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Old 06-29-2005, 10:59 PM
slamdunkpro slamdunkpro is offline
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ince that is ruled unconstitutional (something which is enraging a healthy portion of the populace), the ten commandments have been ordered to be removed from courthouses. That's how it relates to redefining contitutional boundaries.

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Let me correct you error.

The Supremes did not say all displays of the Ten Commandments in courtrooms are unconstitutional. They only said the one in Kentucky was because it was “too conspicuous” They even said that the one in their court was OK and that all others needed to be decided on a case by case basis.
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Old 06-29-2005, 11:48 PM
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Old 06-30-2005, 01:19 AM
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The two words mean two different things. One is the Muslim god, the other is either an all-encompasing term for deities, or the Christian god.

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Actually this is not correct. Islam recognizes god just the same as the christian god. Both are monotheist religions (Judaism and Sikhism are the only other two that I know of). The Koran explicitly recognizes and offers protection to the people of the Book (which includes Christians and Jews) and asks for the conversions of those who dont believe in a single all encompassing God. Historically, this resulted in masses of pagans in the middle east being converted from their ways into a monotheist religion with roots in the old testament.

So, the God that Christians refer to is the same as Allah. You can argue that these are two paths to the same goal and you would be correct.
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