"and showing
loving kindness unto thousands of them that love me and
keep my commandments." Exodus 20:6)
James Madison, the fourth president of the United States,
once said: "We have staked the whole future of
American civilization not upon the power of government...
(but) upon the capacity of each ... of us to govern
ourselves according to the Ten Commandments of God."
I like that! God gave the Ten Commandments to Israel while
they
were encamped near Mt. Sinai. God promised the Israelites
(and us), He
will show love for those who love Him and keep His
commandments.
We Americans, especially our government leaders, would do
well to memorize and abide by the Ten Commandments.
Today, write down the Ten Commandments.
They're found in Exodus 20. Post them prominently. And
learn them! Then pray for our nation, especially our
leaders, to know and abide by them. America's
future is at stake!
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Posted: September 24, 2005
1:00 a.m. Eastern
© 2005 WorldNetDaily.com
If you are nostalgic for the days when the Ten
Commandments were
posted in public buildings, you might want to consider
visiting the
Eastern Band of the Cherokee Indians.
The tribal council is making plans to mount a copy of the
Ten
Commandments in the council house where government
meetings are held,
and possibly display them throughout other public
buildings in
Cherokee.
The idea was introduced by Councilwoman Angela Kephart
last month. She
said the tribe should display the Ten Commandments out of
respect and
devotion to God. The motion passed unanimously.
"We aren't saying you have to abide by the Ten
Commandments," Kephart
said, according to the Smoky Mountain News. "We are
simply displaying
God's Ten Commandments. That's what He expects from each
and every
individual. If you break that, it is between you and God.
It is not
between you and the tribal council; it is between you and
God."
There is no First Amendment issue involved, and even if
the American
Civil Liberties Union wanted to make one, it can't. The
U.S.
Constitution does not apply to Cherokee, nor to any other
Native
American tribe for that matter, according to Cherokee's
Attorney
General David Nash.
"We are a sovereign nation and we can pretty much
post anything we
want in our council chambers," said Kephart.
"For once the federal
government is not going to tell us what to do. We can feel
good about
it because we are standing up for God. The more it becomes
controversial, the more we need to stand firm."
Kephart was clear about her desire to promote
Christianity.
"God has blessed our tribe," she said. "We
have a very rich tribe, per
se. We are operating on over a $200 million budget thanks
to our
gaming enterprise."
Posting the Ten Commandments doesn't prevent others from
practicing
their religion, explained Nash.
"Anybody can practice any religion they want to
practice," Nash said.
The
10 Commandments
"And God
spoke all these words, saying: 'I am the LORD your God…
First -
"You shall have no other gods before Me."
Second -
"You shall not make for yourself a carved image--any
likeness of anything that is in heaven above, or that is
in the earth beneath, or that is in the water under the
earth."
Third - "You
shall not take the name of the LORD your God in vain."
Forth - "Remember
the Sabbath day, to keep it holy."
FIfth - "Honor
your father and your mother."
Sixth - "You
shall not murder."
Seventh - "You
shall not commit adultery."
Eighth -
"You shall not
steal."
Ninth - "You
shall not bear false witness against your neighbor."
Tenth - "You
shall not covet your neighbour's house; you shall not
covet your neighbour's wife, nor his male servant, nor his
female servant, nor his ox, nor his donkey, nor anything
that is your neighbour's."
