why did everyone take up arms against the judge that wanted to display the ten commandments monument? did they have the right to do that?
2007-01-27 10:17:37 · 46 answers · asked by cathy h 3 in Politics & Government ➔ Law & Ethics
Yes. Because Christianity is a minority opinion. You are entitled to your views (no matter who docile and illogical they may be) but they shouldn't be enforced on the rest of us
2007-01-27 10:22:01 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 6⤊ 4⤋
In the United States, the 1st Amendment of the Constitution states:
Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances.
Most people believe that the government (the judge) by making a monument of the Ten Commandments is establishing that one religion (Judaism or Christianity) is better or more important than another religions (Islam, Buddhism, etc.) in violation of the 1st Amendment.
The 1st Amendment also protects free speech so, yes, people do have the right to express their opinions. To the best of my knowledge, no one actually took up arms.
With love in Christ.
2007-01-28 17:02:30 · answer #2 · answered by imacatholic2 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
This country's constitution states that there will be a separation of church and state, that means that on publicly owned land you cannot put any statue or sign promoting a religious concept or behavior.
Wars over the correct religion or the correct way to practice worship have been going on for centuries. This country is shared by so many people with so many different beliefs, so many citizens and everyone with the right to do business with their government without religion being involved.
2007-01-27 11:48:35 · answer #3 · answered by Tizzylish 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Not every body follows that religion. Just imagine how many people would be pissed if wiccans publicly displayed their reed, or if Muslims displayed their own type of thing. It's like saying my religion is better then yours and I'm gonna shove it in your face. Not only that but theres places for religion, there called churches. Theres a reason why they separated state and church. There two different things. Honestly I don't think there should be bibles in hotel room. But there are, of course you'll never see a copy of the Koran next to it. You can't have one dominating religion that people think everybody should participate in. This country is based on freedom of religion. Not freedom not push your religion on everyone else. Of course that's just my opinion.
2007-01-27 10:30:00 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
human beings do not get it. the first modification prohibits the Congress from making regulations "respecting an institution of religion", prohibiting the free exercising of religion. Why human beings imagine putting the ten Commandments or putting a Christmas tree up = "installation a faith" is previous me. That the politically astounding ideally suited court docket facilitates this crap argument to slip is ridiculous. EDIT: Mr probability- did you recognize what you're speaking about? Jesus turned right into a Jew. those who believed he become the Son of God became Christians, those who did not stayed Jewish. The previous testomony contained in the Bible is the Jewish Torah. how are you going to declare they are no longer heavily appropriate? that is sparkling you recognize little or no about faith, so i recommend you do not answer and make your self seem extra stupid.
2016-12-03 03:11:01 · answer #5 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Good question.
You have the right to display the Ten Commandments on your own personal property, and you may also display them in public. The disagreement is whether they can be displayed on government property. The founders of our country established our Constitution with the intent of separation of Church and State. People argue that if The Ten Commandments are displayed on government property, then every other religion has the right to display their tenants as well.
I am a Christian and believe they should be displayed. I addressed the question this way, to give you another perspective. If you notice on the back of the dollar bill, it says "In God We Trust". Also, in the pledge, we state "one nation under God". For these and other reasons I don't see why they can't display these items. It does not force Christianity on anyone. It only displays the tenants of this nation that was founded by Christian's, in the name of God.
2007-01-27 10:33:47 · answer #6 · answered by Scott 3 · 0⤊ 4⤋
Because not everyone is a Christian. Its disrespectful to those who believe in another religion. How would you like a copy of the Koran being displayed in a public place??
I personally am a Christian and wouldn't take offense to having the 10 commandments displayed. I also am not offended by NOT having them displayed. Ask your church to put them up or display them in your home.
Have a great day!
2007-01-27 10:24:08 · answer #7 · answered by Shayna 2 · 4⤊ 2⤋
THEY did have the right to be angry. HE did NOT have the legal right to place it on public property, because not all taxpayers are Christian, yet ALL legal taxpayers have the Freedom of Religion, and that includes freedom from Government Sanctioned religion.
You may say "but it has rules that everyone should follow, like 'do not kill', etc". To that I say, the FIRST rule "do not have other gods before me" means that you are sanctioning a SPECIFIC religious belief....one that America allows for the denial of. If you could word it in CONTEMPORARY English, take out the part about "one god", and only leave in the parts that ALL Christians FOLLOW in their own lives, then SURE, put it up! Until that moment, when ALL CHRISTIANS can demonstrate those words with deeds from THEIR OWN lives, please leave your religion out of MY courthouse.
And on another note...yes, many are trying to take the words "under God" BACK out of the Pledge. I say "back out" because they were never in there to begin with. They were not added until McCarthy's era, and I know it for a fact, as my Grandfather remembers when they added it in!
2007-01-27 10:42:53 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
The problem is that you cannot impose the christian religion on nonchristians, especially in a court of law. From the constitution:
Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the government for a redress of grievances.
Our courts should not have a christian symbol in a government institution. It violates the rights of Americans with other religions.
2007-01-27 10:26:17 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 6⤊ 1⤋
Nothing is wrong with displaying the Ten Commandments in public.... What is wrong is displaying them in a government owned facility. That would be saying that the Government endorses one religion over another.
2007-01-27 10:25:59 · answer #10 · answered by Dan J 4 · 4⤊ 2⤋
Nothing wrong with displaying them... anywhere EXCEPT federal or state land.
Our constitution forbids the establishment of a state religion; displaying religious writings on federal or state land would be state approval of a single religion.
2007-01-27 11:17:37 · answer #11 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋