Freepers display their ignorace (this time, on 10 Commandments ruling)

[DesEtoiles]

(AT LEAST DCPATRIOT AND BOBDSMITH GET IT RIGHT, BUT THE REST OF THEM - OH LORD!...)



To: ConservativeMan55

Unfortunately, it is the right decision.

You cannot display a belief system over another one. (Christianity vs. Buddism/Judism/Islam).

79 posted on 06/27/2005 7:22:25 AM PDT by DCPatriot

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To: DCPatriot


Yes, you can.


88 posted on 06/27/2005 7:23:32 AM PDT by petitfour

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To: DCPatriot


Why can't you display one belief system over another when that belief system is the foundation of your country and it's laws?


98 posted on 06/27/2005 7:24:24 AM PDT by SW6906

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To: DCPatriot


Had nothing to do with a belief system.

It has to do with philosophy.

So you think we should revert to Sharia law then?


124 posted on 06/27/2005 7:28:53 AM PDT by ConservativeMan55 (DON'T FIRE UNTIL YOU SEE THE WHITES OF THE CURTAINS THEY ARE WEARING ON THEIR HEADS !)

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To: DCPatriot


It's sad that you are the only person on this thread that noticed that.

The 10 commandments have nothing to do with modern law. Breaking most of the commandments isn't even illegal today (I think only 6 and 8 are illegal).

Take commandment one for example:
"You shall have no other gods before Me."

If anything that is the anti-thesis of the constitution isn't it?

Isn't this just a case of people who want to publicise their relgion everywhere just getting hot under the collar that they can't?

I will probably recieve a beating for posting this...


133 posted on 06/27/2005 7:30:55 AM PDT by bobdsmith

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To: DCPatriot

You cannot display a belief system over another one. (Christianity vs. Buddism/Judism/Islam).



Try Christianity/Judaism vs. Buddhism/Islam.



It's not an endorsement of one religion over another. It's also not an endorsement of religion. The display of the Ten Commandements is a worthwhile recognition of the history of our legal system. IMO (which doesn't count for much since I'm not on the Supreme Court and they are the ALL MIGHTY RULERS).

210 posted on 06/27/2005 7:46:04 AM PDT by SittinYonder (Tancredo and I wanna know what you believe)

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To: DCPatriot


Pardon me but the 10 Commandments come fromt he Old Testament and part of the Jewish Torah.


230 posted on 06/27/2005 7:49:26 AM PDT by lone star annie

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To: DCPatriot

"You cannot display a belief system over another one. (Christianity vs. Buddism/Judism/Islam)."

Yeah, sure you can. If this was Myanmar, you could display Buddha's Eightfold Righteous Path. If this was Riyadh, you could have a couple of verses of Qu'ran in gold. If this was Jerusalem you could have a monument to Hillel, Gamaliel, Maimonides, and (come to think of it) Moses. Because those would be the roots of their legal and social traditions.

This is the USA. Our roots go through English Common Law, Magna Carta, Lex Romana, and the Decalogue.

The one that some 80% of us have in our own homes in a --- book ---- somewhere, is the Ten Commandments. It is by far the most imporant souce of our law, because it is the source of our civilization.

But the Judges of the Court --- like the EUrocrats across the sea --- pretend massive ignorance of this stupendously obvious fact. The voters of Europe have scuttled the proposed EU constitution. What do WE have to do?

495 posted on 06/27/2005 9:57:39 AM PDT by Mrs. Don-o (No mas.)

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To: DCPatriot


You might be right, from what i've heard it seems to me like a 'gray area'. Unlike the KETO case. I'll reserve judgement until i know more...


736 posted on 06/27/2005 3:06:19 PM PDT by traviskicks (http://www.neoperspectives.com/scotuspropertythieving.htm)

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To: DCPatriot

You cannot display a belief system over another one. (Christianity vs. Buddism/Judism/Islam).

Sure you can. The liberals just don't want you to, and have persuaded the courts to go along with it.

But the Supreme Court has been morally wrong before, even when following the letter of the Constitution rather than their own penumbras. (Dred Scott).

Full Disclosure:

Maybe you forgot to look in your "open-mindedness", but the last time I checked, the Ten Commandments were JEWISH, not Christian. Poor reference on your part.

769 posted on 06/27/2005 7:07:49 PM PDT by grey_whiskers (The opinions are solely those of the author and are subject to change without notice.)

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To: DCPatriot


"You cannot display a belief system over another one. (Christianity vs. Buddism/Judism/Islam)."

WRONG. "nor prohibiting the free exercise thereof."



773 posted on 06/27/2005 7:26:15 PM PDT by mjaneangels@aolcom

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[really annoyed]

1. Again?

Is there a time they don't?

[Adenoid_Hynkel]

2. 495-"If this was Myanmar....If this was Ryadh...""

yeah, we really want the US to be more like those places

[madeline_con]

6. That must be their way of saying...

"Shut up and take the freedoms we think you should have. Fuck the Constitution!"

[hootinholler]

3. Who is responsible for this erroneous meme?

Why can't you display one belief system over another when that belief system is the foundation of your country and it's laws?

Um, here's the poop to rebut that statement!

-Hoot

[FreedomAngel82]

4. Sometimes

these people hurt my head.

[hootinholler]

7. Blood pressure isn't quite that high yet

But they do piss me off.

-Hoot

[madeline_con]

5. Maybe you forgot to look in your "open-mindedness",

... but the last time I checked, the Ten Commandments were JEWISH, not Christian. Poor reference on your part."


The curious mind of the extreme RW hard at work here. They're Jewish, until these nuts want to connect the O.T. and the N.T. for their own ends.

I've argued literally for WEEKS on this subject in other places...

We need an emoticon who heaves a huge sigh and then shakes his head. But ofr now, this will suffice: :banghead: