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Scripture influenced civil governance in the West at least from the time of Britain’s King Alfred in the Ninth Century AD, who translated Scripture passed on early Constitutional law to his sons and grandsons who would rule, and who would continue to defend the British Isles from Vikings.
Two notable laws which were not unknown to America’s founding fathers:
THE STATUTE OF WINCHESTER in 1285 emphasized the local militia made-up of men 15 to 60, and reminded citizens that open carry is permitted for their military-grade weapons. It also reminded men of their police powers to conscientiously keep the peace of their communities. This is based in Deuteronomy Chapter 22.
The Archery Laws of 1363 required practice of archery on Sundays and holy days and "forbade, on pain of death, all sport that took up time better-spent on war training especially archery practice."
In 1477, when the sport of Cricket began to replace archery range training, King Edward IV simply outlawed it, and imposed a massive fine “of fifty pounds and two years gaol for those who played the game, and one hundred pounds and three years’ gaol for anyone who allowed the game to played on his property.” That hundred-pound fine is equivalent to over $170,000 in today’s money.
Precious in the sight of the LORD Is the death of His godly ones.
Psalm 116:15
Rod Dreher asks, "I don’t understand why the government doesn’t deploy the army and shoot rioters until they stop. Philippe Lemoine, a Frenchman, says it’s not that simple."
Excerpt:
"We have let things rot for so long that, at this point, relying primarily on force to restore order would require a degree of violence far greater than what people realize and what is politically feasible.
It's possible to contain a riot using only moderate force when the number of police officers is high relative to the number of rioters, but when riots are so widespread and involve so many people because you have allowed this kind of things to happen for so long, that's just not possible and you have to use extreme violence to make up for the lack of manpower.
I know people on the Internet will say that it doesn't matter and that we should just do it, but the reality is that most of the people in charge are not prepared to use that kind of force and neither would most ordinary people if they saw ...
Even Marine Le Pen’s recent statements track this line: personal Islamic practice is compatible with the Republic; replacing French law with Sharia is not. French Muslims who are simply citizens practicing their "religious faith" “have no reason to worry” about a Le Pen election victory.
But can one be a practicing Muslim without demanding and practicing Sharia?
