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To: general_re
That being said, this is why there is the second half of that standard, evaluating whether the practical effect is one of promoting religion or not.

The so called second half of the standard is the only thing that makes sense. However, when you attempt to apply the second half by itself without Moore's posistion the monument by itself could simply be history or art. It loses its apparent religious sigificance. I would then agree that if a jury of peers decided it was religious based on their own standards of the day then that could be a reasonable basis but the one that has been put forth here can only result in bizarre consquences.

176 posted on 08/21/2003 8:04:06 PM PDT by VRWC_minion (Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual posters and most are right)
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To: VRWC_minion
However, when you attempt to apply the second half by itself without Moore's posistion the monument by itself could simply be history or art.

So to you the Ten Commandments is not an article of religious significance? Is this a common belief in the churches these days? If it has no religious significance, why are people so agitated about its removal? After all, it's just an artifact of history, right? Presumably, some other historical artifact will replace it - plenty of those to choose from. I've always been fond of the portrait of Washington crossing the Delaware myself. Maybe that ordinary historical artifact can replace this other ordinary historical artifact. Seems kind of funny that people get so upset over plain old art or history...

182 posted on 08/21/2003 9:03:18 PM PDT by general_re (A clear conscience is usually the sign of a bad memory.)
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