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To: kosta50
". . . a place where human freedoms, including religion, are practiced freely -- not shoved down someone's throat!"

Yeah. As if a slab of rock with the Ten Commandments inscribed upon it is shoving itself down people's throat. You err in asserting there is no connection between Christianity, Judaism, and the Ten Commandments:

"Christian fundamentalists are wrong (as usual) in that they associate the Ten Commandments with Christianity . . ."

Christ Himself said He came to fulfill the Law and not abolish it. Sure, there may be some folks who are out to establish an unconstitutional theocracy, but simple displays of the Ten Commandments are hardly going to get them there. Besides, even you yourself have said the Faith is not about the Ten Commandments. If anything, they are a salutary reminder to us all, no matter what faith we might practice.

Cry me a river, all you folks who are so chickenshit about displays of the simple truths spelled out in the Decalog.

29 posted on 08/27/2003 7:39:53 PM PDT by Fester Chugabrew (No gods were harmed in the making of this tag line.)
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To: Fester Chugabrew
Look genius, the Constitution is the basis of our legal system. It has not a single reference to God. Our government and our laws do not acknowledge or endorse any religion. It is therefore improper to display symbols that represent one specific religion in a palace of justice, such as the Supreme Court.

Fortunately, we have people who sit in the most supreme positions who can use reason and not emotion, and thanks to them, we are a free and just Nation. People like Justice Moore and his fundamentalist “Christians” are just the kind of people who would do everything to turn this country into a blind theocracy.

The Fathers of our Nation were wise not to involve religion, knowing all too well that religions are exlusionary, divisive and ultimately contrary to our ideal of a multicultural melting pot. Belief in God is a personal matter, and it should remian just that. Freedom of religious expression means that no one will burn at a stake for worshiping a particular god. Justice should not care less if there is one or many gods. Justice should be concerned with human misdeeds, not divine matters.

32 posted on 08/28/2003 1:52:56 PM PDT by kosta50
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