Posted on 11/25/2009 10:15:23 AM PST by GodGunsGuts
Yes, but......I also agree that public funds and resources should remain completely secular. I don't want my taxes supporting anybodies religion, not even my own. Don't you agree the government would do worse job with religion than it would do with health-care?
In addition to the indisputable militant atheism, a part of the problem is the Young Earth creationism (and associated ‘creation science’ charlatanry), which gives all other branches of creationism a bad name.
No one is suggesting even remotely that renting an Imax theater to someone implies support of the group so the question of government involvement with religion was never an issue. It was the purported association of the Smithsonian and a certain viewpoint in someones mind and the honoring of a valid contract that was the issue at hand.
I have as much legal right to use the public, paid for by taxes, street for a religious or other opinion parade as the most irreligious, secular group in the world even if the city doesn't like my viewpoint and they are bound to honor a contract with me even if a museum doesn't like it.
The Center and it's actions were wrong.
The courts will decide that. Until then it isn't news.
Had the local Catholic Church been told they couldn't rent a theater available to all others, you would be crying discrimination and intolerance and the sanctity of contracts, wouldn't you?
And all those hated creationists would argue they had as much right as anyone.
And I you.
Another repost of stuff you posted before. It was several weeks ago. This is a frivolous lawsuit because the religious group violated the contract.
Had the local Catholic Church been told they couldn’t rent a theater available to all others, you would be crying discrimination and intolerance and the sanctity of contracts, wouldn’t you?
As a Christian, are you alarmed by the attempt to convert public resources to the perpetuation of things clearly anti-theological?
You clearly know as little about law as you do science and theology.
I don’t claim to be an expert at all three, as you appear to be doing. I asked a question, which you are dodging.
Allow me to ask it a different way, as to leave religion out of it.
“As an American, are you alarmed by the attempt to convert public resources to the perpetuation of things clearly anti-American?”
It’s not just your question as you can see from #25 and 28.
And you are completely sure that this is not already the case?
I noticed.
I also noticed that we are not getting any direct answers, yet.
I will be patient. Perhaps Mr. Law will respond.
BTW, I do believe that any theatre has the right to refuse to screen any selection of movie.
However, backing down after entering a contract to do so, I believe is a violation of law.
Moving his ox so it won’t get gored.
I would agree. However, they still violated a contract, did they not? Why did they agree to show it in the first place?
So, if your neighbor rapes and murders a little girl, until he gets convicted, it isn't news?
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