birds with half a stone. What's that? You say there's no such thing as half a stone? The four dead birds didn't think so either.

Chuck Norris puts the FUN in Funeral.

Chuck Norris has never had a surprise birthday party. He can NEVER be surprised. EVER.

Chuck Norris does not love Raymond.

Chuck Norris can lick his own elbows. At the same time.

Chuck Norris doesn't breathe, he holds air hostage.

Chuck Norris wrote an autobiography....it was just a list of everyone he has killed.

Einstein's original Theory of Relativity was; if Chuck Norris kicks you, your relatives will feel it.

Bigfoot takes pictures of Chuck Norris.

As seen in Sidekicks, Chuck Norris can climb a rope with one hand, and one hand only.

Chuck Norris does not dance. He roundhouse kicks to the beat.

Chuck Norris can make water run uphill.

Chuck Norris once played Russian roulette with a fully load gun and won.

Chuck Norris is allowed to talk about Fight Club.

Niagara Falls is the result of one of Chuck's legendary cannon balls.

If you were killed by Chuck Norris, your tombstone would read RIPped into pieces.

Chuck Norris IS RIGHT BEHIND YOU.

Chuck Norris understands the ending of 2001: A Space Odyssey.

Chuck Norris lost both his legs in a car accident....and still managed to walk it off.

Chuck Norris is the only man to ever defeat a brick wall in a game of tennis. No one, and I mean NO ONE can beat Chuck Norris at tennis. Except maybe Victoria Delsoul. But it would be a close match.

Chuck Norris had his tonsils removed with a chainsaw.

The Great Wall of China was built to keep Chuck Norris out. It failed miserably.

The quickest way to a man's heart is with Chuck Norris' fist.

Chuck Norris can win a game of Connect Four in only three moves.

What was going through the minds of all of Chuck Norris' victims before they died? His shoe.

A handicapped parking sign does not signify that this spot is for handicapped people. It is actually in fact a warning, that the spot belongs to Chuck Norris and that you will be handicapped if you park there.

If you spell Chuck Norris in Scrabble, you win. Forever.

The opening scene of the movie "Saving Private Ryan" is loosely based on games of dodgeball Chuck Norris played in second grade.

Chuck Norris once shot down a German fighter plane with his finger, by yelling, "Bang!"

Faster than a speeding bullet ... more powerful than a locomotive ... able to leap tall buildings in a single bound... yes, these are some of Chuck Norris's warm-up exercises.

Time waits for no man. Unless that man is Chuck Norris.

In an average living room there are 1,242 objects Chuck Norris could use to kill you, including the room itself.

Pluto is actually an orbiting group of British soldiers from the American Revolution who entered space after the Chuck gave them a roundhouse kick to the face.

When Chuck Norris goes to donate blood, he declines the syringe, and instead requests a hand gun and a bucket.

There are no steroids in baseball. Just players Chuck Norris has breathed on.

How much wood would a woodchuck chuck if a woodchuck could Chuck Norris? ...All of it.

Chuck Norris doesn't actually write books, the words assemble themselves out of fear.

The grass is always greener on the other side, unless Chuck Norris has been there. In that case the grass is most likely soaked in blood.

When an episode of Walker Texas Ranger was aired in France, the French surrendered to Chuck Norris just to be on the safe side.

Chuck Norris always knows the EXACT location of Carmen SanDiego.

When taking the SAT, write "Chuck Norris" for every answer. You will score over 8000.

Chuck Norris invented black. In fact, he invented the entire spectrum of visible light. Except pink. Tom Cruise invented pink.

When you're Chuck Norris, anything + anything is equal to 1. One roundhouse kick to the face.

Chuck Norris has 12 moons. One of those moons is the Earth.

Chuck Norris uses Tabasco Sauce for eye drops.

Chuck Norris can get Blackjack with just one card.

[Eagle Eye]

Chuck Norris is so tough that the dark is afraid of him.

Chuck Norris doesn't sleep; he waits.

Chuck Norris doesn't hunt; he kills.

Evolution doesn't exist; there is just a list of creatures that Chuck Norris allowed to live.

The fastest way to a man's heart is with Chuck Norris' fist.

[traviskicks]

of possible interest

[Centurion2000]

bump for later

[Van Jenerette]

While I continue to hit my students with my lecture "Bibles & Gunpowder and the American Revolution" I have another lecture...

"Darwin meets Jesus in America's Public Schools: Why The Atheist want our Children to learn Natural Selection but quietly Need them to behave like Good Tolerant Christians.

"..all Men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable rights..."

This is not a religious neutral statement. In order for this to be carried into society, the people as a whole must acknowledge the exhistence of God. If there is no GOD, this statement is usless and void.

Without 'Creator' the statement then becomes 'arguable' as to the source of rights. Then, who ever has the most 'power' to force their version of rights(or CREATOR) WINS, and the weak are left only with those rights the powerful dispense. Period.

For example: An individuals rights under the concept of Christian RIGHTS are a whole lot different than those individual rights under the concept of Hindu RIGHTS.

Under Atheist, or Darwinist...rights are the peragotive of the stronger or the most suited to survive, in that order.

It's a paradox. Even 'no-religion-anti-christ-no-nothings' are better off under a system of Christian based governance.

best,

Katherine & Van Jenerette

www.jenerette.com/senate

[PeterPrinciple]

I believe our Founding Fathers had the answer: by not being afraid to establish some common absolutes

We have that now, everyone can do absolutely what they feel like................... Sorry, not very optimistic today.

[WestVirginiaRebel]

A guy once told Chuck Norris to eat his heart out. Chuck Norris said, "Let me get the salt."

Chuck Norris actually created the Universe by roundhouse-kicking so fast the kick went back in time and created the Big Bang.

We did not drop atomic bombs on Japan. What happened was that Chuck Norris jumped out of the Enola Gay and punched the ground with his fists.

Why have aliens never invaded Earth? Because they're waiting until CHuck Norris is dead. Problem is, Chuck is immortal.

Chuck Norris was once invited to join the Justice League but he said their costumes looked really gay and roundhouse-kicked Superman in the face.

Chuck Norris is the only guy who can make the Incredible Hulk say "Uncle!"

Why is the Middle East a desert? Because Chuck Norris told it to stay that way to give terrorists no way to hide.

Chuck Norris killed the Dinosaurs. He hit a golf ball so hard it went back in time, and scientists have mistaken it for an asteroid impact ever since.

Chuck Norris does not know fear. Fear knows Chuck Norris.

Daylight Savings Time was actually created by Chuck Norris when he told the Sun he wanted extra light to kill bad guys.

Chuck Norris uses a black hole as a garbage disposal.

Chuck Norris will neve go to Hell. The Devil is too afraid he'd take over.

[wagglebee]

Moral Absolutes Ping!

Freepmail wagglebee or little jeremiah to subscribe or unsubscribe from the moral absolutes ping list.

FreeRepublic moral absolutes keyword search
[ Add keyword moral absolutes to flag FR articles to this ping list ]