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To: dogbyte12
You make a great point. People in the majority now, don't want constitutional protections for religious minorities, because it doesn't affect them, right now, since their ox isn't being gored.

Straw man argument. I am a member of a religious minority and I welcome display of the 10 Commandments. It is an historical document, intrinsic to the fouding of this country, and I am not offended in the least by it. You're dragging in Popes, and Baptists, and what not. This is silly and has nothing to do with the discussion at hand.

308 posted on 07/01/2003 9:59:50 PM PDT by First Amendment
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To: pram
Straw man argument. I am a member of a religious minority and I welcome display of the 10 Commandments. It is an historical document, intrinsic to the fouding of this country, and I am not offended in the least by it.

With all due respect, so what? I'm not offended by it, either.

Constitutionality is not dependent on what does or does not offend you. The court here specifically addressed that issue and found that the display did offend the plaintiffs.

377 posted on 07/02/2003 5:42:47 AM PDT by Dog Gone
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