10 Commandments come down

Ennia · Post by **Ennia** » August 26, 2003, 11:32 am

While I personally think the most important national news right now is that we will be able to see Mars soon, something that happens once in 70000 years or so, this thread isn't about which matters should goverment of Alabama address first. It's about a state institution displaying religious items. Something that shouldn't happen in this country.

Either take it down or change constitution and add Koran, statue of Buddha and whatever else people would like to see there.

Fairweather Pure · Post by **Fairweather Pure** » August 26, 2003, 1:48 pm

As you can see there is much more important things going on in this state then a statue sitting in a building. Something that is not affecting anyone who walks past it. It is simply sitting there.

Maybe if you pray real hard, things will get better.

Winnow · Post by **Winnow** » August 26, 2003, 4:07 pm

The bottom line is keeping church and state as far away from each other as possible.

The 10 commandments belongs nowhere near a public or goverment building. Christianity gets no special treatment.

Referring to this guys history means nothing. On this matter he is 100 percent correct. I don't care how morally right or wrong you think the 10 commandments are. There's some muslim quotes as well that should be up there...and also about 100 other religions...we're not going to include them all so get the christian influences out of our government buildings.

Separation of church and state. There's no debate.

Krimson Klaw · Post by **Krimson Klaw** » August 27, 2003, 8:12 am

I understand what the guy is trying to do, however, when I ask myself the infamous "WWJD" I don't see him going through all of this mayhem and causing so many people to hate my religion even more. Yes he preached to people and even to people that did not want to hear it (in which case they could easily walk away), but he never erected permanant markers where they were not wanted in the front of the Roman governors villa. I tried my best to not make this post so dramatic but I think I failed.

Izna Marcos · Post by **Izna Marcos** » August 27, 2003, 8:58 am

WWJD? ....He wouldn't have put it up to begin with. He woulda handed the guy a bible, and said believe on, gave him the peace sign and walked off.

Least i like to think so...

Krimson Klaw · Post by **Krimson Klaw** » August 27, 2003, 9:31 am

Uh that's kind of exactly what I just said.

Truant · Post by **Truant** » August 27, 2003, 3:53 pm

They were removed this morning btw.

Drasta · Post by **Drasta** » August 27, 2003, 5:04 pm

woo praise jesus !

Badabidi · Post by **Badabidi** » August 27, 2003, 6:13 pm

a Radio host was playing a clip of a protester at the removal earlier saying that they were taking god away, talk about a nutcase...

Toshira · Post by **Toshira** » August 29, 2003, 9:24 am

My favorite was the quote from the elderly woman in the wheelchair who was arrested:

"I got cuffed for Jesus!"

Sionistic · Post by **Sionistic** » August 29, 2003, 10:55 am

gives me an idea, if i run into a church with the word "jesus" painted on my naked body and they arested me, i can say they are violating my free speech!!

Krimson Klaw · Post by **Krimson Klaw** » August 29, 2003, 11:36 am

I don't know, I'll have to research if it's against the law to be a complete moron.

Sionistic · Post by **Sionistic** » August 29, 2003, 2:12 pm

im preeeeeeeeeeety sure it isnt

Voronwë · Post by **Voronwë** » August 29, 2003, 2:18 pm

lucky for you