[MarthaNOStewart]

HELLO IN THERE! What are you saying? Christianity? That has nothing to do with Ten Commandments, they are old testament law for Jews given to Moses on Mount while Jews were in Wilderness. Christ had not even come to earth at that time, and Christianity did not exist yet....WHERE ARE YOU PEOPLE AT...DEFINATELY NOT IN RIGHT PLACE IN HISTORY.
The Common Law in England during the 1600's was the basis of the law for New World Colonies by 1676, and all that other "intellectial spew" does not change that historical fact! What Moore (his being a christian is irrevelant, he could be atheist for all I care) said is that THE TEN COMMANDMENTS ARE BASIS FOR OUR CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM,,,,THE MAN IS RIGHT! period.

[Chancellor Palpatine]

Here's a hint - putting word in all caps makes you look like a shrieking loon before we even look at the first word of content. Let us get into your post before we decide that you're a fanatic.

[tortoise]

The Common Law in England during the 1600's was the basis of the law for New World Colonies by 1676, and all that other "intellectial spew" does not change that historical fact!

Hey genius, The Common Law wasn't from the 1600s, and it hasn't changed that much since it was first normalized sometime around the 12th century. Heck, there had been written versions for almost half a millenium prior to the 1600s. And The Common Law predates those first written codifications by at least another thousand years. The oldest documentation of the Common Law system was from the very first Christian missionaries to those lands, who noted that it was ancient when they arrived and found the system of law intriguing.

What, you think they invented Common Law in the 1600s? It had already been codified on paper (to the extent that Common Law is) before the Magna Carta. I think you've lost your grip on "historical fact". There is nothing "Christian" about English Common Law, it simply happens that the Common Law was fairly compatible with Christianity when that religion showed up later.