Pelosi, Reid shunning Ten Commandments?

OneNewsNow ^ | May 12, 2008 | Charlie Butts

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A coalition of faith-based groups has joined forces, calling on Congress to pass resolutions in both houses to focus on the Ten Commandments.

Bill Murray, son of deceased atheist leader Madelyn Murray O'Hair and chairman of the Religious Freedom Coalition, is part of the pro-Ten Commandments coalition.

"Both of these [resolutions] would authorize a Ten Commandments weekend in order to recognize the Ten Commandments as the foundation of law in this country," Murray explains. "But with Nancy Pelosi in charge of the House and Harry Reid in charge of the Senate, we can't have a voice. We can't get these out and open and celebrate the Ten Commandments," he contends.

According to Murray, it will take a grassroots effort to get a vote. "Hopefully, people will get the word that these resolutions exist and call their congressman and call their senators and let them know that we need these passed," Murray points out.

Murray says the resolutions are stalled. "The prospect of passing anything that respects our social values and the Christian heritage of the nation is extremely difficult," he laments. "Nancy Pelosi has spent most of the time as House Speaker naming federal buildings .... Over 40 percent of the bills that have passed were to name buildings.

"She's done things like putting soybeans in the congressional cafeteria, and nothing happens there," he continues. "And if it has anything to do with the cause of Christ or with social values or family values, it's just totally ignored. It's very difficult and we need to bring pressure to bear upon her to do things like this," Murray urges.

Strangely enough, the Supreme Court has a Ten Commandments display, but Congress so far will not budge on honoring them.

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"But with Nancy Pelosi in charge of the House and Harry Reid in charge of the Senate, we can't have a voice.

Reid and Pelosi consider them the Ten Suggestions.

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They’re also shunning the first ten Amendments as well.

[onedoug]

Nacy Pelosi commited Treason by the Constitution for having gone to Syria which has been directly responsible for deaths and injuries to US Forces in Iraq.

No court convicted Jane Fonda of a similar offense in North Vietnam during that conflict, but that will never change the same opinion I hold of her as well.

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First of all, why can’t people informally recognize a Ten Commandments weekend without a resolution? Since when do we need to have the government tell us what to commemorate?

Second,Pelosi, Reid and Co. would consider such a resolution in this hotly-contest election time as grandstanding. It won’t be considered, along with everything else that is considered even slightly controversial by liberals until at least December.

Third, why would Congress want to highlight the commandments when it is such a flagrant violator of those commandments (or “suggestions”) like “Thou shalt not covet”, “Thou shalt not bear false witness”, “Thou shalt not steal”, “Thou shalt have no other Gods before me”, etc.? It’s like asking Congress to cop a plea.

I thoroughly understand the sentiment on this but I think it is pie in the sky thinking that Congress would do anything about it, regardless of the grassroots pressure. The atheists, abortion proponents, euthenasia proponents, Muslims, and more would be up in arms and demanding hearings on each commandment. Is that what Murray and his compatriots really want?