Ten Commandments and the Supreme Court - Page 3

Dead · #21 03-03-2005, 06:17 PM

I find it appalling.

I have no problem whatsoever with someone putting a granite block of the Ten Commandments on their front lawn. That's their private property. But if you put the Ten Commandments in a public courthouse, then you are tacitly supporting the religions that treat the Ten Commandments as sacred(Christianity, Judaism, etc).

jaxmike · #22 03-03-2005, 06:37 PM

they have every right to support it. the only body in government that does not have the right to explicitly come out and endorse a religion is Congress, and thats ONLY by law.

andyfox · #23 03-03-2005, 07:02 PM

Where in the Constitution is god mentioned? I thought the framers wanted people to be in charge of their polity, not god.

andyfox · #24 03-03-2005, 07:06 PM

Should we enact laws punishing taking the lord's name in vain, or not honoring the sabbath? Should proscriptions about those activities be displayed in our courts?

jaxmike · #25 03-03-2005, 07:08 PM

I said the founding documents not the Constitution. The constitution is the framing document of the government. God is mentioned in the Declaration and the word Lord (in reference to God) appears in the Constitution though.

jaxmike · #26 03-03-2005, 07:09 PM

thats not the point. the point is that the Congress CAN'T pass those laws under the Constitution.

andyfox · #27 03-03-2005, 07:11 PM

The Declaration of Independence is not the law of the land. We're talking about what government can and can't do and what it should and shouldn't do. Nobody denies that Thomas Jefferson believed in god.

jaxmike · #28 03-03-2005, 07:17 PM

the DOI is the founding document of this nation.

the Constitution is the framing document of our Government.

See the difference?

The only restriction on Religion ever mentioned is that "Congress shall make no LAW respecting an esablishment of religion". End of story.

MMMMMM · #29 03-03-2005, 07:58 PM

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Does anyone else here find the posting of the ten commandments or other religious symbols in courthouses appalling?

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No.
Scary - again, No.
Expected - Yes

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-Zeno

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I agree with Zeno.

TransientR · #30 03-03-2005, 08:01 PM

Don't be sure that isn't next [img]/images/graemlins/tongue.gif[/img]

Frank