UBER 1337 Poster Rep: 52  Joined: 17 Jan 2007 Posts: 4,929 OFFLINE | 1. Thou Shalt Have No Other Gods Beside Me: There definitely aren’t any laws that forbid the worship of all but one god, much less the specific god of the ancient Hebrews. In fact, American law in general is silent on the existence of gods. Christians have inserted references to their God in various places, for example the Pledge of Allegiance and the National Motto, but for the most part the law doesn’t insist that any gods exist - and who would want that to change?
2. Thou Shalt Not Worship Any Graven Images: This Commandment has the same basic legal problems as the first. There is nothing in American law that even hints at the idea that there is something wrong with worshipping “graven images.” If such a law existed it would infringe upon the religious liberties of those whose religions include “graven images” — which, according to some, would include Catholics and many other Christian denominations.
3. Thou Shalt Not Take the Name of the Lord Thy God in Vain: As with the first two Commandments, this is a purely religious requirement that is not expressed in American law anymore. There was a time when blasphemy was punished. If it were still possible to prosecute people for blasphemy (a common, but not necessarily accurate, interpretation of this Commandment), it would be an infringement on religious liberty.
If it was really happening we could actually laugh out loud.
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