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?

[racoons > you]

Frankie, theres a difference between having them in public, say on a t-shirt, and hanging them on governmnet buildings

if the ten commandments are the basis of the laws of the country, then this doesn't negate the fact that they have a specific religious origin, and that by displaying them, you are elevating those who follow them, and belittling those who do not.

it will promote the idea that to be truly american, you have to believe in the Bible or God as a source of guidance, when many people do not.

as sadolekced said, (go vote for him as best debater, by the way), the US is not a christin nation, AND THEREFORE it is extremely inappropriate for the governemtn to specifically endorse one religion in that manner