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Originally posted by Burn Rubber
Do you think civilization and rule of law just suddenly started after Jesus died ~2000 years ago? The Greeks, Romans, Egyptians, Chinese, etc. all had sophisticated legal systems centuries and millennia before Jesus. Hammurabi's Code, the oldest recorded legal code that we know of, dates back to c. 1750 BC. And why are you saying that all societies are built on Judeo-Christian values?  Humans all have intrinsic values, and organized religion is nothing but a more tangible manifestation of those universal values (no stealing, killing, etc.).
I agree that the Bible is probably the most influential book in the history of Western civilization, but human morality does not stem from the Bible or organized religion. If that was the case, Western Europe would be in anarchy right now. |
Not all societies are built on Judeo-Christian values, only the medieval and modern European civilization and the rest of the Christendom. Other non-Christian societies are founded upon their respective religions although all religions are interconnected and derived from the same source. Religion is basically the
foundation of civilization.
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"Whereas Congress recognizes the historical tradition of ethical values and principles which are the basis of civilized society and upon which our great Nation was founded; Whereas these ethical values and principles have been the bedrock of society from the dawn of civilization, when they were known as the Seven Noahide Laws."
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