"bent on destroying religious artifacts": thank you for reinforcing my point.

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"bent on destroying religious artifacts": thank you for reinforcing my point.

Mary Anne — 3/11/2005 8:04:03 PM (archived)

Religious artifacts are not to be sponsored, erected or maintained by governmental bodies in the United States, as that violates the anti-establishment clause of the First Amendment to the Constitution of the United States of America.

A tortuous path to a good ending. Well put.

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Another vicious threat to our rights to be removed - Tom Brosz - 3/11/2005 7:16:36 AM
- Not shedding any tears. - SDAI-Tech1 - 3/14/2005 1:26:33 PM
- Wonder when they will go after these? (326KB) - SteveS - 3/12/2005 12:55:52 AM
  - You mean the French flags? - Mary Anne - 3/12/2005 1:29:10 AM
    - re: You mean the French flags? - SteveS - 3/12/2005 2:00:42 AM
      - And some additional information: - Mary Anne - 3/12/2005 1:46:56 PM
        
        No - SteveS - 3/12/2005 2:06:48 PM
        
        You aren't good at Where's Waldo, are you? (n/t) - alcaray - 3/14/2005 9:25:08 PM
        
        "No" to what? All *what* markers? - Mary Anne - 3/12/2005 8:16:30 PM
        
        re: "If you visit the American Cemetery sites, you will see the Star of David markers too." - Davin :. - 3/15/2005 3:31:23 PM
      - All I have is a little box with a red X. - Mary Anne - 3/12/2005 12:38:06 PM
        
        My kind of box - SteveS - 3/12/2005 1:53:39 PM
        
        Public vs. private: that's the issue. If you can't get your head around that, I can't help you. - Mary Anne - 3/12/2005 8:12:33 PM
        
        OK, OK you're right on the cemeteries, but what about the state owned/run missions? - SteveS - 3/13/2005 2:01:28 PM
        
        Historical value - R.L. - 3/13/2005 7:47:37 PM
        
        re: Historical value - SteveS - 3/14/2005 3:33:11 PM
        
        History can trump religion, as the symbol is absorbed in the past - Mary Anne - 3/13/2005 4:00:12 PM
        
        But not in this case - SteveS - 3/14/2005 2:55:09 PM
- A memorial to Christian veterans. We have no other kind. - Mary Anne - 3/11/2005 3:52:55 PM
  - I'm an atheist, and have no ill feelings towards it. (n/t) - Lee - 3/12/2005 8:57:41 AM
    - Good for you. - Mary Anne - 3/12/2005 12:39:20 PM
  - To some atheists, it's an insult. - Tom Brosz - 3/11/2005 5:24:42 PM
    - Tom, Mary Anne is right and you are being silly - R.L. - 3/11/2005 9:52:32 PM
      - re: Tom, Mary Anne is right and you are being silly - Tom Brosz - 3/12/2005 6:18:23 AM
        
        People pursue philosophical objectives for personal reasons all the time. - Mary Anne - 3/12/2005 1:25:56 PM
        
        What is a 'Dolphin-rider'? - R.L. - 3/12/2005 8:29:47 AM
    - If you think they're nuts, would you rather have them in court... - Mary Anne - 3/11/2005 6:03:45 PM
      - re: If you think they're nuts, would you rather have them in court... - gbaikie - 3/11/2005 7:56:19 PM
        
        "bent on destroying religious artifacts": thank you for reinforcing my point. - Mary Anne - 3/11/2005 8:04:03 PM
        
        thank you for reinforcing my point. - gbaikie - 3/11/2005 10:34:37 PM
        
        Tax exemptions are given to all religions that ask for them. Large monuments are not. - Mary Anne - 3/12/2005 12:12:54 AM
        
        re: Tax exemptions are given to all religions that ask for them. Large monuments are not. - gbaikie - 3/12/2005 2:35:52 AM
        
        Reaching for incoherence and succeeding again, I see. - Mary Anne - 3/12/2005 1:07:35 PM
        
        re: Reaching for incoherence and succeeding again, I see. - gbaikie - 3/12/2005 8:04:10 PM
        
        Nothing has to be destroyed. Only removed. - Mary Anne - 3/12/2005 8:21:54 PM
        
        re: Nothing has to be destroyed. Only removed. - gbaikie - 3/12/2005 10:25:28 PM
        
        So the law is inscrutible to you. It's good you went into a technical field. (n/t) - Mary Anne - 3/13/2005 12:23:01 AM
        
        You are making an idiot of yourself, as usual - R.L. - 3/12/2005 11:25:11 PM
        
        re: You are making an idiot of yourself, as usual - gbaikie - 3/13/2005 2:21:02 AM
        
        The word "establishment" has been tortured beyond all recognition. - Tom Brosz - 3/11/2005 8:13:07 PM
        
        "Related" isn't good enough. - Mary Anne - 3/11/2005 8:55:27 PM
      - Yeah, that's the way to do it. - Tom Brosz - 3/11/2005 6:13:32 PM
        
        When Christian children must sing hymns to Krishna as part of their music curriculum... - Mary Anne - 3/11/2005 7:17:20 PM
        
        re: Christian children - Tom Brosz - 3/11/2005 8:05:22 PM
        
        Do your schools have Hanukkah off? - Mary Anne - 3/11/2005 8:36:12 PM
        
        Smile when you say that, pardner - Fox - 3/11/2005 8:22:11 PM
- For sure. I was afraid that it would fall down and kill somebody. (n/t) - David F Mayer - 3/11/2005 3:49:02 PM

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