High court turns away appeal over Ten Commandments display
October 3, 2011 at 9:51 am in Grand Forks Herald
The U.S. Supreme Court today refused to hear the appeal of an Ohio judge wanting to display a poster of the Ten Commandments in his courtroom. The display has been covered with a drape since a federal judge ordered Richland County Common Pleas Judge James DeWeese to remove it in October 2009. Continue Reading
As a Bible believing, evangelical Christian, I believe the Ten Commandments are God’s blueprint for life. As an American, I have to agree with the Supreme Court, even if I dislike it. Freedom of Religion means freedom from the government endorsing, consciously or unconsciously, any one faith; including my own.
This ruling shows the strength of our country and constitutional system. You would never have this happen in a Muslim theocracy. There, religion and state are inseparable, one in the same. Thank God it is not that way here.
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Your post is inconsistent. How can you be a “Bible-believing Christian” that “dislikes” the Supreme Court’s decision, and then “thank God” that our constitutional system is not a theocracy? Whose laws reign supreme in your mind? Sounds like the US constitution is your highest and most-respected authority. As you know, you can’t serve two masters, and you have ordered them according to your priorities.
Why do you think you have received so many “thumbs up” for your post, especially on this site?
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There is an image of Moses holding the 10 commandments on the walls of the US Supreme Court. The Court opens with the phrase, “Oyez, oyez, oyez: All persons having business before the Honorable, the Supreme Court of the United States, are admonished to draw near and give their attention, for the Court is now sitting. God save the United States and this honorable Court.”
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You should know all about the walls there solon since you and Confucius are up there too!
As usual, your information is just a little slanted — so others might want to check out the full story: http://www.snopes.com/politics/religion/capital.asp
As for the citation to “God,” given the current makeup of the supreme court, that has to Baal?
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Yep, I am up there. They mention God, that makes atheists cringe and whine about separation of church and state. I just give you the facts.
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The “facts” for Baal’s sake! With a claimed IQ of 142, two masters degrees, and working as an attorney who conceitedly refers to himself as “solon,” and you still can’t remotely see facts through your ideological blinkers!
I’m curious — do you have a specialty in your legal practice?
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I specialize in educating people like yourself about religious liberty and freedom of speech. I don’t even charge you. It’s all pro bono.
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Just as well — if you charged for egregious misinformation you would soon be facing malpractice charges!
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justasec, quoting the US Constitution or Declaration of Independence isn’t malpractice…yet. But I am sure at some point it will be under our current Dear Leader.
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Well solo, it would be up to the judge to decide whether your inaccuracy was a result of deliberate dishonesty or plain incompetence. Either way, your misrepresentation of the COTUS is pathetic.
The irony here is that this thread is about the 10 commandments — which you defend zealously — even though you rarely show fidelity to #9.
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What dolt at the Herald deleted my post?
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