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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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Dorothy Mu, MD
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... What then is the purpose
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January 27,2004
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Then why do we swear in high officials, presidents, judges, and people. What then is the purpose! The highest oath (with penalty for lying) us used to judge and accept.
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Dave, MI
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... form the basis of our laws
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January 27,2004
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The Ten Commandments form the basis of many of our laws...like thou shalt not kill.
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Barbara, PA
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... I most emphatically disagee.
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January 27,2004
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I most emphatically disagee.
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Carinna, KS
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... give us the right to freedom
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January 27,2004
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I think the ten commandments should be allowed in a courthouse. The laws we have in place are to give us the right to freedom(of expression for example) not the right to never be offended. I think it should be equally as plausible to allow the koran in a courthouse.
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Kevin, AL
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... unfair use of power & authority
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January 27,2004
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The establishment clause clearly delineates the boundary. While Moore's monument was artistic, it was his promotion from the bully pulpit of Chief Justice and thus an unfair use of power & authority. I am glad he and his monument are gone.
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Robert, OK
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... based on Biblical principles
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January 27,2004
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Our country, our law, is based on Biblical principles.
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Carmen, FL
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... This is public property
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January 27,2004
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I believe in the ten commandments but do not believe that they should stand in front of a state courthouse. This is public property where official business is conducted. Let's keep government within it's intent. I haven't seen any monuments of the ten commandments in front of any churches, why?
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Michael, MI
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... should not contain religious icons
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January 27,2004
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It doesn't belong there.The trouble with religious zealots is that they throw all sense of reason right out the window. There can be no separation of church-state for them. If you want me to continue to respect religious rights, then respect my secular rights. Separation of church and state for over 2 centuries has made this a great nation and democracy. Public buildings should not contain religious icons of any sort.
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Rodney, MI
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... America is a land that welcomes everyone
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January 27,2004
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Our founding fathers had the foresight to seaerate church / religions from State. We need to remember that less than four hundred years ago people thought that Earth was the center of our solar system. A certain religion almost put to death a man named Galileo. Ideas change, and will always change. America is a land that welcomes everyone,no matter what their religous beliefs are.
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Pat, OH
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... Where else does moral code come from?
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January 27,2004
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Absolutely! Where else does "absolute" moral code come from?
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John, VT
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... Everyone is entitled
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January 27,2004
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Everyone is entitled to their own superstitions - in private, not in public places.
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Natalie, IL
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... both the church and the state will be in trouble ...
January 27,2004
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As a pastor, I believe that both the church and the state will be in trouble if we try to blur the lines between them. Christianity is quickly becoming a minority religion in the U.S., to pretend otherwise is arrogant and short-sighted.
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Michael, PA
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... NO role in government
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January 27,2004
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God and religion should have absolutely NO role in government -- period. It's offensive to non-believers and non-Christians that fundamentalist Christians self-righteously usurp morality and integrity. All they really co-opt is pontification.
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Joe, TX
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... As long as other religious
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January 27,2004
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Sure, why not? As long as other religious and non-religious monuments are allowed as well.
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Paul, CT
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... more than a religious statement
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January 27,2004
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The Ten Commandments are more than a religious statement, they are the basis of all our laws as well!
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Donna, AR
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... attempts to blur those lines
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January 27,2004
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I am amazed that this could be construed as anything other than a clear violation of the separation of church and state. I am increasingly alarmed at the present administration's attempts to blur those lines of separation and the national division it is causing.
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Frank, NY
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... will not be treated equally
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January 27,2004
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The displaying of the "Ten Commandments" in a court implies that anyone who is not religious will not be treated equally under the law.
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Jeana, AL
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... moral foundation of law is God
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January 27,2004
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As the Court Reporter for Judge Roy Moore's Judiciary hearing, I saw first hand the tirany of so-called, non-elected judges override our right to acknowledge God. The judges removed the monument of the Ten Commandments, but they did not remove the plaque in the Alabama Supreme Court rotunda. The plaque has a quote from Dr. Martin Luther King when he was in jail in Birmingham, Alabama, that says the moral foundation of law is God. What hypocrites! All nine judges had their minds made up before the trial started that they wanted to get rid of Judge Moore and the monument and openly expressed their dislike of Judge Moore because of his moral beliefs and his oath to God. When I swear a person in for a deposition or a hearing, I ask that person, "Do you solemly swear to tell the truth, the whole truth and nothing but the truth, so help you God?" If that person lies and is caught, they can be in contempt of court and go to jail for perjury. The moral foundation of law is God.
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Peter, TX
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... NOT the place for religion
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January 27,2004
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No "monument" to ANY kind of religion should stand in a public tax supported building; that is NOT the place for religion of ANY kind.
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John, NY
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... law based upon ancient traditions
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January 27,2004
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The Ten Commandments represent law based upon ancient traditions. It is another representation similar to the symbol of Miss Justice, blind-folded and holding a scale.
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