My God isn't a piece of stone with words on it. This guy needs to read the second commandment.
This goes to show idiotic this "battle" has become.
Needless to say, the guy has lost his perspective.
No, a victory for those with egalitarian designs for the government. Its a case of calling evil good and good evil.
And the juggernaut continues...unabated.
I see a lot of comments about this guy, but how come no mention of how they never portray the left-wingers as they appear at their rallies? Unless you see pictures, you would never know that a huge number of them do what this guy did, never to be mentioned. The press makes sure to mention the one person who loses it at this rally and all the critics can do is comment on him. No wonder the Press is winning...fools fall for the ploys...
And with them, the idea that there are concepts which transcend the authority of the State.
Blessings of the State upon thee! Blessings of the Masses upon thee! Buy more! Buy now! Buy more now! Spend, consume, and enhance they credit rating, and fret not for the morrow, for the morrow is not now, and now is all that ever was, that is, or that shall ever be!
ALL who applaud this decision allied themselves with the creepy likes of Barry Lynn, the ACLU, Socialists, and all other traditional enemies of America. Congratulations on your defection to the dark side...
ITMT, this incident only serves as a THE metaphor for the current leftist movement to hijack and eradicate America's traditional and historical inspiration to priciple and basis of law -- it's Judeo-Christian heritage.
Huh? Is this man saying the monument is his God? Weird.
Just clarifying for searching sake. :)
Is there a learned person on FreeRepublic who could help point me to the exact article in the Constitution where the government is banned from promoting religion?
I found two incidents of promoting in the Constitution. Neither banned the government.
We the People of the United States, in Order to form a more perfect Union, establish Justice, insure domestic Tranquility, provide for the common defence, promote the general Welfare, and secure the Blessings of Liberty to ourselves and our Posterity, do ordain and establish this Constitution for the United States of America.
I would take this to mean that if religion were good for the general welfare then the government would be obligated to promote religion. Did you notice that “We the People” felt that Liberty was a Blessing and worth securing? Who do you suppose they felt had blessed Liberty?
To promote the Progress of Science and useful Arts, by securing for limited Times to Authors and Inventors the exclusive Right to their respective Writings and Discoveries;
Obviously, this instruction to promote did not ban government.
I discovered one incident that mentioned religion and in this case it was quite clear that the government was forbidden, banned, and prohibited, from establishing a religion for the nation.
Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances.
Is it possible that some judges are not familiar with the difference between promoting something and establishing something? I would observe that Roe v Wade did not establish abortions but I would also observe that it did promote abortions.
The Ten Commandments monument has been moved to a non-public location in the Alabama judicial building. Also, the federal court hearing scheduled for today has been suspiciously postponed to an unspecified date. Despite the removal of the monument from public view, rallies will continue in Montgomery through next week.