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Originally Posted by il Padrino Ute

I'm not talking about free speech. I'm talking about getting rid of God in all things public. Why do liberals fear the 10 commandments - you know, the rules that Jesus made - being displayed on public property?

Are you talking about the church not allowing people to protest the church on private property, but on the public sidewalks adjacent to the property?

No, I'm talking about the "free speech zones" that conservatives have set up a few times when the protesters are saying things they didn't like. I don't know if they are still in use.

The reason why I don't want the 10 commandments displayed on public property should be extremely obvious. It is tacit approval of religious dogma by the state. You shouldn't approve of it either unless you don't mind a star of david or the 99 names of Allah on your courthouse.

I think a better question is why you want the 10 commandments displayed and not something actually insightful like the beattitudes? Can you imagine "blessed are the merciful" being displayed on a courthouse? that'd be funny and might actually get some dialogue going. The 10 commandments are either obvious or unconstitutional, every one.