Another foundation of American law

The US Supremes have long approved versions of the Ten Commandments in government displays as long as they are one part of a display of documents that form the foundation of American law. Thus the Top Ten can be joined with the Magna Carta, the Mayflower Compact, the Declaration of Independence, the Preamble of the Constitution, the Bill of Rights, the Pledge of Allegiance, the words of the Star Spangled Banner, and King's "I have a Dream" speech. Not all of these have to do with law, but I won't quibble. South Carolina has added a new member to the list: The Lord's Prayer. They justify it this way (and this text is to be on the accompanying plaque):

"The Lord's Prayer, used to teach people how best to seek their daily needs, is a model of philosophy and inspiration for legal and moral systems throughout the ages. In the colonies, James Oglethorpe brought debtors to freedom in our neighboring State of Georgia in remembrance of 'forgiving our debts as we forgive our debtors'."

Can you say revisionist history?

* Oglethorpe did not bring colonists from England's notorious debtor's prisons.
* This text confuses financial debts with the intended meaning of "sins".
* The guy who describes the prayer as the core of moral systems, one Christopher G. Weeramantry of the International Court of Justice in The Hague, described how each word or phrase of the prayer relates to international law or human rights, but always in a way that leads human rights back to religion. For example, by starting the prayer with "Our Father" we declare basic equality among all humans so that everyone, no matter how lowly, can address the Almighty directly.

This was signed into law this past June.