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Judge Moore Ain't Removing Ten Commandments (FOX NEWS)

Posted on 11/19/2002 8:36:24 AM PST by Dallas

You gotta love this guy....


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KEYWORDS: 10commandments; alabama; benny; judgemoore
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To: Kerberos
Now you wouldn't have a problem with that would you?

I would. That's called political correctness.

141 posted on 11/19/2002 10:00:31 AM PST by BlessedBeGod
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To: Bloody Sam Roberts
I wonder if a compromise might be in order. Such as having the text of the Commandments on the monument written in the (what I believe) original Hebrew script.

How about printing them in Arabic for our peace loving friends!

142 posted on 11/19/2002 10:01:27 AM PST by F-117A
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To: Kerberos
Now, I happen to be a Buddhist and I think that in addition to having the Ten Commandments on display at the courthouse we should also have the Four Noble Truths on display as well, at taxpayer expense of course.

Now you wouldn't have a problem with that would you?

Now I was under the impression this display was privately funded. Public funding is another matter entirely.

I wouldn't have a problem, of course. Others would differ. As Dave Barry once so aptly said "those who want to share their religious beliefs with you never want you to share yours with them."

-Eric

143 posted on 11/19/2002 10:01:31 AM PST by E Rocc
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To: apillar
Actually I was more using your post to make a semi-arcane Mel Brooks reference.

But I do understand where you are coming from.
144 posted on 11/19/2002 10:01:40 AM PST by Diddle E. Squat
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To: Mark Felton
We have "One Nation Under God"; "In God We Trust"; Our individual rights are "God Given". I believe all men of faith worhsip the same God however they choose to approach it.

Is Jesus God in this scheme? I'm not so sure that the founding fathers would have agreed. Most did not believe in a personal God.

145 posted on 11/19/2002 10:01:54 AM PST by Dave S
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To: pgyanke
Do you truly think that is being argued here or are you just arguing for fun?

It does sound like that is being said here. Maybe I and others are just misreading what you and others are posting.

The Ten Commandments are the FOUNDATION of our laws...not the laws themselves.

I wouldn't go as far as to say THE foundation, because thats simply false. But they surely played a big part.

What the founding fathers set up was a country that respected the rights of the citizens to exercise their free will as given them by God. We are not to be told how to worship nor whom to worship and our conduct should only be regulated in how it meshes with the rights of others.

I can agree with that. No argument here.

To say that a "monument" is an establishment of religion is laughable (or would be) especially considering its placement among other historical documents.

I dont make that argument at all. I do not think it violates the 1st Amendment. I just had questions as to what it may imply, especially if no other historical documents are posted.

Judge Moore hasn't "established" a religion nor given any impression that you will be prosecuted in his court for violating the Sabbath.

Again, I was just asking what others may think. Posecuted, no. Equal in the eyes of the court? That may be questionable.

146 posted on 11/19/2002 10:02:16 AM PST by FreeTally
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To: Kerberos
Now you wouldn't have a problem with that would you?

My opinion would be irrelevent. The First Amendment in no way precludes that.

You thought you had a checkmate, but just served up a red herring.

147 posted on 11/19/2002 10:03:46 AM PST by Skooz
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To: Dave S
Is Jesus God in this scheme? I'm not so sure that the founding fathers would have agreed. Most did not believe in a personal God.


What a crock of Shite!
148 posted on 11/19/2002 10:03:50 AM PST by DeathfromBelow
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To: Kerberos
You are free to contribute to the Buddhist statues which were destroyed by the Taliban. You are also free to practice your religion here in the United States.
149 posted on 11/19/2002 10:03:51 AM PST by Sacajaweau
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To: FreeTally
What I ask is if the words "Thall Shalt not take the name of the Lord thy God in vain" is written on a tablet in a COURT HOUSE(that's the distinction), does that not imply that taking the name of the Lord in vain is a crime, punishable by the court?

Crimes are defined by Legislatures, not by public displays in courthouses. Do you really think that if the words, or even the original document containing the words, "We hold these truths to be self-evident; That all men are created equal and are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable rights..." were displayed in a COURT HOUSE, that such a display would imply that disavowing those self-evident truths would be a crime, punishable by the court? Get a grip.

Cordially,

150 posted on 11/19/2002 10:04:30 AM PST by Diamond
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To: Kerberos
"Now, I happen to be a Buddhist and I think that in addition to having the Ten Commandments on display at the courthouse we should also have the Four Noble Truths on display as well, at taxpayer expense of course.

Now you wouldn't have a problem with that would you?"


No problem! We should include other documents that formed the inspiration for our form of government...

Let's see... which of our laws or documents derived its inspiration from Buddhism?

Hmmm... Maybe there isn't actually a taxpayer interest here... Sure gave it a good try, though.
151 posted on 11/19/2002 10:04:33 AM PST by pgyanke
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To: Dallas
Hell yes...a real hombre. I love it.
152 posted on 11/19/2002 10:04:41 AM PST by wardaddy
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To: Mark Felton
We have "One Nation Under God"; "In God We Trust"; Our individual rights are "God Given". I believe all men of faith worhsip the same God however they choose to approach it. However I will violently oppose an atheist government.

What if we call this God Allah? Vishnu?

153 posted on 11/19/2002 10:05:39 AM PST by Dave S
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To: DeathfromBelow
Most did not believe in a personal God.

Prove it.

Cordially,

154 posted on 11/19/2002 10:05:44 AM PST by Diamond
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To: pgyanke
Wrong! The only governmental structure ever conceived that fully supports freedom of religion is a product of Judeo-Christian tradition. Religious and personal freedom in India? China? Any Muslim nation? Russia? Africa?
Other than the date (written according to the convention of the day), show me one reference to Judaism, Christianity, or the Bible in the Constitution.

You should read the real words of our founding fathers (such as the Federalist Papers or personal writings).
Such as?:

As the government of the United States of America is not in any sense founded on the Christian Religion--as it has itself no character of enmity against the law, religion or tranquility of Musselmen [Muslims]
-Article 11, Treaty of Peace and Friendship between The United States and the Bey and Subjects of Tripoli of Barbary," 1796-1797.

Where the preamble [of the Statute of Virginia for Religious Freedom] declares, that coercion is a departure from the plan of the holy author of our religion, an amendment was proposed by inserting the words "Jesus Christ," so that it should read, "A departure from the plan of Jesus Christ, the holy author of our religion;" the insertion was rejected by a great majority, in proof that they meant to comprehend, within the mantle of its protection, the Jew and the Gentile, the Christian and Mohammedan, the Hindoo and Infidel of every denomination.
-Thomas Jefferson, Autobiography

I am for freedom of religion and against all maneuvers to bring about a legal ascendancy of one sect over another.
-Thomas Jefferson, letter to Elbridge Gerry, January 26, 1799

I contemplate with sovereign reverence that act of the whole American people which declared that their legislature should make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibit the free exercise thereof, thus building a wall of separation between church and state.
-Thomas Jefferson, as President, in a letter to the Baptists of Danbury, Connecticut, 1802

Who does not see that the same authority which can establish Christianity in exclusion of all other religions may establish, with the same ease, any particular sect of Christians in exclusion of all other sects? That the same authority which can force a citizen to contribute threepence only of his property for the support of any one establishment may force him to conform to any other establishment in all cases whatsoever?
-James Madison, "A Memorial and Remonstrance," addressed to the General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Virginia, 1785

Strongly guarded as is the separation between Religion & Govt in the Constitution of the United States the danger of encroachment by Ecclesiastical Bodies may be illustrated by precedents already furnished in their short history. (See the cases in which negatives were put by J. M. on two bills passd by Congs and his signature withheld from another. See also attempt in Kentucky for example, where it was proposed to exempt Houses of Worship from taxes.
-James Madison, "Monopolies. Perpetuities. Corporations. Ecclesiastical Endowments,"

-Eric

155 posted on 11/19/2002 10:08:09 AM PST by E Rocc
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To: Ready2go; Dallas
Bump to that!.....if they don't like it here....maybe they should try a little religious freedom where they come from.
156 posted on 11/19/2002 10:08:13 AM PST by wardaddy
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To: Dallas
Thought it was about time that somebody actually posted a picture of the monument at the center of all this attention.

Almost seems as strange as that story the other day about blaming a gun for somebody's killing. I suppose the next thing will be that we have a court order to erase the inscription engraved on the Liberty Bell.

157 posted on 11/19/2002 10:08:55 AM PST by alancarp
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To: chimera
Just out of curiosity, how long has this rock been there?
158 posted on 11/19/2002 10:09:39 AM PST by Timesink
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To: Diamond
Do you really think that if the words, or even the original document containing the words, "We hold these truths to be self-evident; That all men are created equal and are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable rights..." were displayed in a COURT HOUSE, that such a display would imply that disavowing those self-evident truths would be a crime, punishable by the court?

Funny you bring that up considering that all men not being equal was codified in our law for many years, and when certain people with a certain skin color tried to live up to the creed, they were punished. Ironic isn't it?

159 posted on 11/19/2002 10:09:44 AM PST by FreeTally
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To: Dave S
Is Jesus God in this scheme? I'm not so sure that the founding fathers would have agreed. Most did not believe in a personal God.
Some such as Jefferson and Franklin believed in God in a Deist sense. Jefferson disbelieved in the divinity of Christ, Franklin had doubts.

-Eric

160 posted on 11/19/2002 10:10:05 AM PST by E Rocc
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