At a Court House fairly close to where I live, the Ten Commandments are displayed. People complained about it, and there was a law suit. From what i've read, the following article is the final word about it.
http://www.pluralism.org/news/article.php?id=4430
Doesn't having a plaque that quotes from the Bible almost make it seem as if the Court will be ruling in favour of those who follow EACH (including the first 4) commandments?
What are your thoughts? Should religious displays such as this one continue to be displayed on the exterior of a Court House? Doesn't this violate the First Amendment?
2007-08-17 08:23:23 · 24 answers · asked by Moonlit Hemlock 3 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
I think they are treading dangerous ground with the idea that religious things can be left in public buildings because they are "historical" rather than "religious".
But the Supreme Court has been stacked a bit by the fundie movement so I expect to see a lot more rulings that defy the Constitution.
2007-08-17 08:32:08 · answer #1 · answered by t_rex_is_mad 6 · 4⤊ 3⤋
The 10 commandments were given to Moses by Satan, John 1:17, John 6:32, John 10:7 and Revelation 13:10-18
2007-08-20 07:16:39 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
No problem, the court made the right ruling. Have you noticed lately how the liberals are losing more and more in the Federal courts? About time.
Btw, "separation of church and State" is NOT in the Constitution. That wording came from a Federal Court ruling and is therefore subject to being reversed as it has been applied to many things that the court did not intend for it to.
The ten commandments simply reflect a fact, we are a nation dominated by Christians and have been since the US was founded.
Those that do not want that way DO NOT any more rights under the Bill of Rights then anyone else does and when there is a conflict then the majority rules.
2007-08-17 08:42:46 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 3⤋
How does displaying The Ten Commandments violate the prohibition against the Federal Government establishing a state"religion"?.... it simply recognizes that the Founding Fathers of The USA recognized the value of the ethics embodied within the Christian Faith... and incorporated(without establishing a state "religion) those Christian values into the core of the law of The Land........ btw.... it would be against The Word and Will of God as well to establish a "state religion"... The Word and Will of God may not be imposed upon anyone... and no one of The True Christian Faith would seek to establish any such Theocracy in violation of God's Word.
Displaying words that support this Nation is Ok by me... but mandating that the works of"religions" dedicated to the destruction of The USA also be diplayed... that is Treason
2007-08-17 08:38:29 · answer #4 · answered by ? 5 · 1⤊ 2⤋
I don't think it makes much sense to put up a plaque of the 10 commandments when the United States Constitution makes a point of disobeying the first of those commandments. These are not the basis of our laws or legal system any more than the Code of Hammurabi is (unsurprisingly, our legal system is actually based on British common law).
2007-08-17 08:41:43 · answer #5 · answered by Lao Pu 4 · 1⤊ 1⤋
They tried showing the Ten Commandments on the front lawn of the court house in my town...I was angry when they said they wouldn't. I thought to myself, "Damn....I like Charlton Heston!"
Actually, I think this whole thing is much ado about nothing. What does it prove if they are displayed? What does it disprove? The judges and the justice system will work or not work because of the inner workings of that system. Not because of some marble or granite tablets on the lawn of a public building. Should they be there? No, but in the grand scheme of things what's going to happen if they remain? Nothing. People spend way too much time arguing about things like this when we should be spending our time on important matters like getting our loved ones home and dealing with a president whose sole agenda is getting as much as he and his cronies can out of this administration.
This is a debate that will be around for a long time, I suppose. Thanks for the opportunity to let us express our opinions.
2007-08-17 08:33:28 · answer #6 · answered by ndn_ronhoward 5 · 1⤊ 1⤋
The Ten Commandments - the basis of our legal system - is found in the Book of Mormon too. I wouldn't be offended to see quotes from other legal systems, but they would hardly be appropriate. Hammurabi's portrait is in many law buildings throughout the world. This Babylonian king created one of the first legal systems, known as the Code of Hammurabi.
2016-05-21 21:58:11 · answer #7 · answered by jerrie 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No it is not violating the First Amendment. It is Free Speech and the the legislature is not establishing a state religion. The Supreme Court has a Statue of Moses and the Ten Commandments. The Judicial system is not part of the legislature anyway it is separate.
2007-08-17 08:34:06 · answer #8 · answered by 9_ladydi 5 · 2⤊ 3⤋
The 10 commandments are clearly religious, and have no place on taxpayer supported property.
This kind of thing is part of the wedge strategy. The Constitution is violated in one instance, therefore it's easy to get it violated in another, and another, and another, until the Constitution no longer protects anyone.
2007-08-17 08:37:49 · answer #9 · answered by YY4Me 7 · 3⤊ 1⤋
I don't think it violates the First Amendment, but I think it sends the wrong message to post them on the courthouse. It's not necessary. It exhibits unfairness, and it's a waste of time and money to fight about it.
The first amendment says that the U.S. Congress shall make no law respecting an establish of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof. It doesn't say anything about state courthouses putting up plaques. That's not Congressional action, or a law regarding anything (religious or otherwise).
2007-08-17 08:29:20 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 5⤊ 3⤋