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?

[inthemudhole]

I think that they should be displayed.
I personally don't see how it's wrong or doing damage to anyone or anything.
If you don't appreciate it or if you don't believe in it, then don't look at it. It's as simple as that.

I don't have anything intelligent to say about it, but that is what I think.
When it comes to incidents like this, I just say that if you don't like it, then don't look at it or believe in it. I don't see how it's hurting anyone.

[sadolakced acid]

I think that they should be displayed.
I personally don't see how it's wrong or doing damage to anyone or anything.
If you don't appreciate it or if you don't believe in it, then don't look at it. It's as simple as that.

I don't have anything intelligent to say about it, but that is what I think.
When it comes to incidents like this, I just say that if you don't like it, then don't look at it or believe in it. I don't see how it's hurting anyone.

it hurts me.

i am one of the "anti-christ"*.
i utterly hate jesus when it is pushed into my face.
having it in front of government buildings is pushing it into my face.

*anti-christ in the sense that i'm not a christian. (i'm friends with christians and all that- unless they try to convert me.)

it's destorying my civil rights, becuase i have the right to have a government that is in NO way biased towards a religion.

and displaying a religous relic is bias towards another religion.

if it doesn't hurt anyone, could i display my ten commandments? i have just as much proof these influenced the founding fathers.


1. thou shalt kill christians
2. thou shalt worship the devil
3. thou shalt covet thy neighbor's wife.
4. thou shalt kidnap her.
5. thou shalt preform sacrafices
6. thou shalt drink blood twice a week
7. thou shalt not lie, but when thou lies, lie well.
8. thou shalt not steal if thou will get caught.
9. thou shalt not be nice to furry animals. they are sacrafices
10. thou shalt not attend any church. ever.

hey, it doens't hurt anyone!

you can just look away.

(note: i don't really belive that. sorry for any offense done- it's to show what i feel about the ten commandments. that's what it's like to me. )

[Teesa]

it hurts me.

i am one of the "anti-christ"*.
i utterly hate jesus when it is pushed into my face. 
having it in front of government buildings is pushing it into my face.

*anti-christ in the sense that i'm not a christian. (i'm friends with christians and all that- unless they try to convert me.) 

it's destorying my civil rights, becuase i have the right to have a government that is in NO way biased towards a religion.

and displaying a religous relic is bias towards another religion. 

if it doesn't hurt anyone, could i display my ten commandments?  i have just as much proof these influenced the founding fathers.
1. thou shalt kill christians
2. thou shalt worship the devil
3. thou shalt covet thy neighbor's wife.
4. thou shalt kidnap her.
5. thou shalt preform sacrafices
6. thou shalt drink blood twice a week
7. thou shalt not lie, but when thou lies, lie well.
8. thou shalt not steal if thou will get caught.
9. thou shalt not be nice to furry animals.  they are sacrafices
10. thou shalt not attend any church. ever.

hey, it doens't hurt anyone!

you can just look away.

(note: i don't really belive that.  sorry for any offense done-  it's to show what i feel about the ten commandments.  that's what it's like to me. )

wow, I completely agree with you.
I'm Indian, should I display India's list of commandments as well? If they display ours, then other cultures should be recognized as well. separation of church and state, come on people.