It is NOT conservatives who ban them from public places.
Even if you are NOT religious, aren't they good laws for mankind to follow?
Thou shalt not kill
Thou shalt not lie (bear false witness)
Thou shalt not steal
Honor your Father and Mother
I can't see anything wrong with that...
2006-09-13 17:17:21 · 32 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics & Government ➔ Law & Ethics
Only mentioned 4 cuz I thought you would all GET THE IDEA...too complex for you - sorry!
2006-09-13 17:23:17 · update #1
To those liberals who answered in a polite debate form - THANKS. When you ask conservatives questions i will try to be as nice as I can be while DISAGREEING with you. : )
2006-09-13 17:26:04 · update #2
Neddie - I am very unhappy with immigration law enforcement as it stands.
I's even go as far as volunteering to "man the border" if they asked for volunteers!
2006-09-13 17:28:27 · update #3
zclifton - if you are a liberal, are YOU ready to ban abortions? I am NOT totally in favor of the death penalty and I hate war (even though I know we have to protect ourselves and some wars are necessary in the world in which we live). Would you not fight back if attacked? YES - Iraq is STILL fighting back.
2006-09-13 17:39:27 · update #4
It's not that they are against the ten commandments, I think. I think it's just that they don't want religious slogans and graven images in public builidings.
We're supposed to be a country for all religions and a government that treats them all equal.
The message becomes pretty ugly when we "endorse" the American version of God over all other's beliefs.
I guess it's just a matter of respecting others views and it appears the right column enjoys "life with blinders on".
How would you feel if the government buildings had nothing but Muslim slogans and idols?
2006-09-13 17:22:46 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 7⤊ 1⤋
Look how lame your question is...You only managed to list 4, because you knew the other 6 were too stupid even to mention. Aren't we also supposed to keep the Sabbath holy? Maybe we should go into McDonald's and Wal-mart and stone the workers who are working the Sunday shift.
And the guy behind me at the DMV said, "Goddammit, this is a long line." Let's have him arrested for taking the Lord's name in vain....
And I'm pretty sure I saw my neighbor coveting my new 42" Plasma TV. We'd better make sure the thought police come and arrest him as well....
Face it. As far as "laws to live by", they are fine on a personal level, if that is what you want to do. But to pretend that the nation as a whole is making even the slightest attempt to live by those rules is simple moronic. Nor do we have to. We have FREEDOM OF RELIGION. So, no, a Hindu shouldn't have the 10 Commandments stuck in his face on the courthouse steps, any more than you should have the Vedas stuck in yours.
2006-09-13 17:30:32 · answer #2 · answered by lamoviemaven 3 · 3⤊ 1⤋
The ten commandments are a Christian thing, and I respect that. Just as I think that Christians should respect MY right to believe what I want.
I don't force my ideals on anyone else, and I get very uncomfortable when someone forces theirs on me.
It's not that I'm against God or Christian Ideals, I would just like the assurance that I am beeing judged by my peers. Inserting the 10 commandments into any judgement placed on me is unfair and biased since I am not a part of the Christian community. There MUST be a separation of church and state for equal representation.
2006-09-13 17:33:26 · answer #3 · answered by ladyjeansntee 4 · 4⤊ 1⤋
The ten commandments are religious in nature and in our country we choose to SEPARATE government from religion. If we allow the posting of the 10 commandments in schools and government buildings, for example, should we not also allow Scientologists, Muslims, Buddhists, and Wikans to post their sacret writings also?
Most civilized societies have laws against murder, theft, purgery (false witness), etc. - so in this regard the 10 commandments are not particularly unique or insightful.
Then there are several commandments that are just not relevant in public places (graven images, don't covet, etc) Most people don't want to be preached to everywhere they go.
So, even as a Christian I don't think its right to cram the 10 commandments down peoples throats wherever they may be.
2006-09-13 17:38:25 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 1⤋
Most are NOT against the ideals of the TEN COMMANDMENTS, but rather against religious sentiments being in public places, supported by public funds.
Would YOU like it if the exact percentage of space, determined by the number of Muslims in the USA, were given public funds to the Glory of ALLAH and their beliefs; which might include the extermination of the rest of us?
Do you really want in the schools, your children taught morals or religion by someone who may not approve of. Think it through, EQUAL rights means EQUAL rights. I don't want a Jevohova Witness talking religion, or birthday celebration, or anything to do with their ideas, to my Anglican children. Let us and the church do that. Let the JW, the Muslim, the Buddhist and whoever else, teach the subject they were paid to teach.
Getting back to your question, don't you think the idea of ONE GOD might be offense (when they are paying their tax dollar to support it) for someone like a Hindu?? Perhaps there are enough non-Christians out there to someday change the laws and outlaw OUR religion. If we don't have laws to protect ALL groups, someday there won't be anyone left to protect US.
2006-09-13 17:46:49 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 4⤊ 1⤋
Yes they are good Commandments, and I will follow them if you
do.
Of Course, we would have to get out of Iraq and stop killing
people there, and we would have to ban the death penalty.
But I'm OK with that also. How about you?
Are you ready to ban both war and the death penalty?
2006-09-13 17:29:45 · answer #6 · answered by zclifton2 6 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Liberals aren't against the Ten Commandments, they are against violating the Bill of Rights that guarantees all people in this nation freedom of religion. No where in our Constitution does it say, "The United States is a Christian nation," therefore it is not right to have religious symbols of any kind displayed at court houses. It implies one religion has superiority over all the others when justice is supposed to be blind.
2006-09-13 17:21:04 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 8⤊ 1⤋
Where do you come up with this crap??? What's amazing to me is that you've been able to contact every liberal and find out their individual thoughts on the Ten Commandments. I know you're blinded by your hatred for liberals but try and put a little thought into these questions instead of generalizing. It really gets old..........
2006-09-14 08:48:28 · answer #8 · answered by carpediem 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
What about the other six? Have you ever worked on a Sunday?
If you want to go stand on public land and hold a copy of the Ten Commandments that is your right but having them placed there by the government is un-Constitutional.
2006-09-13 17:28:58 · answer #9 · answered by Christopher W 2 · 4⤊ 1⤋
Good laws to live by yes, but Jesus gave better: Love God, and love your fellow man.
The 10 commandments are not the basis for our nations laws. You picked the three that are illegal, but the others don't match.
Jesus himself said, when asked should good men pay taxes when the government is not good, said to give to Caesar that which is Caesars...
The laws and the courts belong to the government, not the church.
They are banned from being represented as such, by posting them in prominence in legal and governmental locations.
Post them in your yard, post them at your church, post them in any privately owned location you can. Just don't misrepresent them as the laws of America.
2006-09-13 17:34:39 · answer #10 · answered by oohhbother 7 · 2⤊ 1⤋