re: Satanists seek spot next to Ten Commandments monument on steps of OK's Statehous

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Enough Non New Yorkers here bitched about the stupid soda law passed by the soon to be former mayor.

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Expressing opinions is one thing. Asserting your will on others is another.

Who outside of New York was suing them over the soda ban?

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As an oklahoman I don't want to limit who can donate a monument to my state just because they don't live here

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Kim-Jong-Un arrives to donate a monument to oklahogjr's state

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.the Rule of Men or the Rule of Law?

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considering the law is written by men whats the difference

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No. They are a symbol of legal heritage. If you'd like to assert that Hammurabi's Code should be there, you'd have some standing. The Satanist thing is off point and silly.

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so you're saying without the Ten Commandments we wouldn't have laws against stealing and murder?

If the Ten Commandments is part of our legal heritage where are the laws preventing coveting your neighbor's wife?

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Why, in your estimation, are the Ten Commandments featured throughout the SCOTUS?

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because self-described "Christians" use that fallacy as a means to get their religious symbolism in a govt building. The same reasoning you're using.

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Which for some reason he thinks is wonderful. Total anarchy sounds good eh

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maybe increase the value of bitcoins?

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because self-described "Christians" use that fallacy as a means to get their religious symbolism in a govt building.

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Menes (c. 3200 B.C.) First King of the first dynasty of ancient Egypt. He unified Upper and Lower Egypt under his rule and is
one of the earliest recorded lawgivers. Menes is shown in the frieze holding the ankh, an Egyptian symbol for life.

Hammurabi (c. 1700s B.C.) King of Babylon credited with founding the Babylonian Empire. He is known for the Code of
Hammurabi, one of the earliest known legal codes. The first stone of the Code depicts him receiving the law from the
Babylonian Sun God.

Moses (c. 1300s B.C.) Prophet, lawgiver, and judge of the Israelites. Mosaic Law is based on the Torah, the first five books of
the Old Testament. Moses is depicted in the frieze holding two overlapping tablets, written in Hebrew, representing the Ten
Commandments. Partially visible from behind Moses’ beard are Commandments six through ten.

Solomon (c. 900s B.C.) King of Israel and renowned judge. His name, meaning “figure of the wise man,” has become
synonymous with “judicial wisdom.”

Lycurgus (c. 800 B.C.) Legislator of Sparta. Lycurgus is credited with being one of the reformers of Sparta’s constitution. He
left Sparta after convincing the Spartan leadership not to change his laws until he returned, but he never did.

Solon (c. 638 - 558 B.C.) Athenian lawgiver. He was appointed archon, an officer of state, and was charged with remodeling
the Athenian constitution in 594 B.C. He was instrumental in codifying and reforming Athenian law, often revising the laws of
Draco. His name has come to mean “a wise and skillful lawgiver.”

Draco (c. 600s B.C.) One of Solon’s legal predecessors in Athens. Around 620 B.C., he committed an Athenian code of laws to
paper for the first time. His code included many strict penalties and death sentences, often for what seemed to be minor offenses.
Thus, the word “draconian,” meaning harsh or cruel, is derived from his name.

Confucius (551 - 478 B.C.) Chinese philosopher whose teachings stressed harmony, learning, and virtue. Within 300 years of
his death, the Chinese State adopted his teachings as the basis for government. Although officially abandoned by the Chinese
government in 1912, Confucianism continues to have an influence throughout the world.

Octavian (63 B.C. - 14 A.D.) or Augustus. First Emperor of the Roman Empire. He brought widespread reforms to many facets
of Roman life. He supported the concept of using previous opinions of leading jurists to aid in resolving new disputes.

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All represented on the SCOTUS as legal precursors. No Satanic representation there.

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All represented on the SCOTUS as legal precursors. No Satanic representation there.

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Once again, steps by self described Christians to get around the 1st Amendment.

Are you now claiming the SCOTUS is infallible?

You just linked it.

ETA: if you can't see the difference in those then I don't know what to tell you. There is no historical evidence that Moses led the Israelites from slavery in Egypt through the parted Red Sea and God gave him a set of tablets by way of a burning bush on a mountain. That's pure hocus pocus religious belief. It's not based on fact. It's not based on history. And it has nothing to do with our SCOTUS but there it is. Why is it there if not as a means to get religion in the public square?

And by "that wall," I am referring to Jefferson's "wall of separation between church and state"