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Not a fight that should be fought |
Not a fight that should be fought
http://www.theleafchronicle.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060311/OPINION01/603110306/1014
Clarksville Leaf Chronicle - Clarksville,TN,USA
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Not a fight that should be fought
Legislature shouldn't waste time on Ten Commandments.
In regard to legislation allowing the display of the Ten Commandments in
Tennessee courthouses, does the state really want to go down this road?
Last year, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that the Ten Commandments on
display inside courthouses violated the doctrine of separation of church
and state.
Nevertheless, bills have been introduced in both the state House and Senate
that would allow replicas of "historical documents" in public buildings —
and that would include the Ten Commandments.
One of the sponsors of the legislation, Sen. Rusty Crowe of Johnson City,
told the Associated Press that the commandments should be allowed "for the
historical perspective, for the religious principles that form the basis of
the country." He said he didn't have any possible political motivations in
this election year.
No one denies that the Ten Commandments have had a profound influence
throughout history and in the formation of governments, including that of
the United States. But they were considered "law" at a time of theocracies.
A differentiation was not made between the church and state.
By contrast, the church does not rule the United States. Americans do not
have to "obey" a commandment that says to not put any other god before the
Judeo-Christian one or to keep holy a certain day of the week. In fact,
because the first four commandments are totally religious in nature, they
are not enforceable under U.S. law.
[end excerpt]
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You are invited to check out the following:
The Rise of the Theocratic States of America
http://members.tripod.com/~candst/theocracy.htm
American Theocrats - Past and Present
http://members.tripod.com/~candst/theocrats.htm
The Constitutional Principle: Separation of Church and State
http://members.tripod.com/~candst/index.html
[and to join the discussion group for the above site and/or Separation of
Church and State in general, listed below]
HRSepCnS · Hampton Roads [Virginia] SepChurch&State
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/HRSepCnS/
[Its not just Hampton Roads folks who are members, there are members from
all over the US and a couple from overseas as well]
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.. . . You can't understand a phrase such as "Congress shall make no law
respecting an establishment of religion" by syllogistic reasoning. Words
take their meaning from social as well as textual contexts, which is why "a
page of history is worth a volume of logic." New York Trust Co. v. Eisner,
256 U.S. 345, 349, 41 S.Ct. 506, 507, 65 L.Ed. 963 (1921) (Holmes, J.).
Sherman v. Community Consol. Dist. 21, 980 F.2d 437, 445 (7th Cir. 1992)
.. . .
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USAF LT. COL (Ret) Buffman (Glen P. Goffin) wrote
"You pilot always into an unknown future;
facts are your only clue. Get the facts!"
That philosophy 'snipit' helped to get me, and my crew, through a good
many combat missions and far too many scary, inflight, emergencies.
It has also played a significant role in helping me to expose the
plethora of radical Christian propaganda and lies that we find at
almost every media turn.
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THE CONSTITUTIONAL PRINCIPLE:
SEPARATION OF CHURCH AND STATE
http://members.tripod.com/~candst/index.html
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