[Chancellor Palpatine]

There would be the fact that he did this for his fundraising friends at Coral Ridge Ministries of Ft. Lauderdale. For those who don't know, Coral Ridge is a 60 million dollar a year televangelism empire closely affiliated with TBN (home of Paul and Jan Crouch, she of the purple hair and big fake boobs).

They've been pimping the video as a come on for donations. Of course, televangelizing is very expensive - they spend nearly 4 million annually on fundraising, and who knows how much disappears in the funny math of TV preachers. Also remember that most of those donations come from widow's mites.

[Vindiciae Contra TyrannoSCOTUS]

The U.S. House of Representatives has voted to withhold funds from any enforcement action related to a federal appeals court's decision that the Ten Commandments monument in the Alabama judicial building is unconstitutional.

By a vote of 260-161, lawmakers last week OK'd an amendment by Rep. John N. Hostettler, R-Ind., to prohibit any money in the bill funding the Justice Department from going to enforcement of the controversial decision. House rebuffs court on 10 Commandments

The First Amendment to the Constitution of the United States secures rights against laws respecting an establishment of religion or prohibiting the free exercise thereof made by the United States Government. Ten Commandments Defense Act of 2003

The Framers of the Constitution deliberately withheld, in the main body of that document, any authority for the Federal Government to meddle with the religious affairs or with the free speech of the people. Then, as further and more specific protection for the people, they added the first amendment, which includes the `establishment clause' and the `freedom of speech clause' which are as follows: `Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech . . .'. It is of utmost importance to note that the first amendment is not a grant of authority to the Federal Government. To the contrary, it is a specific restriction upon the exercise of power by the Federal Government. Religious Freedom Restoration Act

Conservatives and libertarians who once viewed the judiciary as the final bulwark against government tyranny must now accept that no branch of government even remotely performs its constitutional role. ...It's time for the executive and legislative branches to show some backbone, appoint judges who follow the Constitution, and remove those who do not." --Ron Paul 13 August 2003, Federalist No. 03-33, Wednesday Chronicle

• Impeaching Federal Judges: A Covenantal and Constitutional Response to Judicial Tyranny
• It's Time to Hold Federal Judges Accountable
• Congress Must Curb the Imperial Judiciary
• WallBuilders | Resources | Impeachment of Federal Judges

The following explains why judge Myron Thompson is wrong:

• Federalism And Religious Liberty: Were Church And State Meant To Be Separate?
• Reply To Judge Richard A. Posner on The Inseparability of Law and Morality
• Memorandum of Law on the Constitutionality of Posting the Ten Commandments in Public Places

The electorate must demand that Congress act in accordance with the testimony presented in Congress, the Court, and the Constitution

According to The Birmingham News, seventy percent of respondents support Chief Justice Moore's granite display, which includes the Ten Commandments, and statements from our nation's Founding Fathers that document America's Christian heritage. Only twenty percent disapprove of the monument's display, which was privately funded by Chief Justice Moore, and cost the taxpayers of Alabama nothing. The other ten percent were unsure. Tom Gordon, "Poll: Most back Moore on Ten Commandments," The Birmingham News, September 15, 2002

Police would not estimate the size of the crowd, which appeared to be several thousand people, possibly as many as 10,000.

After the rally hundreds of people walked several blocks to the judicial building, where they lined up to view the monument inside. Some debated with about 35 atheists holding a counterprotest across the street. Thousands Rally In Support Of Ten Commandments Monument

 UPDATE: The open letter to Justice Roy Moore received 33,000 signatures(as of 19Aug03) since it was launched on Friday! We encourage every American Patriot, who believes as our Founders did that our Constitution should not be subject to the vagaries of an activist Leftjudiciary, to sign an open letter in support of Chief Justice Roy Moore's defense of religious liberty and states' rights in this landmark case. http://patriotpetitions.us/openletter

 

 

[BamaG]

You've got him pegged. It is sad to see Freepers lining up and blindly supporting him without a critical eye.

I can think of better ways to spend my tax dollars than to advance his career.

Just wait, he will challenge Richard Shelby for Senator, or at the least Bob Riley for Gov, he is using this for publicity and publicity hounds like Keyes and Falwell are joining in.

[Arthur Wildfire! March]

You know what? At this moment, I don't care what Keyes did with his campaign funds. I might care after this is over. But as long as he's standing there beside Judge Roy Moore, I don't care. If Clinton, himself, stood there, defending the Ten Commandments, I would pray for him, too. I would even open the slightest bit of respect for the man. Your desire to rain on his parade reveals something about you. Not a single, kind word? I see.

[Guenevere]

#38...What are you talking about????????????

Coral Ridge Ministries is the home of Dr.D.James Kennedy.....a well known, well respected author and Presybeterian pastor!

You keep going around to the different threads spewing this garbage & trying to convince unknowing folks that you know something they don't!

[Miss Marple]

Guenevere is absolutely right about this. Coral Ridge Ministries is based at Coral Ridge Presbyterian Church, and has no affiliation with TBN except that they buy time on that channel, as does Robert Schuller's Crystal Cathedral.

I happen to know someone who was on staff at Coral Ridge some years ago, and it was a fine ministry.

I don't think it helps to add erroneous comments to an already tense discussion.