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10 Commandments thingy in Alabama

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Trauma-san:
Yes, that's how ALL OF AMERICA IS.


Just kidding.

Really, O, it's a joke.  Look at it from my perspective.  You have liberals attacking everything that's even percieved as being conservative, for instance, established religion.  To them, ANYTHING doing with religion is bad.  The hypocrisy of removing a jewish monument on the inside of the building & leaving a roman god's 'monument' on the outside of the building is stunning, to me.  So, why don't they go all the way?  Remove the libra statues, remove the air from the building since nothingness is akin to athiesm.  It's bullshit.  Why do people even care anymore? I wouldn't care if they erected a statue of muhammad, or of hindu gods, or whatever.  

See, people today think that Freedom of _________ (fill in the blank) means the absense of any of it.  Freedom of religion doesn't mean there's NO religions, it means you can be of any religion you want.  You have a freedom of speech, that doesn't mean you can say anything and get away with it, that means you can say anything, and there will be consequences.  Freedom to bear arms means you CAN own guns, but you still have to use them responsibly.  Freedom of press means you can say whatever you want, but you will be held accountable for your views and opinions.  I blame it on hippies.  

Don Seer:
lol @ hippies...

funnily... i'm in a debate where i dragged hippies into the argument (I know you know that weirdo non-rap board I cause trouble at.. keeps my sonning skills in line :))

and i know it was a joke.. ;)

not all atheists think like you think they do, but sadly, this sounds to me almost an anti-religious act - rather than an act of 'equality/fairness'.

personally i'd be happy for any religious icons from any faith which are symbolic of 'justice'... hell put 'captain america', superman and maybe even batman up for all i care.

KING VerbalAssaulta:
tear the damn thing down...its a bunch of bull shit anyway...made up thousands of years ago to govern less intelligent people...and to think there are still some who believe it  ::)

Don Seer:
but if its symbolism helps control the followers.. wouldnt it be better to leave it there?

.. and put up batman  :D

infinite59:

--- Quote from: Scorpion on August 26, 2003, 11:20:26 PM ---

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" ?  



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In theory, you can only practice your religion in this country as long as it doesn't infringe upon the rights of other citizens.  Other citizens have the right not to believe in God, and therefore the Supreme Court desicion makes sense in relation to the Constitutional framework of this country.

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