{{Cquote|Twelve of the original thirteen colonies adopted the entire [[Decalogue]] into their civil and criminal laws. While the lone hold-out, Rhode Island, did not adopt the first four Commandments, they did adopt the last six. Surveying the organic development of law, former Chief Justice William Rehnquist forcefully argued: “It is… undeniable… that the Ten Commandments have had a significant impact on the development of secular legal codes of the Western World.<ref>[https://downloads.frc.org/EF/EF10I86.pdf Ten Commandments: Foundation of American Society] by Dr. Kenyn Cureton</ref>}}
{{Cquote|Twelve of the original thirteen colonies adopted the entire [[Decalogue]] into their civil and criminal laws. While the lone hold-out, Rhode Island, did not adopt the first four Commandments, they did adopt the last six. Surveying the organic development of law, former Chief Justice William Rehnquist forcefully argued: “It is… undeniable… that the Ten Commandments have had a significant impact on the development of secular legal codes of the Western World.<ref>[https://downloads.frc.org/EF/EF10I86.pdf Ten Commandments: Foundation of American Society] by Dr. Kenyn Cureton</ref>}}
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==1774 contineital congress prayer==
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george washington
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john adams
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samuel adams
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john jay
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patrick henery
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peyton roundolph
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these men were at the continetial cofederation congress that met from 1774-1789
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==Articles of confederation==
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It has pleased the Great Governor of the World to incline the hearts of the Legislatures we respectively represent in Congress, to approve of and to authorize us to ratify the said Articles of Confederation.