1. No its not based on the commandments. Commandments are based on ethics. Even atheists avoid slaughtering people
  2. Originally posted by Yogi:[..]

    Yes, but USA continues to function because nobody in the world wouldn't want USA to collapse because that would mean collapse of the whole world. In economic aspect, of course.

    To pay off the debt completely something truly radical would have to change, brutally radical. It's always mystery to me how people think that the system works and yet everyone is in debt. I mean - everyone. It just doesn't work. And, Aaron, please, stop with this commie shit, we get it.


    I'll say what I want, when i want, and I could care less what you want.
  3. And Holland only implements 5 out of 10 commandments
  4. So I guess they were hardly an inspiration at all.


  5. In all fairness I think that some of the commandments everyone should be able to get behind.


  6. Originally posted by RistoNo its not based on the commandments. Commandments are based on ethics. Even atheists avoid slaughtering people


    We still have our religion all around us.


  7. Highly debatable. Even if one accepts that the constitutions of the western world are based on christianity, there's a huge difference between those constitutions and a constitution that follows the sharia -even in a moderate form.
  8. Originally posted by yeah[..]

    Highly debatable. Even if one accepts that the constitutions of the western world are based on christianity, there's a huge difference between those constitutions and a constitution that follows the sharia -even in a moderate form.


    Indeed, our religions are different.
  9. Originally posted by Mr_Trek[..]

    We still have our religion all around us.


    No, but we arent making religion laws. Thats why we are not throwing stones when someone cheats on his/her partner. Here we divorce. Also its ilegal to sacrifice your son if you hear voices telling you to.
  10. Basing the constitution on religion is a 2000 year step back in ethics and humanity.
  11. Originally posted by RistoBasing the constitution on religion is a 2000 year step back in ethics and humanity.


    Am I the only one thinking that we may be expecting to much of these new democracies. We didn't become perfect democracies over night.