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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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Mark, ME
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... would soceity be better or worse
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January 27,2004
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Are the tem commandments telling people just what society realy wants people to be like. Does society want people to kill, steal,lie, NO!But by taking the 10 commandments out of school, the children no longer see them all of these things are happening and more.
If we followed 10 commandments would soceity be better or worse.. I think Better by far.
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Nadine Gar, MI
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... a part of our history
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January 27,2004
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It is and always be a part of our history.
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Paul, MI
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... not right
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January 27,2004
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Although our country was founded on religiuos freedom we are now a plurialistic society and only displaying the 10 commandments (judea/christian) symbols is not right.
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Sid, MD
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... a tribute to the rule
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January 27,2004
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With out question! Our courthouses represent the authority and power given to them by our Constitution to uphold the Law of this Land. The Constitution was written by Men who believed and used this same "Ten Commandments" as their moral foundation and inspiration to build this Great Nation upon. If you take away the "Ten Commandments", you void the basis in which our Nations rule of Law was founded. The monument in itself is simply a tribute to the rule of Law, "God's Law", in which our Constitution and our Nation was birthed.
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Mary, IA
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... We have set rules in everything
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January 27,2004
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How do we expect children to know the rules of God morality and faith if we do not teach then by set rules. We have set rules in everything else!!
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Val, NC
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... all governed by God
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January 27,2004
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This country was founded, created and built on the blood of those searching for a place in which christians could build a home upon the values and beliefs of free thinking, free speech, and the debate of intelligent ideas, all governed by God given principles.
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A Citizen, IN
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... no place in a government
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January 27,2004
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religious monuments have no place in a government institution.
Actually, our laws are not based on the purported ten commandments (to which version are we refering, may I aks?), but on the Laws of Hammarubi, who proclaimed them before Chriatianity was invented in 200 AD
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Kim, GA
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... conviction of soul and hopefully
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January 27,2004
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The Ten Commandments are on the front of the Supreme Court building. How can they tell a state supreme court justice not to display them? On capital punishment...
the ten commandments outlaw murder (taking of *innocent* life). It is not a contradiction to allow capital punishment of criminals. Scripture is making a statement that the victim's life was valuable. Hopefully, facing certain death will lead the murderer to repent of his deed and end up spending eternity in heaven, instead of lanquishing on death row appeal after appeal, expecting to get away with murder... ultimately dying with an unrepentant heart and spending eternity in hell. Which is more compassionate if there is an eternity ahead of us after this life? I just think that facing death knowingly brings conviction of soul and hopefully, repentance and a turning back to God even their knowledge of the Creator is limited.
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Michael, FL
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... the constitution of all mankind
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January 27,2004
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The ten commandments was written 2000 years before the constitution of the u.s.a. It is the constitution of all mankind. If the world abidted by them, what a beautiful it would be.
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Micci, PA
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... defines us as a people
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January 27,2004
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Our faith defines us as a people and as human beings, faith in a higher power gives us a reason to be the best we can be, without that, what are we but animals that speak.
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Connie, MI
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... practicing all they stand for
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January 27,2004
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First of all I find it hypocritical of the opponents to the monument, to demand compliance to every principle written on it. You can test this by lying to an officer of the court, result: jail time. Or how about stealing his leather briefcase complete with laptop valued at over $2000.00? Sounds like larceny to me, more jail time. I just love the fact that even tho the physical evidence of God's principles was removed, it still cannot, and will not squelch God fearing citizens from willingly embracing and practicing all they stand for.
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Alan, IA
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... instrumental to our Founding Fathers
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January 27,2004
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This 10 commandents were instrumental to our Founding Fathers.
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Andrew, OK
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... out of our public lives
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January 27,2004
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Taking God out of our public lives has created problems! This country was founded on the principal that our rights are derived from God.
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Laurie, NJ
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... What better place
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January 27,2004
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The original Law (the Ten Commandments) was given to us by God. What better place for it to be on display than a courthouse?
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Cindy, OK
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... should Christians be barred
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January 27,2004
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If a Christian went to another country whose majority believed in another God, Mohammad, Buda, etc., it would be certainly unreasonable, even though desirable, for them to oppose their government leaders from supporting their religious beliefs. Why, with the majority of Americans being Christians, should Christians be barred from their expression of faith here.
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Suzanne, LA
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... tired of apologizing
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January 27,2004
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I am tired of apologizing and our nation making concessions to others because they are "uncomfortable" seeing our Ten Commandments. This is the basis of our legal system, our Christian identity among the world, and the reasons our human rights are so powerful in leading other nations. Do we see other countries fighting for human rights as we do? What are you thinking?
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Daniel, PA
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... foundational to our society
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January 27,2004
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The Scriptures are foundational to our society. Without a firm, unchanging foundation for our laws our society will go off in a million directions and chaos will reign in our nation. As the Scriptures are slowly removed from our country, our country is slowly crumbling.
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John, LA
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... should not be forced
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January 27,2004
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The ten commandments is in your heart. It should not be forced to dwell in a place where civil law rules.
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Susan, OK
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... play in a devisive way
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January 27,2004
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Religion is a private matter between a person and God. Period. Otherwise, POWER comes into play in a devisive way and pretty soon we're fighting over who's got the best imaginary friend. Displaying the ten commandments hasn't done a thing to reduce crime, by the way, in or out of a courthouse, but Judge Moore got the attention he obviously craves.
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Charles, TX
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... humans with respect
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January 27,2004
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The "Ten Commandments" are not a monument to a single religion but a universal code of ethics on which most laws (moral codes) are based. Certainly they have a place in our society - a society which was founded on belief in a supreme being and adherence to a set of edicts which are based on treating other humans with respect and dignity nad honoring their rights and beliefs.
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