Is the real reason that we can't have the Ten Commandments in a courthouse........You cannot post "Thou Shalt Not steal," "Thou Shalt Not Commit Adultery" and "Thou Shall Not Lie" in a building full of lawyers, judges and politicians -- because it creates a hostile work environment?
2007-03-27 11:13:48 · 19 answers · asked by Whootziedude 4 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Okay, way to many people are getting far more serious than the tone of the question. It was supposed to be a stab at certain professions - tongue and cheek. Maybe I let Yahoo catagorize the question wrong. I'll post it in Law and Ethics. Whew-wee you guys are wrapped tightly!
2007-03-27 11:35:25 · update #1
OOO...My dear...you should know better than to mention 'religion' in an open arena!
Actually....I thought your question was pretty funny!
2007-03-27 11:50:10 · answer #1 · answered by Nibbles 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Because your religion is not shared by everyone for starters. Funny how you overlook the first 5 commandments which as all strictly religious in nature. The reason people do not want the 10 commandments in a courthouse is because there is supposed to be separation of Church and State. If you guys are going to force your religious commandments into the realm of the state, then I want the Nine Noble Virtues to be posted too. After all, you must be fair about it, you cannot cater to one religion and ignore all the others it wouldn't be fair. So you'll have to put up all the worlds religion's various laws, guide lines, etc...
2007-03-27 18:27:45 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
You can post, Don't Steal, Don't Commit Adultery, etc. The problem arises when you want to post the ten commandments in a public place. Then you shouldn't disagree if someone puts the Q'ran or the Book of Mormon.
I think it is very interesting how much we criticize Muslim countries for including the sharia as part of their laws (for example forbidding conversions) but at the same time we want our country to include all the christian symbols and laws into ours.
2007-03-27 18:21:26 · answer #3 · answered by christian 2 · 3⤊ 1⤋
I have no problem posting the last half (more or less, depending on how your christian cult divides them up) of the ten commandments. I have a problem posting nonsense like "no other gods before me" in any place where serious work is supposed to get done.
2007-03-27 18:20:20 · answer #4 · answered by Dave P 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
It's not offensive. It simply fails the Lemon test in most cases. Passive use that a reasonable observer would not think is the state endorsing religion is perfectly fine, as it has a secular purpose (often state history), does not advance/inhibit religion in its primary effect, and doesn't excessively entangle itself with religion.
2007-03-27 18:19:21 · answer #5 · answered by Kate S 3 · 3⤊ 0⤋
Because science and technology have advanced to a point where we do not need myths and legends to explain the world around us.
Much like the myths of Apollo, Poseidon,etc. the actual facts behind most phenomena have been discovered, rendering religion obsolete.
Same with the earth being flat.
It is childish and silly to continue to espouse ideas which we know to be false.
2007-03-27 18:22:51 · answer #6 · answered by Skyhawk 5 · 1⤊ 2⤋
your religious culture does not belong in a political building because the church and state need to be separate, also because it only applies to those from a certain religious background, so if you put christian articles you'd also have to put articles from every other religion represented by the states or risk the interpretation that the political law does not apply to those outside your group. It's rather sick that the states still has "in god we trust" on their money, I'm sure it is offensive to god as well as everybody else.
2007-03-27 18:19:57 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 2⤋
Ha, but no. If that were the case, then the Ten Commandments couldn't be spoken in church, either.
2007-03-27 18:28:30 · answer #8 · answered by Technopygmalion 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It's not offensive. It's simply the government promoting one set of religious beliefs over all of the others. So, not allowed.
2007-03-27 18:24:32 · answer #9 · answered by Sun: supporting gay rights 7 · 2⤊ 1⤋
I don't think they disagree with the commandments. They disagree with the idea of having Christian references out there. I guess if some great atheist would have come up with them, they would still be there for all to see.
2007-03-27 18:19:12 · answer #10 · answered by VW 6 · 3⤊ 2⤋