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Catuion...we are getting sucked into a heresy.

4 "You shall not make for yourself an idol, or any like-

ness of what is in heaven above or on earth beneath or

in the water under the earth.

This monument is fast becoming an idol.

This monument is fast becoming an idol.

U. S. troops pulled down the statues of Saddam just months ago. Very powerful and symbolic. I'm not sure I'll have as much fun watching this happen on American soil.

4 "You shall not make for yourself an idol, or any like- ness of what is in heaven above or on earth beneath or in the water under the earth. This monument is fast becoming an idol.

BINGO.

There IS NO COMMANDMENT to DISPLAY the 10 Commandments any particular place!

I strongly sympathize with Judge Moore and his situation is akin to the employees who were not permitted to display flags on their desks as we geared up to retaliate for 9/11.

Nonetheless, this piece of rock carved with words is NOT God, nor is it Christianity, nor is it decency, nor is it even a particularly good SYMBOL for any of these things.

Incitement to riot is not riot. But making this stand is still incitement to riot. I am not sure that dying on this particular hill is good for the kingdom of God. I appreciate his courage. I think that if you don't believe in the God who handed down these commandments, it ought to be easy to regard them as historical documents with only a couple of them objectionable to the most worldly set of values that belong in court. (Thou Shalt Not Kill should be fine with everyone. Thou shalt keep the Sabbath holy, should be meaningless to an atheist; Thou shalt have no other gods before Me, ought to be quaint at worst, and no threat to someone who does not BELIEVE in the God making the pronouncement.)

The hugest problem is that atheists feel the need to make these stands, to try to take away our free speech rights. That they cannot see the stone as part of their legacy as part of Western Civilization shows a lack of historical perspective. But we must not fight them as if they really threaten our beliefs. We must not take them that seriously. Are our beliefs that fragile? Do we fear that by denying our God, they destroy our God? I don't think we should.

If that stone comes down, nothing is really destroyed. The day is coming when every knee shall bend...but men can't make that happen.

Do you think for one moment that if we are patient and loving instead of angry and combative with those who are not Christians, over carved pieces of rock, God will refuse to bring about the Millenium on that account? "Oh well, you didn't fight for this rock, so you must not really believe in Me!"

I know a god like that. His name is Allah and an awful lot of people think they have to fight for his rock.