Posted on 11/19/2002 8:36:24 AM PST by Dallas
You gotta love this guy....
Posting the Ten Commandments on public property in no way violates the First Amendment. Wacko-leftwing-judiciary case law notwithstanding..
It would be an image that would stick in the minds of people, like the stormtrooper shoving his rife in Elian's face.Yeah.
And how long did that image last in the peoples minds?
Poor little ol' Elian was forgotten even before he landed in Havana.
It made for an interesting news story, that's all.
"Let's get on with the country's business already!"
UMMMM...your ignorance is showing.....Are you saying the Commandments don't say those things? Or are you saying they are the government's business?
I personally don't care all that much either way about a passive display...but the idea that the government should be based on the Commandments contradicts the First Amendment.
-Eric
But public display of the Ten Commandments does not. And that is the issue.
He does not have to.
Executive privilege.
Ah, someone finally brings up the one thing that is a concern of mine in this case. And I agree with you. There are many great things such as not murdering, stealing, lying or coveting that transcend mere "religion" and are about individual rights. Then there are the overtly Judeo-Christian passages.
Does the fact that this is posted on a COURT HOUSE imply that all Ten concepts are codeified in our law, and if one chooses to not believe in the Christian God, or doesn't keep the Sabath holy, then that person may find himself/herself in front of the court facing punishment?
The fact is there's a lot of stuff in the Ten Commandments that is absolutely none of the government's business.
In deed.
See my #68.
In your mind, does it imply that the Ten Commandments are the "law of the land"?
I can't say I definitely see it one way or another. I'm curious as to what others think.
Does the fact that this is posted on a COURT HOUSE imply that all Ten concepts are codeified in our law, and if one chooses to not believe in the Christian God, or doesn't keep the Sabath holy, then that person may find himself/herself in front of the court facing punishment?No.
Your world won't end, your quality of life will not be diminished, whatever private habits you enjoy engaging in will still be yours to engage in. You're bellyaching just for the sake of bellyaching.
This nation has a rich Judeo-Christian tradition. Atheists despise the tradition and are intent on making all of public society as godless as they are. It isn't just religious practices they despise, but the very thought that anyone might dare publically declare a belief in God drives them insane.
I am pleased that at least one courageous state supreme court justice is standing his ground.
Absolutely not. If someone posts a calendar on public property, is that the law of the land?
I am sticking to a strict interpretation of the First Amendment here.
So its the government's business if I take the Lord's name in vain or dont keep the Sabbath holy? I should face penalties for doing so? What should these penalties be?
Posting the Ten Commandments on public property in no way violates the First Amendment.I have mixed feelings on that one. My response was to the idea that our government is somehow based on them. The First Amendment does protect the right to violate at least three of the Commandments, and perhaps four.
-Eric
No Federal Constitutional problem.
I assume public religious displays do not offend the Alabama Constitution?
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