The Ten Commandments down the crapper... - The Firearms Forum

Shizamus · 07-01-2003, 05:21 PM

But we need to legalize Sodomy !

For obvious reasons these two cannot co-exist !

Posted on Tue, Jul. 01, 2003

Ala. Judge Loses Ten Commandments Appeal
Associated Press

ATLANTA - A federal appeals court ruled Tuesday that a Ten Commandments monument the size of a washing machine must be removed from the Alabama Supreme Court building.

The 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals unanimously affirmed a ruling by a federal judge who said that the 2 1/2-ton granite monument, placed there by Alabama Chief Justice Roy Moore, violates the constitutional separation of church and state.

"If we adopted his position, the chief justice would be free to adorn the walls of the Alabama Supreme Court's courtroom with sectarian religious murals and have decidedly religious quotations painted above the bench," the three-judge panel said.

"Every government building could be topped with a cross, or a menorah, or a statue of Buddha, depending upon the views of the officials with authority over the premises."

Moore put the monument in the rotunda of the courthouse in the middle of the night two summers ago. The monument features tablets bearing the Ten Commandments and historical quotations about the place of God in law.

He was sued by several attorneys who said the monument infringed on their religious freedom. In November, a federal judge ordered the monument removed but then decided it could stay pending appeal.

Constitutional separation of church and state ?
There is no such wording in the Constitution !
I would like to see it, Article and section.

Besides, The Bill of Rights, Article 1 says:

"Congess shall make no law respecting an establishment of
religion, or prohibiting the free excercise 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.

07-01-2003, 05:21 PM	#1
Shizamus Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Vermont Posts: 891	The Ten Commandments down the crapper... But we need to legalize Sodomy ! For obvious reasons these two cannot co-exist ! Posted on Tue, Jul. 01, 2003 Ala. Judge Loses Ten Commandments Appeal Associated Press ATLANTA - A federal appeals court ruled Tuesday that a Ten Commandments monument the size of a washing machine must be removed from the Alabama Supreme Court building. The 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals unanimously affirmed a ruling by a federal judge who said that the 2 1/2-ton granite monument, placed there by Alabama Chief Justice Roy Moore, violates the constitutional separation of church and state. "If we adopted his position, the chief justice would be free to adorn the walls of the Alabama Supreme Court's courtroom with sectarian religious murals and have decidedly religious quotations painted above the bench," the three-judge panel said. "Every government building could be topped with a cross, or a menorah, or a statue of Buddha, depending upon the views of the officials with authority over the premises." Moore put the monument in the rotunda of the courthouse in the middle of the night two summers ago. The monument features tablets bearing the Ten Commandments and historical quotations about the place of God in law. He was sued by several attorneys who said the monument infringed on their religious freedom. In November, a federal judge ordered the monument removed but then decided it could stay pending appeal. Constitutional separation of church and state ? There is no such wording in the Constitution ! I would like to see it, Article and section. Besides, The Bill of Rights, Article 1 says: "Congess shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free excercise 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. --> Last edited by Shizamus; 07-01-2003 at 06:07 PM..