Posted on 09/25/2004 12:42:49 AM PDT by flutters
DELLROY, Ohio -- Thou shalt not miss this message.
That's what Jay Power hopes will happen after having the Ten Commandments painted on his barn about 500 feet away from state Route 542.
Power, 66, a farmer who considers himself a biblical scholar, placed an ad in July for help painting the Ten Commandments on his barn. Five people responded, and he asked the potential painters to submit a design. He chose one submitted by Dave Wagner, of nearby Alliance, and the painting was finished about a week ago.
"I'd asked them to make it look like two tablets, and Dave did a fantastic job," Power said.
Power, who describes himself as a nondenominational Christian, said he hopes his painting project will help emphasize the nation's religious ideals.
"This is the most blessed nation there is," he said. "Look at what we've accomplished in only 200 years. It's not because we're any more intelligent than other people; it's because we were set up 'Under God.' That's why we're such a blessed nation."
Power said he is aware that attempts to depict the Ten Commandments in public places, such as courthouses, have resulted in controversy. That didn't hinder his decision to complete the painting on his private property, in a rural area about 80 miles southeast of Cleveland.
"I've had nobody say anything unpleasant about it," he said Friday. "Everyone seems to appreciate it's there. I've seen traffic come up to the barn and people taking pictures."
He said he prefers to stay in the background on his 1,000-acre farm, where he grows grains and raises cattle. Jeff Gamso, legal director of the American Civil Liberties Union of Ohio, said there is no apparent infringement on anyone's rights because Power is expressing himself on private property.
"If he wants to put Ten Commandments on his property, since he is not the government he can do that, and in the ordinary course of things we would defend his right to do that," Gamso said.
I saw this one on a church sign here the other day: "Those were not 10 suggestions"
Thought that was pretty good.
I hope people enjoy it and don't vandalize it. I had a Ten Commandments sign in my front yard after the Judge Moore debacle (I also live in the country). One night I came home from work and it had been turned backwards. Second night it had been rooted out of the ground and tossed. Third night it was in the back yard under a pile of rocks. Forth night it was gone. I don't think this could have happened at any other time in our history. If I'd caught the jerk doing it, he'd have understood what "Thou Shalt Not Steal" means, as well as "Trespassing can get you a visit from the police."
I think the perp is lucky the 2nd Amendment didn't come into play also.
"Thought that was pretty good."
It was.
Mark 16:15 ~ "Go ye into all the world and preach the Gospel to every creature." ~ even if it's just to your barn. May the message and the man be truly blessed.
My hubby and I have a 14-foot cross which we keep lighted, erected in our front yard visible from our road which is heavily traveled as a main route to a lake and viewed by lots of people. We started out about 15 years ago just putting lights on it at Christmas but after the death of my late husband in 1991 I kept it lighted all year round. I have received nothing but compliments on it, but of course, we live in the bible belt in rural Norman, oklahoma. I think it is a wonderful witness and believe me, when a healthy wind blows out the lights and they have to be replaced, it requires almost constant maintenance. We buy about 50 replacement bulbs in a year, but the effort required to keep it lighted is well worth the effort. We don't have a barn, but hey, whatever you can do.......
Wow...that was kind of the forecaster.
"Let it shine 'til Jesus comes ... I'm gonna' let it shine ..."
(Sorry about the delay. Called it a night immediately after posting that pic.)
Good thing he doesn't live in Canada. Some liberal judge will try to have him arrested for a hate crime...
The one in Georgia?
A barn is just a barn,
with boards all aged and worn-
unless upon the barn is borne,
God's Laws that many choose to scorn.
On private land it's there to stay,
for all to see who pass that way.
A barn for more than storing hay,
cries out to those who've gone astray.
A barn is just a barn? Not that barn in Ohio.
Upon it's walls the Ten Commandments glow,
like a neon sign, to those who go,
past there each day, in the traffic flow.
There is nothing in law that says Judge Moore couldn't keep a statue of the Ten Commandments in his court house. The people of Alabama agreed. This was a state's issue and the Federal Government overstepped their bounds.
...Freedom of Religion (not from)
They are also in the US Sup Court. And there are local Court houses in Ohio that have the 10 Commandments in them.
Garage door(s) will work just as well ;-)
And anyway, aren't we supposed to have separation of church and sow?
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