To All.
We don’t even have to get into other religions. The Catholics are the largest single denomination in the US, and long ago as the fortune in gold and jewel encrusted craven images mounted in the Vatican, some fiduciary minded Pope decided that that commandment was out. They’d want a statue to the Virgin Mary or some saint. Then there are 200 protestant denominations who would each have an idea of what sort of monument should be on display. The Southern Baptists, as the second largest denomination in the US, might want John baptizing people by full immersion to remind all those other heretic denominations (Catholics included) that sprinkling a bit of water on the head is not sufficient. And then of course, each slighted denomination would have to erect their own display. Only then do we move on to the statue of Sun Myung Moon, Con artist Joseph Smith talking to the Angel Moroni, all the different Buddhas, the Sunni, Shia, Sufi, Kharijite, Ibadi, and the 20 or so “Deviant” Sects. We’ve got the various Buddhas to accommodate. And then let’s see, how many different Gods do do Hindus worship? It’s up in the thousands. And we’re only getting started here. Wiccans, Secular Humanists, we could go on and on. It should be laughable to claim that the public square is open to all to use in advertising their religious beliefs or lack thereof.
@Jaxk Actually, the first four commandments are about man’s relationship with Yahweh and have NO PLACE in American law if our Constitution has any meaning at all. Rule 5 would be tough to police, particularly as it involves not just actions but thoughts, and asks people born to a Crack whore who doesn’t even know whose baby she is having and abandons the kid for adoption at birth to behave exactly like those fortunate enough to have wealthy, loving parents who put them into the finest private schools and ensure they get the best Ivy League education possible and every advantage in starting their lives.
Rule 6 and 8 (son’t kill, don’t steal) are written into our laws, and those of every other major culture regardless of religion or lack thereof. Rule 7 isn’t written into our law per se any more, but unless you’re in an open marriage, if you have any community property to protect, it’s probably a wise one to follow. Rule 9 is applied in jurisprudence in anti-perjury laws. But rule 10 is a thought crime. I can’t imagine how that could be made part of the law, and would not want to live in a place where thought crimes were actually punished even it you elected never to act upon them. I can control my actions, but I cannot control my thought.