Thou shalt have no other gods before the ACLU

www.jewishworldreview.com ^ | Mona Charen

[manny613]

There was a time when "fear of G-d" meant piety, or at least conscience. Today, it more accurately describes the worldview of secular liberals who get itchy and twitchy at any reminder of our religious roots as a nation. Thus, we are currently treated to the spectacle of the American Civil Liberties Union dragging the state of Texas into court for the offense of displaying the Ten Commandments on the grounds of the state capitol in Austin. The U.S. Supreme Court will decide in June whether a display of the Decalogue violates the establishment clause of the First Amendment. This gives "G-d fearing" a whole new meaning

[JewishRighter]

Good post. Ms. Charen is always a good read. A lot of blog and ink have been spilled this topic. One more bit: Isn't it pretty clear to everyone but the US Supremes that the whole point of the Establishment Clause was to prevent the imposition of a particular religion on the citizenry by the government? Does the decorative and symbolic use of any religious symbol without any injunction requiring some worship or devotion impose religion on anybody? Is the mere presence of any hint of religion or G-d impose religious observance on anyone? These are rhetorical questions, just in case anyone misreads.

[Tuba Guy]

[Dante3]

ACLU's agenda is incredibly similar, almost a copy, of the agenda of the Communist Party in Russia during the later 1930s and early 1940s that some have called the Great Experiment. They tried to destroy religion, the family, and other institutions. The ended up with such terrible problems and chaos that they felt they had no other choice but to backpedal.

[jonno]

bump

[Houmatt]

Uh, are you aware the ACLU was founded by Communists?

[Dante3]

No surprise there.