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Kentucky counties fined $400,000 for posting Ten Commandments

Is this decision proper?

  • Yes - The government should not be promoting religion.

    Votes: 7 53.8%

  • No - It violates the free speech rights of those who wish to have the 10 Commandments posted there.

    Votes: 5 38.5%

  • Other. Please explain.

    Votes: 1 7.7%

  • Not sure / Don't know.

    Votes: 0 0.0%
  • Total voters
    13
new coup for you said:
i would be vastly more willing to believe in the "they represent a sociological origin of law" position if this wasn't about some county in Kentucky.
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If you go back and look at the way the county went about it, it's hilariously obvious what they were trying to do. They came out with the display after passing a resolution that (no joke) referred to Jesus Christ as "the prince of ethics," got sued by the ACLU, changed the sign in front of the display to say it was "designed to honor all spiritual belief," got sued again, and then changed it to say it was "designed to educate about sociological origins" or whatever. Justice Stevens ripped their lawyer apart on oral arguments over that shenanigans.
 
jallman said:
None of that detracts from the fact that historically, the 10 Commandments has been a centerpiece of legal and moral philosophy.
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Uh for whom? Our country? Our laws? Our democracy? Never. Not even once. Not never. The constitution was created for a reason. The people who wrote the constitution wrote it knowing very well what the dangers a religious supremacy were. How could they not? Religion had dominated Europe up until the time the first pilgrims started coming over. So what do they do? They draft a paper that with it's first amendment clearly separates the State and the Church. They acknowledge that the people have a right to choose whatever religion they want without fear of government interference. They acknowledge that they have a right to acknowledge whatever God or Gods they want. After knowing this how anybody can claim that our laws are based on the 10 commandment is simply lunacy. It is simply NOT within the realm of possibility given how the most important legal document in American history basically gives a middle finger to the most important commandment.
 
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RightinNYC said:
If you go back and look at the way the county went about it, it's hilariously obvious what they were trying to do. They came out with the display after passing a resolution that (no joke) referred to Jesus Christ as "the prince of ethics," got sued by the ACLU, changed the sign in front of the display to say it was "designed to honor all spiritual belief," got sued again, and then changed it to say it was "designed to educate about sociological origins" or whatever. Justice Stevens ripped their lawyer apart on oral arguments over that shenanigans.
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Wait... you're saying all that supports the "sociological origin of law" position?
 
new coup for you said:
Wait... you're saying all that supports the "sociological origin of law" position?
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No, I'm saying that the county was absolutely full of ****. The obvious purpose was to PRAISE JESUS and then after they got sued they tried to cover their asses by making up some **** to pretend that they had noble intentions.
 
RightinNYC said:
No, I'm saying that the county was absolutely full of ****. The obvious purpose was to PRAISE JESUS and then after they got sued they tried to cover their asses by making up some **** to pretend that they had noble intentions.
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oh ok, i must have misunderstood your post.
 
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