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10 Commandments thingy in Alabama

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Trauma-san:
What do yall think about this?  I have a few thoughts on it.

1. I think the monument was put up as a publicity stunt by the judge, he had already had problems with a plaque somewhere else, and had the statue erected after he took his new higher position.  

2. Publicity stunt or not, I don't see what the big problem is.  The law buildings of the United States frequently picture Greek Gods on the outside, because the greeks & romans are known for their judicial systems.  It's not saying that the united states believes in a polytheistic religion, it's just honoring what has come before.  The 10 commandments are famous for being the judicial code of the jewish people, for centuries.  It's again not saying that we impose these rules on people, or that we're judging people against these 10 commandments.. nobodys' ever gone to jail for taking the lord's name in vain, nobody's ever gone to jail for coveting thy neighbor's wife.  We don't enforce the 10 commandments, just like our judicial system doesn't require people to sacrifice lambs to roman gods.  It's decorative, it was donated with public money to a public building, and isn't meant to say that the United States legal system supports only the jewish and christian religions, where does it get that from?

Also, by saying that no christian or jewish monument can be erected in a public building, isn't that in effect passing laws that limit our freedom to express belief in the christian or jewish religion?  Isn't that specifically word for word illegal according to the bill of rights?  Doesn't the constitution start out "We the people.... one nation, under god" ?  

The way I see it, athiests also have a monument in the courthouse, it's the empty air surrounding the christian monument.  Maybe we should replace it with something....

JTSimon:
 ::)

Don Seer:
scorpion... plz post some background info...

Trauma-san:
In Alabama, they erected a while back a monument to the 10 commandments in the federal courthouse.  It's just a rock, with a book laying on top of it, that's opened, and has the 10 commandments displayed on it.  Democrats (I'm sorry guys, but it's true, lol) have been fighting for months now to have the monument removed, saying it's unconstitutional to have a religious monument in the building.  They're tearing it down today.  

Don Seer:
I'd agree its a bit overboard to tear it down.. I'd have no problem with it.

Wonder what these people would make of a statue of Venus holding some scales (like Libra..).. still a religious thing? or is that roman thing ok because its not an active religion.

Shame your bitter/cynical remark about atheists destroys any hope of being able to talk rationally on this issue.

Does this show the state of intolerance between people holding different opinions in the US right now?

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