If Religious Symbols cannot be displayed in Public Places, how can Ads. display products where their not sold?

Question

The 10 Commandments, religious statues, religious writtings and even religious works of art are being banned from Public view because "some people" don't find it appropriate.

I think it's inappropriate to force products down our throats in areas where the particular product is not sold. You cannot buy a copy machine at a baseball game, nor do I need to see a huge billboard promoteing some product in my way of seeing the otherwise magnificent views, while driveing.

If you ansewr this with the word "Sponcership" then ask yourself and everyone you know, why has no Corporation Sponcered that which is truely sacred? I'm sure if it would increase corporate profits, the 10 Commandments would be displayed and mention, "Things Go Better With Coke."

I say, if we have to take away that which we believe in, (which is our livelihood) - than public advertisements, which are corporate and business livelihoods need to go too!

Answer 1

Honestly I couldnt agree more. Some folks may be offended by seeing the 10 commandments or maybe "Jesus Saves" on billboards but, I personally could live without seeing Viagra and Trojan ads.

We arent allowed to show a commercial for cigarettes anymore but we can discuss in detail how fast a car goes in a commercial and yet, people fail to see that car accidents cause more deaths in a DAY than in a year of smoking related illnesses.

Answer 2

It's not just about sponsorship. It's true that they are paying the money to advertise what they are selling. That's part of the commercial society that we live in, and it's been like that for as long as the U.S.A. has been around. People use available space to advertise products.

It is about having religious symbols on government property, a government which is not supposed to endorse any particular religion. If I were to put one of my religious symbols up on government property, would you be happy? Most likely not, especially if you were told that your religion wasn't valid or something like that, which has been said to some in my religion. If a Muslim wanted to put his religious symbols up on public property, would you be happy? Most likely not, since they aren't yours and you don't see any other symbols as valid but your own.

Actually, I thought that not having things like Christmas trees, eggs and bunnies up during those times of the year was a rather amusing idea, since those are the symbols of MY religious holy days, not having anything to do with yours, although they were adopted over the centuries by converted pagans who wanted to keep their traditions.

And your livelihood is defined as: n : the financial means whereby one lives; "each child was expected to pay for their keep"; "he applied to the state for support"; "he could no longer earn his own livelihood" by http://dictionary.reference.com/ Somehow, religion doesn't seem a means of livelihood. That would fall more under the commercial advertisement slot. Perhaps you meant spiritual well-being? I can see that what you believe in is part of your spiritual well-being, but it's not part of mine, and I don't particularly want it in a public courthouse or some such where I might see it, especially when my own symbols are unwelcome.

Answer 3

So, you are thinking Religion is a for-profit endevour?

If so, I think chruches should be taxed - after all condider that the Church of Christ has enough money to launch a satellite into space so they can beam their message to the niave masses.

Do you have any idea how much it costs to launch a satellite into space? Its greater than the gross national product of Banghalidesh.
Thousands of poor Bangahali Muslim children starve, because they won't accept Christ - and so the Christians won't feed them.
But, they'll launch a goddam sattelite to broadcast "Davy and Goliath" cartoons to get the ignorant masses to believe that Christ is the way -- to a meal, and a safe place to sleep.

God bless you. - and God forgive youl

Answer 4

I still remember that judge who lost his job because he refused to order someone from moving a statue of The Ten Commandments from the front of a courthouse. It's kind of like looking at a couple making out on the bus. If you don't like it,don't look at it and turn your head the other way.

Answer 5

and by the way they are not banned from public view , any idiot with dollars in his/her pocket can buy ads to be seen by everyone ,Churches can display their symbols forty feet high if the city code allows for it on private land you can do whatever the hell you want . But if you want to spend public dollars on your own stupid religious dogmatic symbols and try to shove that down everyones throat in PUBLIC places (i.e funded by everyones taxdollars ) you should re read the constitution .

Answer 6

Because there's no such thing as "Separation of Corporations and State". That was easy.