Alabama Supreme Court

[Boris Godunov]

Originally posted by The diplomat
The truth is that a Court is a highly appropriate place for the 10 Commandments. Maybe if more people learned the 10 Commandments, this country might be a better place.

Yeah, because it's ignorance of the Ten Commandments that creates moral decay.

Courts aren't an appropriate place for them, since they are a religious text. And since U.S. law isn't founded on the Ten Commandments, despite what religious fundamentalists want to believe, I fail to see why they are so appropriate.

Gee, here's an idea...if we're going to have monuments in our court buildings towards great legal ideas, how about we just make monuments of the Constitution and have the laws of the U.S. posted in courts?

[SpencerH]

too many G&T's

[Asher]

Originally posted by The diplomat
The truth is that a Court is a highly appropriate place for the 10 Commandments. Maybe if more people learned the 10 Commandments, this country might be a better place.

You're hopeless.

[MichaeltheGreat]

Originally posted by The diplomat
The truth is that a Court is a highly appropriate place for the 10 Commandments. Maybe if more people learned the 10 Commandments, this country might be a better place.

Well, better not have any more American flags, then, because according to the Jehovah's Witnesses, they are graven images. They're Christians, too, aren't they?

I guess we also need to tell them damned Buddhists and Hindus who's really in charge around here.

Not to mention us "papists" who aren't Christian, according to good Christians like Mr. Jack Chick.

[GePap]

Originally posted by The diplomat
The truth is that a Court is a highly appropriate place for the 10 Commandments. Maybe if more people learned the 10 Commandments, this country might be a better place.

Yeah! Except for the pagan, aethist and other who will go to hell for not acknowledging God as the only true God! We burn them...

Please.

This is a simple open and shut case, or at least Judge Moore made it so. So the truth is that in this country, officer of the court (which is what moore is) can not be allowed to attempt to glorify their own personal religious beliefs on anyone.

[MichaeltheGreat]

Re: Alabama Supreme Court

Originally posted by SpencerH
Would tree huggers rather be compared with PETA looneys rather than religious ones then?

I'm a tree hugger. Kinda drawing from the African Bushman, I apologize to the tree for the carnage I intend to inflict on it, and ask it to provide me with good wood for my purposes.

[SpencerH]

Originally posted by Boris Godunov

Gee, here's an idea...if we're going to have monuments in our court buildings towards great legal ideas, how about we just make monuments of the Constitution and have the laws of the U.S. posted in courts?

I think we should have stautes of me.



Looking stern




With a big stick

[Elok]

Originally posted by Odin
Oh, we con't complain when you fundies try to corrupt My country with YOUR bigotry and intolerance in clear violation with the 1st amendment?

Oh, BTW, Being called tree hugger is a compliment!

Ah, before this flaming escalates any further, you gentlemen might want to remember that Ming is watching...
As for the original topic, by all means get the bloody rock out of there. Even from an entirely Christian-biased point of view, the faith is too interconnected with the image of patriotism as it is. Constitutionally it's pretty nonsensical too.

[The diplomat]

Originally posted by MichaeltheGreat
The Alabama constitution mentions God, yes. Moore's stated reasons go beyond merely what is contained in the Alabama constitution, and both are irrelevent, as they can not supersede the US Constitution. This is a Federal law issue, and that's where Moore wanted it to go all along.

I think the argument could be made that it is a States' Rights issue.

The 10th Amendment states that "The powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the states, are reserved to the states respectively, or to the people."

I think it would be a perfectly reasonable interpretation of said 10th Amendment that displaying religious documents or monuments is a State matter to decide.

[SpencerH]

Re: Re: Alabama Supreme Court

Originally posted by MichaeltheGreat


I'm a tree hugger. Kinda drawing from the African Bushman, I apologize to the tree for the carnage I intend to inflict on it, and ask it to provide me with good wood for my purposes.

Well the 150-200 foot oak tree in my front garden did look particularly fetching last night amidst the lightning bolts. I'm happy to say that tree and we survived intact.

[The diplomat]

Originally posted by Asher

You're hopeless.

No, just a Christian, and proud of it!

[Boris Godunov]

Originally posted by The diplomat
I think the argument could be made that it is a States' Rights issue.

The 10th Amendment states that "The powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the states, are reserved to the states respectively, or to the people."

I think it would be a perfectly reasonable interpretation of said 10th Amendment that displaying religious documents or monuments is a State matter to decide.

Well, gee, since the establishment clause is part of the U.S. Constitution, and thus prohibits the states from doing this kind of thing, I'd say this argument is dead in the water.

[Asher]

Originally posted by The diplomat
No, just a Christian, and proud of it!

I'm sure you're very proud, but little do you know how much of an embarassment you really are.

Ignorance is bliss, etc...

[Boris Godunov]

Originally posted by The diplomat
No, just a Christian, and proud of it!

Pride is a sin, son. Even this atheist knows that.

[The diplomat]

Originally posted by Boris Godunov
Yeah, because it's ignorance of the Ten Commandments that creates moral decay.

No. But the 10 Commandments can serve to remind people the difference between right from wrong, that you should love your neighbor, not covet their things, not murder, not steal, not commit adultery etc...

If more people were reminded of these things, life might be a little bit better, don't you think?