[Tfug] The NET

[Judd Pickell]

I don't know, some would argue that the American Constitution has had as
much of an effect on the world as the Bible. Both are very influential world
wide, although for vary different reasons. The Bible gave the catholic
church the power it wanted, and the Constituation gave people the freedom
that they didn't/couldn't have until then. :)

Judd

On 10/5/06, Stephen Hooper <stephen.hooper at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> On 10/5/06, rfs_lists at mac.com <rfs_lists at mac.com> wrote:
>
> > If you don't look beyond these shores, maybe! Try the Magna Carta,
> > nearly 800 years old, and the Act of Settlement, a sprightly 305;
> > both of which form part of the British constitution. Yup, they're
> > supplemented by more recent legislation, but that's the point.
> >
> > cheers,
> > Rich
>
>
> Thanks for pointing that out.  I was really tempted to, but then
> figured I would get into pointing out that social document is not
> really specific, and that the examples he gives are dissimilar.
>
> I mean bringing in the Bible, and comparing it to U.S. Constitution:
> pretty much a guarantee that anything that does not deal with pure
> fiction, but instead with philosophical, societal, or personal
> values/conduct, could be considered.
>
> The set of literature that falls into this category is so broad, that
> it would be silly to try to enumerate it all.  Most of it that is
> widely read/recognizable is also over three-hundred years old.
>
> Maybe the comment was supposed to have persuasive value, but  it had
> the opposite effect on me.
>
> Reading the bible is much different than reading the US constitution
> :)  The two should not be confused, and though I am atheist, the mere
> fact that one is recognized by some as the work of God, makes me
> wonder what kind of hubris was attached to elevating the US
> constitution to that level (much the same way I would question raising
> it the level of the Vedas, or the Koran, or anything else that people
> find religious significance in).
>
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