Ten Commandments?

Question

What do you think about the US not allowing the Ten Commandments being shown in schools?

Answer 1

I am a retired Army man. I served during war time defending your right to do what you want, say what you want, be what you want, and practice the religion of your choice. I trust and believe in God. This country was founded on God. The Bible teaches sound moral ethics. If you researched the laws, you will find most of them based on moral ethics. If you are so completely against God then it is obvious you do not need money. Money is imprinted with "In God We Trust" so why don't you send it to me or some other God fearing person. GOD BLESS AMERICA AND ALL AMERICANS!!!!

Answer 2

There is no law saying that the Ten Commandments cannot be shown in school.

There is a prohibition against ONLY the Ten Commandments being shown in school, without respecting other religions equally. Why? Because that violates the Establishment Clause prohibition against favoring one religion over any other.

How would you feel if 51% of the population was Muslim, and schools were allowed to promote only the Koran. Or if 51% of the population were Buddhist, and only shrines to the Hindu Gods were allowed in schools. How would you feel about government sponsored religion then?

Religion is very powerful, and it absolutely has its place in any culture. Government is also very powerful. Fortunately, the Founder of this country realized how dangerous it can get when you allow religion and government to be too closely intertwined.

That's the whole point of the Establishment clause -- to make sure that no single religion becomes dominant over any other.

Answer 3

What is with Christians? Why are they so self-righteous and pushy? Why can't they understand that the constitution does not permit government to support religions? Why can't they understand that displaying Christian religious symbols in or on government property, especially in schools and courtrooms, gives support and encouragement to their religion? Why do they think that not having such symbols displayed is anti-Christian? Why don't they stop to think how they would feel if only Hindu symbols were displayed? What the hell are the Christians doing shoving their symbols and ideas into the schools and courts and every damn where? They have churches, they have radio and TV stations, they have newspapers, they have books and bookstores, hell, they even have theme parks. So where do they get off claiming the constitution discriminates against them by not letting the government display and endorse their beliefs? Why do they think that not actively endorsing them constitues being against them? Why don't they realize that a religion-neutral government is a religiously fair government? Don't they want to be fair? Or do they just insist that the government push their views to the exclusion of all other religious views? Don't they realize that putting religious symbols up in schools endorses and enforces upon impressionable minds a particular religion? Is that what they want, the schools to endorse and enforce on children their religion? Have they no clue at all that a free people might object on the grounds of religious freedom and freedom from state indoctrination to having religious symbols in their face every day? Aren't Christians in this country Americans, Americans who live by the Constitution of the United States of America, under which freedom to have and practice one's own religious beliefs without government interference is supposedly guaranteed?

Answer 4

I don't agree with it. Instead of learning tolerance, the government (us) turned around and did a "no tolerance" stance on religion and schools. What I mean is, instead of saying yes, we will allow the Ten Commandments and other religions' "commandments" (sort of speak), we turned around and said, we're not going to allow any relgion at all. The government should have said, we'll keep "Merry Christmas" and we'll add "Happy Hannukkah", "Happy Kwanza" (sorry if it's the wrong spelling), etc.

Answer 5

I am not sure about where you are, but when I grew up we had the Lord's Prayer, the National Anthem and "God Save the Queen" playing at each morning's asembly. It never bothered me until the politically correct people got hold of all of this and decided to get rid of all of it. I think if people even knew what the Ten Commandments were and followed all of them, they do not need to be religious, and they will certainly find themselves out of most kinds of trouble.

Answer 6

well, here's what Thomas Jefferson said:

Thomas Jefferson: I have examined all the known superstitions of the world, and I do not find in our particular superstition of Christianity one redeeming feature. They are all alike founded on fables and mythology. Millions of innocent men, women and children, since the introduction of Christianity, have been burnt, tortured, fined and imprisoned. What has been the effect of this coercion? To make one half the world fools and the other half hypocrites; to support roguery and error all over the earth. Jefferson again: Christianity...(has become) the most perverted system that ever shone on man. ..."

It was never intended that this be a country of the Bible! Nor the intention of the Founding Fathers. There referrals to God were not to the exclusive God of Christianity.

Answer 7

Why should the Christian religion be represented in the public schools and not every other religion? Some of those other religions have some practices you might not want you kids exposed to, just like those people don't want their kids exposed to your 10 commandments.

Answer 8

I think it's very unfair. I feel like Christians are being excluded in schools--which they are not but that's what I feel. I think schools should show what they want to show (but not inproper stuff, of course!) like the Ten Commandments.

Answer 9

Does it realy matter? As long as a person follows them and is a good hearted person then it does not matter...... On money it says "In G-D We Trust" ... well, if that is the case, then what is the problem with the 10 commendments?

I would like to know in which G-D "we" Trust..... how is it defined here in the USA? :-)

Kosher1

Answer 10

wouldn't you know it that the 10 commandments are more or less in the constitution and that is all over the schools. as for not allowing them in schools is not up to the state or federal gov'ts, its those pesky athiests!!!!!!