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To: Tenchusatsu who wrote (293716)	7/6/2006 3:24:01 PM
From: combjelly	Respond to of 1572214

"The creator of the statue isn't pushing his religion on anyone." I agree Tench. While the symbolism of replacing the torch of freedom with a symbol of Christianity is pretty creepy, I don't find it offensive. I would, however, walk way around those guys cheering around its base...

To: Tenchusatsu who wrote (293716)	7/6/2006 4:09:49 PM
From: SilentZ	Respond to of 1572214

>The creator of the statue isn't pushing his religion on anyone. You can walk by the mock statue and still maintain your atheism or agnosticism. From the article: "I personally feel that the answer for the poor is Jesus Christ." "I decree the spirit of conviction on this intersection," Mr. Williams boomed from a podium decorated with red, white and blue bunting. "This statue proves that Jesus Christ is Lord over America, he is Lord over Tennessee, he is Lord over Memphis." But the truth is, it doesn't upset me that he does this, but I feel that if he's going to preach something false, I'd like to see someone preaching the truth right back at him. -Z