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Politics : Sharks in the Septic Tank
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To: Lane3 who wrote (73125)8/25/2003 3:27:42 PM
From: TimF  Read Replies (2) of 82486
 
Not inviting someone to the BBQ is not an attack on anyone even if you invite everyone else. It might not be nice, but they have no right (legal, constitutional, or natural) to demand that they must also be at the BBQ.

I think black barbies on in the class with bald barbies and BBQs, but the Ten Commandments in the court room is not. I think displaying the Ten Commandments in the court room falls short of establishment of religion (and also isn't an act by congress or even the state legislature) so I don't think it is unconstitutional, but it does run afoul of the general idea that there should be a sufficient amount of separation between church and state, and even though I don't think that principle is really part of the constitution, I do think it is an important idea. An idea that IMO many people would take to far but still not an idea that should be ignored or dismissed. I don't think that a federal case should have been made of the issue but I also think the judge shouldn't have made such a huge display of religion or religious ideas in the courtroom. Most of all I wish both the judge and his opponents had not gotten so riled up over the issue. I don't think anyone is being attacked or facing severe harm on either side of this issue.

Tim
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