Guest guest Posted April 23, 2004 Report Share Posted April 23, 2004 Did You Know?? > > > > > Good history... > > > > > >> DID YOU KNOW? > > >> > > >> As you walk up the steps to the Capitol > Building, which houses the > > >> Supreme Court, you can see near the top of the > building a row of the > > >> world's > > >> law givers and each one is facing one in the > middle who is facing forward > > >> with a full frontal view - it is Moses and the > Ten Commandments! > > >> > > >> As you enter the Supreme Court courtroom, > the two huge oak doors > > >> have the Ten Commandments engraved on each lower > portion of each door. As > > >> you sit inside the courtroom, you can see the! e > wall, right above where > > >> the > > >> Supreme Court judges sit, a display of the Ten > Commandments! > > >> > > >> There are Bible verses etched in stone > all over the Federal > > >> Buildings and Monuments in Washington, D.C. > > >> > > >> Madison, the fourth president, > known as " The Father of Our > > >> Constitution " made the following statement " We > have staked the whole of all > > >> our political institutions upon the capacity of > mankind for > > >> self-government, > > >> upon the capacity of each and all of us to govern > ourselves, to control > > >> ourselves, to sustain ourselves according to the > Ten Commandments of God. " > > >> > > >> Henry, that patriot and Founding > Father of our country > > >> said, > > >> " It cannot be emphasized too strongly or too > often that this great nation > > >> was founded not by religionists but by > Christians, not on religions but on > > >> the Gospel of Jesus Christ " . > > >> > > >> Every session! Of Congress begins with a > prayer by a paid preacher, > > >> whose salary h as been paid by the taxpayer since > 1777. > > >> > > >> Fifty-two of the 55 founders of the > Constitution were members of > > >> the > > >> established orthodox churches in the colonies. > > >> > > >> Jefferson worried that the Courts > would overstep their > > >> authority and instead of interpreting the law > would begin making law....an > > >> oligarchy....the rule of few over many. > > >> > > >> The very first Supreme Court Justice, > Jay, said, " Americans > > >> should select and prefer Christians as their > rulers. " > > >> > > >> How, then, have we gotten to the point > that everything we have done > > >> for 220 years in this country is now suddenly > wrong and unconstitutional? > > >> > > >> Please forward this to everyone you can. > Lets put it around the > > >> world and let the world see what this country was > built on. > > > > > > > NOTICE: This e-mail message and all attachments transmitted with it may > contain legally privileged and confidential information intended solely > for the use of the addressee. If the reader of this message is not the > intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any reading, > dissemination, distribution, copying, or other use of this message or > its attachments, hyperlinks, or any other files of any kind is strictly > prohibited. If you have received this message in error, please notify > the sender immediately by telephone () or by a reply to this > electronic mail message and delete this message and all copies and > backups thereof. > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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