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04-12-2013, 12:03 PM #11
Really? The very first one seems to go against your personality, 7 seems kind of weird and does 9 condone the harming of large children?
Also, I like that you're in favour of treating people who annoy you cruelly and without mercy and destroying anyone who bothers you.
So much better than forgiveness.
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04-12-2013, 10:39 PM #12
The bill of rights guarantees the religious rights of all. Seeing the 10 commandments does not prohibit you from exercising your right.
If the people who live there want it, it should stay up. If they don't want it, it should come down. If they want the satanic 11 commandments put up, then they should put it up. They pay for the schools and as long as the policies they want don't contradict the national or state constitution, they should get what they want
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04-12-2013, 10:52 PM #13
^No, sorry that's not the way it works, you're talking about a pure democracy and that does not exists in the U.S.
The majority do not get a dictatorship over the minority.
We have a Constitutional democracy which means we follow that and ONLY that.
Not a worthless 2000 year old book of scriblings by goat herders who didn't understand the world so they wrote fantasies.
The state (and YES, a public school is part of the state) can NOT endorse any religion whatsoever.
The ridiculously outdated and worthless 10 commandments don't belong in any public school.
Go put it back with a church where it belongs and stop infringing on the rights of those that don't believe in nonsensical fairy tales.
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04-12-2013, 11:06 PM #14
Why is it only atheists who can't discern there's a non religious meaning to those commandments?
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04-12-2013, 11:24 PM #15
Why is it that people who claim that religion is crap, can't discern religion when it stare them in the face, and go into defensive mode on something they supposedly don't agree with?
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04-12-2013, 11:31 PM #16
ale, no matter how you twist it, it is not against anyone's rights and is breaking no laws. sure some will want to get carried away and put up things they don't even care about just to try and prove a point, but really what point are they proving? equality does not equate to everyone do what they want just to piss off everyone else. to me it is more of the argument of children; "that's not fair" then it is of constitutional rights.
do you expect me to believe someone was converted because of the sign? or it swayed the school boards decision?
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04-13-2013, 12:16 AM #17
The constitution guarantees the right to religious freedom. It also allows states to make laws that do not conflict with federal laws. Considering posting the 10 commandments is not a violation of the 2nd amendment and does not conflict with federal laws, the power goes to the state, who then makes the decision on what should be done with the 10 commandments in the school.
Also, considering how you seem to be in love with the constitution, you also likely know the wording of the 1st amendment. It states that congress may not make any law restricting the freedom of religion. Last time I checked, schools, school boards, or any other school leaders are not the same as congress, and therefore are allowed to restrict the freedom of religion until the state's or national congress pass a law prohibiting it. Congress is also not required to pass a law prohibiting the restriction of the freedom of religion, as I'm sure you know, they are just prohibited from passing a law restricting the freedom of religion.
Just because you don't agree with something doesn't mean it infringes on your rights. For example, abortion is legal, even though many religions believe it is immoral. This is because doing something against someone else's beliefs is not restricting their freedom of religion, as long as there is no punishment for not participating.
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04-13-2013, 12:16 AM #18
Goodness sake, it doesn't matter if anyone was converted or not, that's not the point.
The point is that the state can't prefer one religion over any other....nor can they endorse one.
By having a religious statue they are preferring that one over all others, at least that is the implication.
And students that don't believe in that NONSENSE shouldn't have to be exposed to it in a place where it does not belong.
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04-13-2013, 12:21 AM #19
*Facepalm*
When it talks about congress it means government....every single public school in this country is part of government.
Don't you understand that?
Or did you think it was weird that every public school in this country is secular?
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04-13-2013, 12:31 AM #20
Congress=government? I fail to see this logic.
Congress means just what it says. Congress. Other people who work in the government are allowed to take away your right to the freedom of religion (even though that didn't happen in this case), just not congress.
I also fail to see how allowing a poster containing the 10 commandments is the same as "make(ing) a law respecting the establishment of religion". The constitution says what it means, and just because you were taught that you had the freedom of religion doesn't mean that it is illegal for anything government related to have religious symbols.
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Originally Posted by JustAlex 
