Do you say that many Christians, much as we may sympathize with them due to the attacks up on them, also misunderstand what the issue is all about?Not at all, because Christains are on the correct side of the issue, Constitutionally as well as ethically.
What folks forget is that this would have not even been an issue in the 18-19 c. And probably not even up to approx the mid 20 C.
Those opposing this display of the Ten Commandments are being deceptive in that they wish folks to believe that the display is out of the norm, when in fact it is anything but that. So they resort to the time-honored-Leftist tactic of smearing Christians as "Bible thumpers", "Holy Rollers", etc. etc.
It's indisputable that this country was founded on a belief in God & His laws, this is what some wish to revise. Too bad for them that many Christians aren't just going to lie down and let them succeed.
If this was sitting outside Independence Hall in 1787 do you think 55 men would have still carried on the business of that day?
"Those opposing this display of the Ten Commandments are being deceptive in that they wish folks to believe that the display is out of the norm" Exactly. They are trying to further their goal of removing every reference to God in America. See this story
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/925945/posts Read the posts too. They were successful here unfortunately. Now they are back again to have another Ten Commandments display removed. This is only the beginning of what they want to do. They are the ones who are out of order, in their attacks on our religious heritage. Can you display a Nativity scene without fear? Can a Graduate mention God at his/her commencement without being sued? Can you say "Merry Christams" in public? There was a time , not so long ago, when you could do all these things without fear of retribution, but not in today's America. How did we get to this point? Tell the Anti-God people: "No more, enough." God Bless and protect those who are standing up. Pray the day doesn't come, here in the U.S.A where we have to deal with this:
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/938379/postsIf this (meaning the Ten Commandment Monument) was sitting outside Independence Hall in 1787 do you think 55 men would have still carried on the business of that day?Yes. They would have seen it as the Word of God in stone, not as a reason to rant about "separation of church and state." They would have been Words which they believed and on which they based our country's laws--the common law of the centuries, not just Judeo-Christian law. As you stated, there is more at stake here than a judge defying a court order.