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To: Lazarus_Long who wrote (3151)	6/18/1999 3:28:00 PM
From: Mama Bear	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 13062

If the statists didn't insist on having the schools administered and funded by the gov't, they could have schools that do what they like. There are thousands of Catholic schools across the country that have the 10 C's posted in plain view. More power to them, I say. The problem is folks who want their cake, and to eat it as well. Barb

To: Lazarus_Long who wrote (3151)	6/18/1999 3:38:00 PM
From: Neocon	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 13062

Many practices were allowed until recently. You are treating as clear violations of the Constitution, rulings that are novel and subject to dispute. Anyway, I would object to the quote as a banner, but not as part of a display about the varied currents in our culture. But let me ask you something: Do you think that it would be wrong to post the Declaration of Independence, even though it makes reference to the "laws of Nature and of Nature's God"? Just because of a specifically religious reference, is the posting of the Ten Commandments proselytizing? If it is not, it is not "establishment", and therefore is not banned behavior...