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Originally posted by pan6467
As for the 10 Commandments, what is the problem with having them hang in a court? 9 of them have nothing to do with GOD, if the judge prefers to have them hang in his workspace (which is the court room) that is his right.
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The judge is acting as a government actor. Government actors can't endorse a specific religion. The Ten commandments directly endorses Christanity and the whole "no god but me" statement at the top is an additional problem. That is why the 10 commandments are a no-no.
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You all are making a great stink over nothing, clogging court systems, demanding others bow down to your will and ideals. No more. You are now infringing on my rights, stealing tax money from me to fight these, and for what purpose? What exactly do you win by taking the word GOD out of everything? What do future generations win?
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The purpose is to put a gigantic freaking wall between church and state. When those two groups mix, bad things happen. I'm not saying "no religion". I am saying "no interaction between church and state". If you want to live in a country when religion is entwined with government, I have several middle eastern countries that come to mind.
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It is our spirituality that gives us our individuality. Make this a Godless society and we shall fall apart very very fast, either through a decline in morals or by becoming zombies to the Big Brother.
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Okay first off, bullshit. Individuality comes from a lot of different areas. I'm willing to go out on a limb and say that anyone who's individuality is entirely defined by their spirituality is already a "zombie", as you put it. Your statements also seem to suggest that people without a spiritual side have no moral, in which case, I have several choice words for you but will be satisified with the statement of ignorant, very,
very , ignorant
Second, keep the strawman to your self because nobody needs it. No one is suggesting we empose atheism on the whole of society. The idea is that for freedom
of religion to exist; the government must be free
from religion. That idea is the cause for a push to a government free of religion.