Posted on 09/13/2005 5:30:26 AM PDT by CFW
By Lee Shearer
lee.shearer@onlineathens.com
LEXINGTON - Oglethorpe County Commission Chairman Robert Johnson begrudgingly directed an employee to take down a display of the 23rd Psalm from the Oglethorpe County Courthouse Monday. Johnson said he feared an expensive legal challenge.
The Psalm, embroidered on a tapestry about 4 feet by 5 feet, hung for about a month on a wall in a hall outside of the office of Oglethorpe County Clerk of Courts Geneva Stamey.
According to lawyers with the Georgia chapter of the American Civil Liberties Union, displaying the 23rd Psalm is essentially the same thing as displaying the Ten Commandments, which the Supreme Court ruled this summer couldn't be displayed in a Kentucky courthouse.
[snip]
So, if you happen to have an extra copy of the 23rd Psalm on your computer, feel free to mail it to Lee Shearer ....that's lee.shearer@onlineathens.com
Do we really want a county commission chairman who has 'fear' about something like this to be in this position?
Does he leave the lights on at night when he tucks himself in?
When will we put people in charge who are not afraid?
What a crock...
Sounds like ol'Lee can't read either.
That's what so scarey about the ACLU. They have an endless supply of money. Small counties such as Oglethorpe Co. have none so therefore cannot fight them. I'm not sure what the solution could be since I think it has been ruled that we can't "kill all the lawyers".
LMFAO
Well, that's no doubt an old ruling. On the other hand, you'all could restart the county farm, catch some ACLU types, and turn 'em loose for a few weeks out there.
(Denny Crane: "Sometimes you can only look for answers from God and failing that... and Fox News".)
Ms. Stamey stood her ground. I'm proud of her. She is really a sweet, wonderful lady. She retires after her current term as clerk, and we really are going to miss her.
Both these are from the Old Testament which Judiasm and Christianity accept and, if I remember hearing right, the Koran. I seem to remember hearing at one time that the Koran either contained or Muslims accepted as holy writings from both the NT and OT. (Maybe someone can help me with this. It would be really good to know for sure.) In any case, the argument that it's endorsing a specific religion at that point doesn't hold much water.
This is so silly and anti-religious. If one were to put up a sign which said something like, " Justice is the Firmest Pillar of Society ", that would be fine unless someone found those words somewhere in the Bible. At that point it would be objectionable and unconstitutional.
Great "modern English versions," gentlemen.
But seriously though don't they have a code of ethics?(HA! I'm sorry I couldn't resist another dig)
Hmmm. Someone should try that as sort of a blind taste test thing. In other words get a focus group of libs and show them two phrases. One made up on the spot but a little weak. The other a strong statement supporting justice but a relatively little known quote from the bible. Then have them pick which one should be written over the entrance way of a hypothetical courthouse. I'd love to see the jaws drop when they pick the biblical verse.
Amen.
The Clerk was not happy with him. I learned a long time ago, stay on the good side of the Clerk of Court. They can either help you find that elusive document, or leave you to hunt for it on your own. I bet the happy, smiley, helpful clerks will not be so helpful when he is around in the future.
Do they not receive money from the Fed? I mean OUR TAX MONEY to instigate and litigate these cases? There was another thread here recently supporting this thought. If this is indeed the case, well, do I need to tell you that this is the single most devastating thing to our lives that exists at the moment? I ask for input from all on this, and if so, I WILL start a movement. Does the aclu receive our tax money to fight court cases against us? and thus, therein lies (one of) the motivations for the reason they do what they do. (think jackson, sharpton)
Moral Absolutes Ping.
I am REALLY getting seriously fed up with this hateful "remove every single last teeny tiny vestige of anything slightly religious that might potentially make even one avowed atheist feel uncomfortable in his miserable non-belief" crap.
The ACLU needs to be de-funded and de-fanged.
Since most of the people in the US believe in God, and even those who don't are rarely offended by religious symbols, emblems, and the like, and if even if they are, religious expression is protected by the Constitution, why the (deleted) is this continuing?
At this rate, every house of worship will have to be located in the industrial section of town in a back alley with a hidden sign.
Freepmail me if you want on/off this pinglist.
Disclaimer: Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.