Posted on May 27, 2018
Ten Commandments at Arkansas Capitol stirs 2 lawsuits
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Two lawsuits target the violation of church and state in Arkansas
Ten Commandments at Arkansas Capitol stirs 2 lawsuits
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Perhaps they had a budget surplus and figured this would be a good way to stir up some business for local lawyers. They would have to be incredibly ignorant to not understand that this endorsement was not constitutional.
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Noting that the foundation fully funded the project and gave the monument to the state, Rapert said: "The sole reason we donated this monument ... is because the Ten Commandments are an important component to the foundation of the laws and legal system of the United States of America and the State of Arkansas. Passive acknowledgements of the role played by the Ten Commandments in our nation's heritage are common throughout America and the Supreme Court ruled in Van Orden v. Perry in 2005 that such monuments are constitutional."
The issue in your post will play out in the courts. Some that follow you think there is seperation of Church and State. The true truth is the government shall not endorse any religion. But, I do not blame them for there lack of understanding. I blame the education system.
The issue in your post will play out in the courts. Some that follow you think there is seperation of Church and State. The true truth is the government shall not endorse any religion. But, I do not blame them for there lack of understanding. I blame the education system.
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Capt Gregory Prickett
And yet, at the same time the Court decided in Van Orden that the monument could stay in Texas, in McCreary County v. ACLU of Kentucky it ruled that the Ten Commandments had to come down. The Kentucky monument was also brand new (like Arkansas), while the Texas one had been there for decades without complaint.
To be legal, it has to be part of a display that also incorporates beliefs outside of the Judeo-Christian system. In Oklahoma, both the Satanists and the Hindus were willing to fund and place their monuments (pictured). Are you willing to let those be placed on either side of the Ten Commandments? Because Arkansas denied the both of those groups requests, which makes it appear to be religiously based, and thereby unconstitutional.
To be legal, it has to be part of a display that also incorporates beliefs outside of the Judeo-Christian system. In Oklahoma, both the Satanists and the Hindus were willing to fund and place their monuments (pictured). Are you willing to let those be placed on either side of the Ten Commandments? Because Arkansas denied the both of those groups requests, which makes it appear to be religiously based, and thereby unconstitutional.
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Cpl Mark A. Morris
It s my understanding, a majority of our laws are based on the 10 Commandments.
If a majority of our laws are based on Hindu religion, or Satan's lies, then so be it.
What we need is another Supreme Court ruling creating a law not based on the Constitution and opposed by a majority in this country like Homosexual marriage. That way, the Supreme Court can take the place of Congress.
Sarc off.
If a majority of our laws are based on Hindu religion, or Satan's lies, then so be it.
What we need is another Supreme Court ruling creating a law not based on the Constitution and opposed by a majority in this country like Homosexual marriage. That way, the Supreme Court can take the place of Congress.
Sarc off.
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