The Ten Commandments, display or not? Options

[BeyondElite]

"The US Supreme Court heard arguments on the constitutionality of displaying in public spaces the Ten Commandments, in a case on the officially mandated separation of church and state in US society." Do you agree that the Ten Commandments should be displayed in public spaces? Why or why not?

In my opinion, the Ten Commandments should be displayed in government property to pay tribute to America's religious and legal history. There are three fouths (3/4) of people here in America that are in the religions of Christianity and Judaism that believes in the Ten Commandments and practices this commandment. "These Commandments have an undeniable religious significance, but they also have secular significance as a source of the law, a code of law and a well-recognized historical symbol of the law." Amendment one of the U.S. Bill of Rights clearly says "Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion..." However, freedom of Religion depends of freedom from religion. Even though one does not believe in God's existence, they simply can ignore the first, second, third and fourth commandment and simply follow the rest of the commandments which are to respect elders, to forbid murder, to forbid committing adultery, to forbid stealing, to forbid false witness against neighbor, and forbid coveting your neighbor's house (which is really similar to the laws of the United States.) What do you think?

[OriskybusinessO]

In my opinion, the Ten Commandments should be displayed in government property to pay tribute to America's religious and legal history.  There are three fouths (3/4) people here in America that are in the religions of Christianity and Judaism that believes in the Ten Commandments and practices this commandment.  What do you think?

What do you mean 'legal history'

This would not be 'paying tribute' it would be promoting or endorsing the religions that follow these rules (? i dont know if rules would be the right word) Just because the majortity believes in these commandments, there are poeple in our country that strongly oppose god, reliegion, etc. And it would not be fair to them. I know, lifes not always fair, but this is peoples religions (and 'non-religions') that we are talking about, it is a very serious matter to most people. And it does brake the separation of church and state and the 1st ammendmet of the bill of rights (as said before). So it cant be done, can it? Can they put it there? It would be braking the constitution etc.