courthouse lawn, but then put their religous symbols in public places that offends christians? I think that us christians need to take a stand against this act of other religions putting their symbols up in public places if christains can't put theirs there. it just makes me sick to my stomach sometime to hear someone grip and complain because a cross is hanging at a school or some other public building and not grip and complain about other religous symbols of another religion hanging in those places.
2006-07-20 08:27:52 · 41 answers · asked by mrhighsociety1 2 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
I know what you mean. Keep them in prayer
2006-07-20 08:31:21 · answer #1 · answered by trace 4 · 1⤊ 3⤋
Ok, I believe that everybody has the right to express their beliefs, and we never said that you can't put your symbols in places. No religiong can place their symbols in public schools, saying as somebody who heard of this and got angry would march down and demand they be taken off because whoever placed that their is preaching. Some get angry with the 10 Commandments on a Courthouse lawn because of the SEPERATION OF CHURCH AND STATE.
I think that if one religion is being displayed, so should the others. Some Atheists are narrow-minded, and have a prejudice against Christianity and not the other religions, fr whatever reason, so a Christian symbol would agitate them more than another one.
2006-07-20 08:49:27 · answer #2 · answered by Psychedelic Worm 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
What religious symbols from other religions? What are you talking about? Did you just make that last fact up?
I think you're more upset that more people in this country aren't Christian, and can't swallow the fact that there is so much diversity in belief systems. Christians like you are unable to look at the situation from the other side. You see that if such other religious symbols were posted in public sites, you get offended. Well that's how the rest of us feel when a Christian symbol is put in a public site. You just used your own argument to justify all the arguments against that Ten Commandments thing. Funny that!
2006-07-20 08:40:56 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I agree. This country is supposed to allow freedom of religion, which means that no one else should be able to tell someone what they can and can not do when it comes to religion. So, if someone sees the Ten Commandments at a courthouse let it stay there. It is not like seeing that is going to convert anyone, and the commandments on it are pretty good for a society to follow (granted some are religious, but again, if you don't believe, it doesn't mean anything to you). If I saw other religious symbols up I wouldn't be offended, I would just ignore it, so why are other religions upset about Christian symbols. And as for Atheists, why do they care, it is just architecture for all they care, since it does not mean anything, so why get so upset. We might as well protest the color of paint used on the walls.
2006-07-20 08:36:12 · answer #4 · answered by Icy U 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Five words: Separation of Church and State.
It's one of the primary beliefs the United States is founded on. THAT'S why crosses and other religious symbols or codes aren't found in schools, courthouses or any other state-owned public places.
And just for your information, people *do* gripe and complain about seeing ANY kind of religious or agnostic symbols anywhere public. Where have you seen these "other religious symbols" in public buildings? Can you name more than three places that are truly on government- or state-owned land?
I'll bet you can't, so e-mail me with pictures of the buildings that offend you and their locations, and whether they're private or government-owned.
You need to learn religious tolerance--there are more than Christians living in this country, and we all need to coexist at least somewhat amicably...i.e., making sure non-Christians and Christians alike don't have other religions rubbed in their faces.
You're seeing a conspiracy where there is none. As for "other religious symbols in public places", like on the lawn of a mosque (which, by the way, isn't "public" land), suck it up and deal with it.
It's idiots like you that made high school a headache for me.
2006-07-20 08:39:56 · answer #5 · answered by bracken46 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
As usual, a conservative Christian ranting without giving any real-life examples that mean anything. What religious symbols do you see hanging anywhere that Christian symbols can't appear? If you ask any real liberal who really believes in the First Amendment, they will tell you that if a place is inappropriate for any religious symbol, it's inappropriate for all religious symbols. I agree that if you can't hang a cross somewhere you also shouldn't be able to hang a star of David there. Bottom line, separate the government from all religion!
2006-07-20 08:31:23 · answer #6 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
What are you talking about? What groups? The 10 commandments are statements that are universal for every religion, not just Jews, Christians, and Muslims. The only difference in other religions is that it was a message said by someone else rather than Moses. The only people offended by the 10 commandments are those with no religion and atheists.
2006-07-20 08:45:22 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Maybe I'm mistaken. I would take a non-believer to be one who doesn't believe in any religion. In other words, an atheist. An atheist has no religious symbols to put up. Do you mean someone who believes in an other religion? I haven't seen or even heard of somebody trying to remove a christian symbol to put up one for Islam or something like that. Not in the United States, anyway.
If you look at all the trouble in Afghanistan and Iraq and Turkey, etc, this is all religious conflict. It is enabled because the state is the religion and the religion is the state. I, for one, would like to keep state and religion separate in the U.S, as per the Constitution, to help prevent this situation.
BTW avbunnys, many of the pilgrims who came to America did so for freedom, which included religious freedom. They got tired of England trying to force their brand of religion down their throats.
2006-07-20 08:39:12 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Why do people give a dam about religeous symbols...Its not saying that its better than any...Its like the first amendment"free speech" (not religeon cuz church and state have to be seperated)...but dam as long as they dont teach it and go off the laws and crap the losers should shut up and enjoy their lives and not waste them complaining. So if your one of those people...shut up OK!!!and dont give me this crap im targeting any group specifically cuz if another religion than mine did it i would not care. And there arent any places that allow 1 religeous symbol and not the other cuz that is wrong . Seperation of church and state means you cant throw any one in jail , teach in public school, or discriminate someone because of their religeon ... THey can pray on public grounds so y cant they put religeous symbols...stupid losers
2006-07-20 08:34:48 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well a courthouse lawn is 'of the state'. Display of religious icons and laws indicates that our government is bias in their religion and besides having a spiritual belief in the goodness of God, government should be not be promoting a church. Same with school.
And as a believer in the total and complete work of Jesus and the cross, I am quite offended by the ten commandments.
Our social laws may be based, but do not need to be based on the laws of Moses. Display of old religious laws indicates that we are trying to keep these in order to attain a status with God. To prove we are good enough. That because of this we are of God but other beliefs or non believers are not. It is arrogant and self righteous. And this is opposite of what Christ was about. He taught the law to the fullest in order that it may be completely understood when it was fulfilled. Fulfilled means done with. There are no laws to keep to be righteous. We are righteous because we are of God. That is what the laws were to prove. That we all fall short of the glory of God under the law.
Rules are for life. Unconditional love does not follow rules. It just is.
2006-07-20 08:38:18 · answer #10 · answered by ridethestar 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Look, as an atheist and Satanist, I can tell you I don't want to see any religious symbols near a courthouse. This is not a theocracy we are living in! Or, maybe it is, in the United States.
I don't think religion has to do with law. Separation of state and church!
If you want your symbols in your religious institutions, have them! Go ahead, be happy! Just don't com plain about anybody else's.
2006-07-20 08:33:30 · answer #11 · answered by bloody_gothbob 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋