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'10 Commandments revolution' launched
World Net Daily ^ | Sept 29, 2003

Posted on 09/29/2003 1:54:46 AM PDT by AnimalLover

Motivated by what he views as an assault on free speech by the ACLU, a Georgia man has launched a campaign to distribute thousands of Ten Commandments signs across the nation.

Robert Frey, a 33-year-old "average guy who's fed up and wants to do something," has set a goal of selling 100,000 signs, suitable for front yards, through a website, TheRevolutionWillBeLive.com.

"By joining together in this spiritual battle we can give the ACLU a nightmare of fits when it realizes that the more it and its ilk try to destroy America, the stronger we will be, the louder we will become," Frey says on his website.

He says for each 24" x 24" sign sold, $2 will be donated to the American Center for Law and Justice, a Virginia-based group defending Ten Commandments displays in many legal cases around the country.

The project is run under Frey's Enterprise Network Solutions, which he maintains as a for-profit firm to "retain its ability to speak freely on political issues such as the Ten Commandments."

As WorldNetDaily reported, a St. George, Utah, man's effort to post signs bearing the Ten Commandments around town has already resulted in hundreds of copies of the biblical laws springing up on private property.

Robert Anderson got the idea to distribute copies of the Decalogue after attending a rally in St. George to show support for the Ten Commandments and Alabama Chief Justice Roy Moore's fight to keep a display of the laws in the rotunda of the state's judicial building.

I just thought if it's not me, then who? If it's not now, then when?" Anderson told the Salt Lake City Deseret News.

Three years ago, the Family Research Council distributed hundreds of thousands of Ten Commandments book covers to school children as part of its nationwide "Hang Ten" campaign, which advocates display of the Decalogue, often on government property and classrooms

American Atheists of Texas responded in Dallas with an attempt to distribute its own book jacket, featuring quotes about atheism from American Atheists founder Madalyn Murray O'Hair and historical figures such as Thomas Paine, Benjamin Franklin and Ethan Allen.

A Chicago media company, the Total Living Network, has been distributing free Ten Commandments book covers to students across the country through a program called "Operation 10."

Meanwhile, a Ten Commandments display was removed from a Montana courthouse lawn Wednesday, effectively ending a 4-year-old lawsuit by the ACLU.

As WorldNetDaily reported, in Wisconsin Wednesday, a federal judge set aside an earlier order declaring a Ten Commandments monument in La Crosse to be unconstitutional and has granted a motion clearing the way for the ACLJ to represent the owner of the monument, the Fraternal Order of Eagles.

A new trial has been set for Feb. 17, 2004.

Last month, Alabama's Chief Justice Moore was suspended for violating a federal judge's order by refusing to remove his Ten Commandments monument. The 5,300-pound display was moved to a storage room. Moore faces a misconduct charge and could be removed from office.

Frey said, "Now, instead of worrying about a single granite display of the Ten Commandments in the rotunda of an Alabama courthouse, we can watch as the ACLU and its deceived followers go absolutely crazy over the thousands, if not millions, of Ten Commandments displays cropping up all over the American landscape."


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To: AnimalLover
Why is'nt this do nothing congress acting on this?The people have and are making their voices heard but all the attention is going to Iraq.Unless this congress starts addressing domestic issues they will lose in the next election.
41 posted on 09/29/2003 1:39:11 PM PDT by INSENSITIVE GUY
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To: Liz
Individuals who remove religious symbols are haters. They are hate-filled bigots. They hate religion. They hate religious people.

I'll bet you'd think they were heroes if they were trying to pull down the Crescent.

Oh, wait, I forgot... by "religion" you meant exclusively Protestantism. Gotcha.

42 posted on 09/29/2003 4:20:53 PM PDT by SedVictaCatoni (The important thing is that NEITHER organized religion NOR government gain too much power.)
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To: dmz
Well, if you object to his making a cool fortune, then make your own sign.
43 posted on 09/29/2003 4:46:07 PM PDT by WVNan
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To: SedVictaCatoni
.....by religion, the ACLU means exclusively Chrisitianity.....got it?
44 posted on 09/29/2003 4:46:38 PM PDT by Liz
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To: CindyDawg
flood the country with "we are fed up" and get the ACLU into so many class action suites that we bankrupt them.

Now you're talking. This is the idea I've had for a long time. We can bankrupt them by deliberatly baiting them. I think it's the best idea yet. If they win one suit causing the removal of a religious symbol, a different party should step in and place another in the same spot. Different person, different lawsuit (we don't have to hire a lawyer, just represent ourselves and plead no-contest). They would have to pay lawyers, court costs etc. since they brought the suit. I've thought about going back to preaching on the public town square like preachers used to do when I was a child. How many times do you reckon I could get arrested?

45 posted on 09/29/2003 4:58:40 PM PDT by WVNan
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To: AnimalLover
Well some of us at work had an Idea. We're spreading the Idea at our churches. Lets send the SCOTUS and the ninth circuit a "Christmas card". A particular christmas card. For SCOTUS and THE 9th

Maybe they will get the hint...From the Founding fathers.

46 posted on 09/29/2003 5:43:04 PM PDT by Madcelt (some may call it paranoia, Call it what you will,but its' kept me alive.)
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To: Constitution Day; mykdsmom; glock rocks
PING!!

For SCOTUS and THE 9th

47 posted on 09/29/2003 5:51:31 PM PDT by Madcelt (some may call it paranoia, Call it what you will,but its' kept me alive.)
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To: dmz
My thoughts exactly. I am going to sell my own signs too. I could use $12 million for doing a "good" thing.

The first line that grabbed me when I read this post was "goal of selling 100,000 signs". Sort of says it all.
48 posted on 09/29/2003 6:58:19 PM PDT by JSteff
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To: AnimalLover; GatorGirl; maryz; *Catholic_list; afraidfortherepublic; Antoninus; Aquinasfan; ...
A good story for a change.
49 posted on 09/29/2003 7:01:45 PM PDT by narses ("The do-it-yourself Mass is ended. Go in peace" Francis Cardinal Arinze of Nigeria)
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To: Rain-maker; kimmie7
FYI to all: Thou Shalt Not Kill in Florida.

Join Terrisfight.org or contact kimmie7 to get on Terri's ping list.

Terri's scheduled for starvation on October 15, 2003. Calling all freepers. It's called FORCED EXIT.

50 posted on 09/29/2003 8:04:05 PM PDT by freeparoundtheclock (conservative-spirit.org)
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To: Noachian
Putting a Ten Commandments sign on your lawn is a wonderful idea, but putting pressure on your congressman to look into judicial activism goes to the heart of the problem.

Wish I had a nickel for each letter/E-Mail/phone call I've made to Feinstein, Boxer, Harman, Rorbacher(?) in Washington and Karnett, Lowenthal and Vincent here in California. After Davis, I'm considering starting recalls on all of the above.

51 posted on 09/29/2003 8:18:46 PM PDT by AnimalLover
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To: dmz
Sorry to be so cynical so early on Monday AM.

That's OK - don't worry about it - we all take that road every once in awhile. I did buy the SUPPORT OUR TROOPS sign from Grassfire some months ago. If I remember correctly, that was $12.95 plus postage. It's all worth it - how many chances do we get to "stick" it to the ACLU!

52 posted on 09/29/2003 8:24:15 PM PDT by AnimalLover
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To: 69ConvertibleFirebird
Illegal to have signs in yards? Any signs? Or just 10 Commandments? And if they are illegal, if many people put them anyway, and then if lawsuits are enacted (or whatever the correct word is) the homeowners can use this as a defense:

"It is the duty of all men in society, publicly, and at stated
seasons, to worship the SUPREME BEING, the great Creator
and Preserver of the universe. And no subject shall be hurt,
molested, or restrained, in his person, liberty, or estate, for
worshipping GOD in the manner most agreeable to the dictates of
his own conscience; or for his religious profession or sentiments;
provided he doth not disturb the public peace, or obstruct others
in their religious worship." --John Adams

and if thousands of such suits happen, that might change the fetid atmosphere.
53 posted on 09/29/2003 8:26:00 PM PDT by First Amendment
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To: AnimalLover
Geez, a Ten Commandments infomercial on FreeRepublic.
54 posted on 09/29/2003 8:31:12 PM PDT by Consort
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To: ClancyJ
NOW HEAR THIS!!! The price has dropped to $19.95 - and I paid $24.95 - it's well worth it though - hope there are a lot of ACLU folks in the neighborhood.

The $2.00 (now $1.00) is donated to the ACLJ. (See below)

For each sign sold, we'll give $1.00 to the American Center for Law and Justice who fights for All American's Constitutional Rights.

For those who want to view the order site, here is the address: http://www.therevolutionwillbelive.com/

55 posted on 09/29/2003 8:55:46 PM PDT by AnimalLover
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To: AnimalLover
Bump
56 posted on 09/30/2003 1:51:19 AM PDT by quietolong
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To: pram
Illegal to have signs in yards? Any signs? Or just 10 Commandments?

All signs are illegal. Since homeowners have agreed to the terms when purchasing the property it's hard to fight. Rather than sue the homeowner the association simply fines the homeowner. If he/she doesn't pay they put a lein on the house. Then the house can't be sold without the lein being paid.

There have been a few cases like this regarding people flying the U.S. flag in front of their houses in homeowner's associaitons. I'm pretty sure the people all lost. They signed agreeing to the rules in the first place (even though the rules are bad in many instances).

Now, to be devil's advocate... The rules do stop the 12 foot by eight foot Nazi flag from being flown as well as the U.S. flag. Just as the "no signs" rule stops the obmoxious signs from being posted. I own property in a homeowners association and live on property not in one. There are advantages to both. Personally I'd rather NOT have some little whiner in the neighborhood telling me what I can and can not do to my house (no associaiton).

57 posted on 09/30/2003 6:20:28 AM PDT by 69ConvertibleFirebird (Never argue with an idiot. They drag you down to their level, then beat you with experience.)
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To: AnimalLover; PresbyRev
each 24" x 24" sign...

IMHO, that's not big enough. Should at least be poster sized, 36x24. 3'x3' would be even better.

It's a great idea. Let's all print out copies of this announcement and distribute to our area churches!

58 posted on 09/30/2003 6:46:51 AM PDT by Xthe17th (http://groups.yahoo.com/group/repeal17)
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To: 69ConvertibleFirebird
Would it be against the rules of the association of homeowners to have something - in this case, the 10 C's -painted directly on the side of the house? Not a yard sign? I have read of HOA that had a say-so over what color the house can be painted. I'd rather be homeless that live under stringent and busybody rules like that!
59 posted on 09/30/2003 8:52:09 AM PDT by First Amendment
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To: 69ConvertibleFirebird
Would it be against the rules of the association of homeowners to have something - in this case, the 10 C's -painted directly on the side of the house? Not a yard sign? I have read of HOA that had a say-so over what color the house can be painted. I'd rather be homeless that live under stringent and busybody rules like that!

Also, do these HOA rules mean no political signs for candidates? Or no "US Out of the UN" signs? (There's a lot of those around here - I sure would miss seeing them!)
60 posted on 09/30/2003 8:52:53 AM PDT by First Amendment
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