Go back to what our founders and our founding documents meant — they’re quite clear — that we would create law based on the God of the bible and the ten commandments. What in hell scares people about talking about America’s foundation of faith? It is that world view that involves some people being afraid of being able to discuss our foundation, being able to discuss God in the public square, that’s the only thing I can attribute it to.
Now, 'Inconnu' takes Ms Palin at her word and tries to follow the logic:
So, let’s list the Ten Commandments so that everyone knows what Sarah Palin is talking about. Notwithstanding minor numbering and wording differences, the commandments read as follows:
You shall have no gods beside the Lord of Israel.
You shall not make for yourself an idol.
You shall not take the name of the Lord in vain.
Remember the Sabbath and keep it holy.
Honor your father and mother.
You shall not murder.
You shall not commit adultery.
You shall not steal.
You shall not bear false witness against your neighbor.
You shall not covet anything that belongs to your neighbor.
Pretty benign, huh? But let’s take a closer look at what it means to have our law based upon the Ten Commandments and the Bible, and see what happens to those who violate them:
... [He quotes the Biblical verses for the punishments of the above]
Summary of punishments for violating the Ten Commandments:
#1 stoning to death
#2 stoning to death
#3 stoning to death
#4 stoning to death
#5 death
#6 death
#7 stoning to death
#8 sold into slavery
#9 you are destroyed
#10 stoning to death
Our legislators need to get busy if we are to follow Sarah Palin’s logic. They have a lot of pretty harsh laws to write.
Sarah Palin et al. want this country to be “Judeo-Christian”, by which they mean that the real Americans are Jews and Christians…certainly not Muslim-Americans, whose loyalty must always be questioned, since they are not real Americans. This all fits their xenophobic paradigm.
Palin’s contention that our Founding Fathers wanted to base this country’s law upon the Ten Commandments flies in the face of “Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion…”
Now, let’s imagine:
What if a Muslim had said: “We need to create U.S. law based on the Quran”? What if someone said that American law should be based upon “Sharia”? People like Spencer, Geller, and the rest of the goof troop would be screaming “Islamicization!” “Dhimmitude!” “Jihad!” “Islamic Domination!” at the top of their lungs. They would spend day and night quoting Islamic scripture–just like I did with the Bible–to prove how horrible such a sentiment is. If they want to weaponize the Quran and hadiths, we can do the same with their scriptures. They will not win in this game, and it’s really unbelievable how profound their hypocrisy is.
http://www.loonwatch.com/2010/05/sarah-palin-supports-stoning-and-slavery/