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"A monument to the Ten Commandments should be allowed to stand in a state courthouse."
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| Total # of Responses: 642 - 2/7/04 |
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We have received feedback on this issue from people all across America. Review the graph to the left for a quick snapshot of the responses received to date, or read the responses below.
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Allen, CA
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... DO NOT WISH TO SEE GOD
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January 28,2004
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THIS IS A NON SECULAR COUNTRY. IRAN IS NOT. ALL YOU NEED TO DO IS LOOK AT THE DIFFERENCES BETWEEN THE TWO. I KNOW THIS IS WHERE THE RELIGIOUS EXTREMISTS WOULD LIKE THIS, FORTUNATELY THE VAST MAJORITY OF US DO NOT. WHILE I BELIEVE IN GOD, I DO NOT WISH TO SEE GOD IN OUR COURTS OR GOVT. I CAN PRAY AND PRACTICE MY RELIGION AT HOME OR IN CHURCH. THST IS FREEDOM!
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Allen, CA
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... NON SECULAR COUNTRY
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January 28,2004
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THIS IS A NON SECULAR COUNTRY. IRAN IS NOT. ALL YOU NEED TO DO IS LOOK AT THE DIFFERENCES BETWEEN THE TWO. I KNOW THIS IS WHERE THE RELIGIOUS EXTREMISTS WOULD LIKE THIS, FORTUNATELY THE VAST MAJORITY OF US DO NOT. WHILE I BELIEVE IN GOD, I DO NOT WISH TO SEE GOD IN OUR COURTS OR GOVT. I CAN PRAY AND PRACTICE MY RELIGION AT HOME OR IN CHURCH. THIS IS FREEDOM!
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Christophe, AK
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... beliefs of the First Americans
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January 28,2004
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How about putting the beliefs of the First Americans into public practice? As an American Indian I am offended by these discussions which, once again, leave out the conquered people from any mainstream discussions.
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Joey, CA
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... direct opposition to democracy
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January 28,2004
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The Ten Commandments should not be displayed in any government building or public grounds. They are in direct opposition to democracy. They contradict the Bill of Rights and the 13th Ammendment
to the Constitution. For example, the First Commandment, 'Thou shalt have no other gods before me', violates the First Ammendment, i.e., Religious Freedom. The 10 Commandments are clearly of Judeo-Christian
origin. What about Budhists,
Hindus, Pantheists and Atheists? The 10 commandments
when put in context to are hideous and obscene. The Treaty of Tripoly, passed by Congress and signed into law by President Adams in 1797 states in Article 11, 'As the government of the United States of America is not in any sense founded on
the Christian Religion,...'.
According to the Ten Commandments one should observe the sabbath and allow
one's slaves to do the same. This violates the 13th Ammendment. By today's standards it should be reviled. The authors of the Old Testament were sexist, anti-woman, anti-human, anti-life and anti-earth. They were on the same level of intellectual development as the Taliban is today.
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George, CO
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... NO limit to our exposure ...
January 28,2004
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The Constitution says "NO LAW". That means NO limit to our exposure to ideas. To limit our exposure to ideas, will limit our ability to make any kind of decision.
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Dennis, OR
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... due to our faith in god
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January 28,2004
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The very strength of our country today is due to our faith in god. To declare what is right and wrong and stand upon that declaration is our past and our future.
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Anais, OR
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... should not be allowed
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January 28,2004
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A monument to the Ten Commandments should not be allowed to stand in a state courthouse because that to me suggests endorsement of one religion, Christianity.
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Bob, CO
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... equal time and equal space
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January 28,2004
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Will the governement provide equal time and equal space to monuments of non-Christian spiritual beliefs. I doubt it. Even if they did, I guess I don't think our courthouses need to be museums to all the spiritual belief systems in the world. Seems to me that's what houses of worship are for.
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Manuel, CA
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... nothing to be afraid of.
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January 28,2004
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Truth and goodness are nothing to be afraid of.
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Kerry, OR
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... all major religions
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January 28,2004
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If you really want some kind of ethical statement have representatives from all major religions plus non-religious representatives gather and put together a list of lessons to live by in a civilized society.
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Roy King, CA
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... no longer the consensus
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January 28,2004
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The previous homogeneous concept of "god" in this country is no longer the consensus. "God" should remain as a concept, that leads us as a country. However, "God" as defined by any ONE religion or any ONE culture or ONE race does not belong in US Government. The 10 commandments would appeal to christans and jews, but would be offensive to most others. The constitution applies to all americans. If our founding fathers had not been religiously oppressed by "government religion" (i.e. "The Church of England") they would have had little reason to leave their homeland.
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Charlie, AK
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... government to display
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January 28,2004
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The problem I have with displaying the ten commandments in a public place is the line "I am the lord thy God". That is a message that tells any person who reads it they have a god and a SPECIFIC god at that. It is illegal for the government to display such blatent public endorsement of a particular religion.
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Sophia, CA
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... sense of responsibility
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January 28,2004
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Absolutely this is the base of what the law defends not one of us as humans want a love one or someone dear to us to be robbed, killed etc... What is the purpose of anyone willing to take such a message away is unimaginable. If these laws of the 10 commandments were followed we would be less afraid to think of the what if someone... The 10 commandments is not just a religious monument unless this is the only way one chooses to see it as, it is a sense of responsibility, a respect for others it is and should be everyone’s will follow a guild line so factual and decent. WE should all be reminded of these commandments, is anyone considering hello maybe just maybe less crime on you even.
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Randy Tric, CA
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... pure and simple
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January 28,2004
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these are the ten commandments, not the ten suggestions. pure and simple......
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Jim, AK
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... more from the Judge
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January 28,2004
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Wow! Let's hear more from the Judge. He makes a good case.
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Jo, OR
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... None belong in a courthouse ...
January 28,2004
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If we allow one, we have to allow them all. None belong in a courthouse. I'd hate to be a Muslim being tried by an intolerant Christian, and how can we believe it would be otherwise with overt statements like monuments of the Ten Commandments were allowed to stand?
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Karin, CA
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... founded on Christian principles.
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January 28,2004
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Our country was founded on Christian principles.
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Robert, OR
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... should be allowed
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January 28,2004
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I strongly agree that a monument of the ten commandments should be allowed in a courthouse, along with being in schoolhouses or any other public building.
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Jack, TX
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... founded on Christian principles
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January 28,2004
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This great nation was founded on Christian principles. The Ten Commandments, in general, are outstanding rules by which to live. Where better to have them stand than in a courthouse?
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Karl, OR
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... respect the rights of others
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January 28,2004
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As a Christian, I continue to work hard at maintaining the separation of church and state. As a Christian, it is one of my utmost responsibilities to respect the rights of others to believe in the god of their choice, or no god at all.
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