Ever more interesting is that almost all of these derive from The Code of Hamarabbi, so they aren't even the original source of the laws.
On Tue, Feb 12, 2013 at 8:34 AM, zaphod <zaph0d.b33bl3b...@gmail.com> wrote: > > really? Let's see > > 1. You shall have no other gods before me. --- nope, no laws about that > 2. Thou shalt not make unto thee any graven image --- wow, hope there's > not any laws against that .Catholics would all be in prison > 3. Thou shalt not take the name of the Lord thy god in vain --- goddamn > right! > 4. Remember the sabbath day, to keep it holy --- you heard it right -- get > your ass to church or be arrested. > 5. Honour thy father and thy mother -- Emancipation, screw that, it > doesn't exist > 6. Thou shalt not kill --- DING DING DING -- only six in before we get to > a real law err wait, we have exceptions. > 7. Thou shalt not commit adultery. -- again, not many adulterers in jail > let alone being stoned. > 8. Thou shalt not steal -- DING DING DING -- we got another! > 9. Thou shalt not near false witness against thy neighbor --- Hmmmm we > might be able to say this fits some law somewhere > 10. Thou shalt not covet. --- This is the whole basis of the American > economy. I don't think they'd ever make this illegal > > So, out of 10, we've got 2 definitely and 1 possible. Let's face it, the > bible isn't the first place that came up with the idea of 'you shouldn't > kill' and 'you shouldn't steal' > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Order the Adobe Coldfusion Anthology now! http://www.amazon.com/Adobe-Coldfusion-Anthology/dp/1430272155/?tag=houseoffusion Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/message.cfm/messageid:360941 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/unsubscribe.cfm
