2007-02-03 15:05:54 · 24 answers · asked by GODZILLA 3 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
about the same way I feel about the 10 commandments being there
2007-02-03 15:11:44 · answer #1 · answered by Heron By The Sea 7 · 7⤊ 1⤋
I felt this question would invite a certain statement, so I must answer.
First, I would feel quite irritated. Not because it insults all religons, (I really don't belong to one of them right now), but because it is a favor to having no religon. The government is not supposed to have any religous attachment, because this brings with it the laws of the religon, which then only favors one religon, which is wrong.
Extra Fact: The constitution states in it CLEARLY, that the bill of rights, or all other articles in no way are relating to any faith, especially the Christian faith. It is based on the ideas of people, some of who believed in God, some who believed in nothing, and some who believed in something evil. This is how it should be.
2007-02-03 23:31:22 · answer #2 · answered by Smallz 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The same way I feel about the commandments: it's not right. America is supposed to be a land free of religious bias, it's the main driving force of it's creation, and therefore it'll be natural that there's more Christians here, but to spit in the eyes of people of other faiths by putting a set of Christian Commandments or an Atheist viewpoint on a federal building it's violating both the Lemon Test and O'Conner Test.
Don't start fights with people with guns.
2007-02-03 23:13:28 · answer #3 · answered by Brian 2 · 4⤊ 0⤋
It is just as inappropriate as a plaque that said that there is one. Theological posturings do not belong in government buildings. The development of the law in this area has been interesting to watch; the Supreme Court issued a couple of hair-splitting rulings on the subject not long ago, and I think that they got it right.
2007-02-03 23:12:38 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
I am an Atheists and I would protest it. Freedom of Religion is part of our Constitution. You can not Govern Religion. I would be quite happy if everyone was Atheists because of their own belief. But the Government has no right to interfere in a persons religious belief.
Damn if I would move anywhere. I would be on the courthouse steps every day until the sign was taken down.
2007-02-03 23:16:41 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
That every freedom this country was based on in the first place were gone and we were living in a military state.
2007-02-03 23:20:12 · answer #6 · answered by The Nana of Nana's 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I would think they're mis-guided, but I wouldn't rally the masses to have it taken down. If you don't believe in God, that's your business, just like believing in Him is mine. If a peson is offended because I have a "God loves you" bumper sticker, then they are the one with the problem, not me. Our legal system is based on the 10 Commandments. It has changed over the years to include other things, but the founding fathers set the country up that way.
2007-02-03 23:13:50 · answer #7 · answered by unclewill67 4 · 0⤊ 3⤋
I would hire an attorney and have the court prove it beyond a reasonable doubt.
They would lose and take the plaque down.
2007-02-03 23:11:03 · answer #8 · answered by Sweed I 2 · 2⤊ 2⤋
The Apostles of the flying spaghetti monster would never allow that to happen, you know that.
2007-02-03 23:27:28 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
A courthouse is no place for religious statements of any kind.
2007-02-03 23:10:23 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 8⤊ 1⤋