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To: FreeTally
In your mind, does it imply that the Ten Commandments are the "law of the land"?

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.

75 posted on 11/19/2002 9:24:00 AM PST by Skooz
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To: Skooz
Absolutely not. If someone posts a calendar on public property, is that the law of the land?

A calender does not represent laws handed down by God as believed in certain religions. Apples and Oranges.

I am sticking to a strict interpretation of the First Amendment here.

I too believe in the original intent of the passage in the 1st - which was to ensure America would not become a Theocracy and have a national religion like England.

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?

84 posted on 11/19/2002 9:27:50 AM PST by FreeTally
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