Student doesn't want his school to display the ten commandments, ACLU is now involved. (state government, state)

[SLCPUNK]

Originally Posted by personwhoisaperson

ACLU Sues Over 10 Commandments Display at Narrows High School in Virginia | Video | TheBlaze.com

And if you don't like the blaze, here is another source.

Court orders mediation in Ten Commandments case » Local News » Bluefield Daily Telegraph, Bluefield, WV


This is ridiculous! I hope the school wins. Whether they win or not, someone will find out who the student is and the Atheists will give him/her money for college. Rewarding whiners.

What's the matter? Has the Constitution got ya down?

[jackmccullough]

Originally Posted by sammbriggs

the only way to solve this problem is to privatise education through low cost private schooling.

Really? This is the only way you can imagine?

Following the U.S. Constitution wouldn't be an option, then?

Originally Posted by jackmccullough

Really? This is the only way you can imagine?

Following the U.S. Constitution wouldn't be an option, then?

Not when the goal is to turn the United States into a Christian theocracy.

[camaro69]

Originally Posted by Nephler

Now that is just complete bullsh**

You better wake up.

A google search for muslims convert or die brings up many links.

Remember that we are non-believers (infidels) to them.

[Ellis Bell]

Originally Posted by Budke

Schools are no place for religion.

Pretty simple.

However, it is a pretty good spot for the city police to hang out.

[Ellis Bell]

Originally Posted by carterstamp

Gotta love that 1st amendment.

Freedom of expression...?
They could hang a picture of a naked person and call it art. But the 10 commandments are out! O-U-T----out.

Yes, gotta love that 1st amendment...

[Ellis Bell]

Originally Posted by lifeexplorer

God exists when they say it exists. If you don't agree with them, they would cut your head off or put you on the barbecue stand.

That's the other guys.

[sammbriggs]

Originally Posted by jackmccullough

Really? This is the only way you can imagine?

Following the U.S. Constitution wouldn't be an option, then?

well jack, i would follow the constitution to the letter and hand it to the states. some states would go the voucher route, others the centralized dept of education route, some might privatize, others would devolve it to the counties etc. i think 50 experiments in how best to educate kids would be much better than placing all our bets on one system, which if you ask me, is failing.

the point i made earlier is that if the state, county or municipal school displayed the commandments, there'd be those who would have an opinion about religion in taxpayer funded schools. only the places where they privatized school entirely, would the debate be settled. do you understand my point now?

[Ceece]

This isn't really a problem. The mechanism is in place for any student in a public school to do this so we shouldn't react poorly every time it happens. It's happened before and it will happen again, just so you know.

[Ellis Bell]

Originally Posted by JasonF

I think the suggestion really just serves to highlight the hypocrisy of the Christian theocrats. To them, the first amendment doesn't exist when they are the ones using the state to push their religion on others. Yet they suddenly find the first amendment when a Muslim or whatever wants to do the same thing.

I think you have that backwards. The first amendment suddenly appears for the Muslim, yet disappears for the Christian. (See state funded foot baths in colleges for the Muslim faith) One thing about the display of the 10 commandments. No money is exchanging hands.