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Thread #79712   Message #1450851
Posted By: CarolC
03-Apr-05 - 12:03 PM
Thread Name: BS: Ten Commandments on Public Property?
Subject: RE: BS: Ten Commandments on Public Property?
I am curious as to which particular commandment would you find offensive?

Bobert, I've already told you three or four times. I find the ones that tell people that tell people whom to worship (and how many of them) and when, offensive.

The "no other gods before me" one. And the "honor the sabbath and keep it holy" one. These are not common sense... they are just practices that are specific to some religions (Christianity, Judaism, and Islam), and have absolutely nothing whatever to do with the rest of the religions in the world. You are aware that those three relgions are not the only religions in the world, aren't you?

Yer both missing the point here.

Its inappropriate (and as determined by the courts, illegal) to display ANY religious materials of whatever variety, denomination, cult, what-have-you on/in public property as this constitutes an endorsement.


I'm not missing the point, Greg. That is my point. I'm just trying to show Bobert what the shoe would feel like on the other foot.

That's your opinion, Carol. In fact, it is customary in this country for just about all of us to obtain our beliefs that way.

It's not my opinion, robomatic. It's the law of the land. People can force you to pay lip service to certain beliefs while you are growing up, but nobody can force you to believe anything. Especially not the government.