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To: NC28203
The Decalogue addresses what were long considered to be man’s vertical and horizontal duties.

Noah Webster, the man personally responsible for Art. I, Sec. 8, ¶ 8, of the U. S. Constitution, explained two centuries ago:
The duties of men are summarily comprised in the Ten Commandments, consisting of two tables; one comprehending the duties which we owe immediately to God-the other, the duties we owe to our fellow men.

So all the Commandments are enforceable by God, but the only ones enforceable by man are those that directly affect another person. (murder, theft, fraud, perjury, etc.)

The Commandments define 'crime'

35 posted on 08/20/2004 9:27:54 AM PDT by MamaTexan (TAG - You're it! :)
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To: MamaTexan

>>>The duties of men are summarily comprised in the Ten Commandments, consisting of two tables; one comprehending the duties which we owe immediately to God - the other, the duties we owe to our fellow men.


Then should attempts at posting the 10 Commandments be limited to posting just those in which we owe a duty to our fellow man (murder, theft, fraud, perjury)? I think that would remove a considerable amount of the controversy.


36 posted on 08/20/2004 12:09:43 PM PDT by NC28203
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