[xzins]

It was an innocent time and nobody complained. Now everyone is offended at everything.

Yep, wouldn't it be nice if everyone grew up and realized there are a lot of differences out there and it's ok?

They're solution is to "hide" the differences so no one will be offended at the world that is actually full of differences.

Our solution is to be open about the differences and just let everyone act out their differences. (Elsewhere known as 'freedom.')

But you gotta be a secure with yourself adult to let a buddhist pray on a street corner or a judge post a 10C display.

[P-Marlowe]

I have occasion to be in front of a Buddhist Judge. His office is used to discuss cases and is a public place. He has the room decorated with Buddhist stuff and he has this budhist music and chanting on a CD playing softly in the background along with pictures with buddhist sayings on them and he's got his ying and yang stuff everyhwere. It is like entering into a buddhist temple to do business.

As a Christian I am not the least bit offended. I respect his right to decorate his office and his chambers in any way that suits him. I am also cognizant of the fact that I'd better not tell any Buddhist jokes in his presence. Not because I can't. But because I am smart enough not to.

[Cvengr]

IMHO, if any religion is being promoted by this entire affair it is either agnosticism or atheism.

With respect to Christianity, the entire affair is a Catch-22. The Church Age surpasses the Mosaic Law. As a believer in Christ, it's a bit foolish to get too miffed over the entire issue as it tends to communicate the wrong news to those not yet informed of the Gospel. Conversely, implications that the 10 Commandments have no place in jurisprudence is equally as absurd.

I suspect the entire affair is like so many satanicly contrived arguments reminescent of the Clinton years. If one falls for advocating either side of the argument, one has already missed more important issues.