When US Conservatives support Russia you know things are a mess.

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VonBonfire said:
The law of Moses is the first five books, the Torah, part of the old testament. It's the basis for our entire legal system.
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What does the Mosaic Theory have to do with this ? Can you pinpoint specific verses from those books that correlate to the basis for our entire legal system ? So you know, I'm not just trying to argue, I'm genuinely curious.
 
Floyd Eye said:
What does the Mosaic Theory have to do with this ? Can you pinpoint specific verses from those books that correlate to the basis for our entire legal system ? So you know, I'm not just trying to argue, I'm genuinely curious.
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https://www.cambridge.org/core/book...american-law/5AEA44725A0B80CCAD5DDD2252D8148E


"Since the first settlements in British North America, Christianity and the Bible have had a significant influence on American jurisprudence. This reflects Christianity’s expansive influence on Western legal traditions in general and the English common law in particular. Christianity’s influence on American law was most pronounced in the colonial era, especially in New England’s Puritan commonwealths. Early colonial laws drew extensively from biblical sources, especially Mosaic law as interpreted within the colonists’ theological traditions. Christianity also contributed to an evolving constitutional tradition in the colonies and, later, the newly independent states, culminating in the U.S. Constitution framed in 1787. This is evident in broad principles, such as the separation of powers needed to check the abuse of government powers vested in fallen human actors, as well as in specific provisions such as the Article III, § 3 requirement that convictions for treason be supported by “the testimony of two witnesses” and the Fifth Amendment prohibition on double jeopardy. Although Christianity remained a dominant cultural force well into the nineteenth century and beyond, church-state separationists, secularists, and rationalists increasingly challenged its influence on law. This is seen, for example, in bitter political and legal controversies involving the Sunday mails, blasphemy laws, and the Bible’s invocation as authority in judicial proceedings. These disputes signaled Christianity’s declining influence in an increasingly secular age."
 
VonBonfire said:
Of course stated in typical Arch Stanton snark.
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