Mr. Moses goes to Washington!

[Kire]

The issue of whether the Ten Commandments can be displayed on government property goes before the Supreme Court Wednesday, in a pair of potentially landmark cases that test religion's cultural and legal status in American society.

The justices will consider whether displaying the commandments represents state endorsement of religion, or simply recognizes and reflects the role that code has played in U.S. moral and legal traditions.

Should the Ten Commandments be shown on gov. property? I see both sides of the issue. Then again, most of the Ten Commandments don't apply to American law anyway, and they should have the law of Hammurabi as well.

So wacha think?

[Big Rick Cook]

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I want the basic law of Wicca to be plastered all over the place. Harm none. It's all-encompassing.

Edit: And I wonder how many people get the reference in the title.

[pinkymadigan]

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I just don't care anymore. While I believe it is endorsement of religion, I just don't care. A certain amount of endorsement isn't bad, regardless of how I feel it is wrong, it isn't hurting anything really, and there are way bigger problems out there, but I like how we tackle the small ones first.

edit:typo

[IRC]

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The best thing about this is that it's a Homeless guy from my hometown that is doing all of this.

[Kire]

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really? I guess he was just bored then?

[IRC]

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He's a homeless lawyer who supports strict seperation of church and state. Austin is known for it's proactive homeless.

This one guy Leslie has a cult following and ran for mayor a few times a couple of years back.

[Kefka Jr.]

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Fritz Fraundorf once wrote a FF7 fanfic called "Mr. Sith Goes to Washington".

[Magus]

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Jimmy Stuart is the shiznit.

[The Toecutter]

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Should the Ten Commandments be shown on gov. property? I see both sides of the issue. Then again, most of the Ten Commandments don't apply to American law anyway, and they should have the law of Hammurabi as well.

So wacha think?

What I think doesn't really matter in this case when it comes to legality. What the first amendment says matters.

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.

Should the commandments be ruled as legal for display on the courthouse, this amendment would thus be violated. Technically speaking, should the case be dropped and have no end result, it would be perfectly legal according to that amendment, but that would also mean a courthouse would be allowed to have a Bhudda statue, or the Wiccan priestess Diana, and other figures. I'm sure the religious right would agree to that. Hahaha...


My own opinion is that this case should be dropped. It's trivial and a courthouse should be allowed to place what those that own it(taxpayers) deem fit provided it is in legal bounds. But if a ruling were to be made, personally, I'd side with outlawing the display of religious artifacts on federal property, especially since in this case it's quite obvious the display is made to make a religious statement, something that has no place in an impartial(supposedly) judicial system.

[highwind]

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I personally don't want to see the Ten Commandments on government property.

[Caciss]

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Religion has no place in our Gov't. Simple as that.