Do they want Baphomet in their schools? Because this is how you get Baphomet in your schools.

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    Ah, yes. Very foundational to our legal system. The First Commandment (using the version usually touted by evangelicals):

    You shall have no other gods.

    That’s why we didn’t pass the Bill of Rights with the US Constitution. Because the First Amendment there states people shall have freedom of religion, and that would contradict the First Commandment.

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      Very foundational to our legal system.

      Given our political attitude towards Muslims, Hindus, Atheists, and Pagans, I honestly don’t detect a lie.

      In America you can have any religion you want, so long as its the correct one.

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      The next four Commandments to round out the top five are foundational to our legal system, although none of these prohibitions is actually enshrined in any of our laws:

      1. You shall not make idols.
      2. You shall not take the name of the Lord your God in vain.
      3. Remember the Sabbath day, to keep it holy.
      4. Honour your father and your mother.
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        Yeah, and they’re trying to codify those (except they’d love it if you’d idolize them for “saving” you)