Comments on: Thou Shalt Obey Only Half of These Rules http://godhatesfraggles.net/2008/04/17/thou-shalt-obey-only-half-of-these-rules/ Happy shall he be, that taketh and dasheth thy little ones against the stones. (Psalm 137:9) Mon, 08 Sep 2008 10:28:25 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.3 By: Wesley http://godhatesfraggles.net/2008/04/17/thou-shalt-obey-only-half-of-these-rules/#comment-49 Wesley Thu, 17 Apr 2008 15:36:43 +0000 http://godhatesfraggles.net/2008/04/17/thou-shalt-obey-only-half-of-these-rules/#comment-49 The first article seems to be saying that Congress has passed one of those resolutions for the past two years. While it is horribly unconstitutional, I don't see how anyone would have standing to challenge it in courts. Even though American tax dollars go to those "faith based initiatives" which are also bad, the courts ruled that the FFR foundation didn't have standing to challenge it. Which is the worst part about these nonsense pro-religion resolutions; as long as they don't directly harm anyone, no one can challenge them. The first article seems to be saying that Congress has passed one of those resolutions for the past two years. While it is horribly unconstitutional, I don’t see how anyone would have standing to challenge it in courts. Even though American tax dollars go to those “faith based initiatives” which are also bad, the courts ruled that the FFR foundation didn’t have standing to challenge it. Which is the worst part about these nonsense pro-religion resolutions; as long as they don’t directly harm anyone, no one can challenge them.

]]> By: Brian http://godhatesfraggles.net/2008/04/17/thou-shalt-obey-only-half-of-these-rules/#comment-47 Brian Thu, 17 Apr 2008 07:45:55 +0000 http://godhatesfraggles.net/2008/04/17/thou-shalt-obey-only-half-of-these-rules/#comment-47 I think their reaction to one of your statements would be to say that the Sabbath is Sunday, not Saturday. The Christian Sabbath is Sunday after all; the Jewish Sabbath is Saturday. And we all know "Judeo-Christian" in America means "Christian". Also the particular commandments on that sickening Ten Commandments Commission are the Protestant version; Catholics it up into two: coveting houses, and coveting wives. This crap can't possibly pass, and if it passes it can't possibly survive the courts. I fear the day someone rams a Constitutional Amendment through that does away with the establishment clause. I think their reaction to one of your statements would be to say that the Sabbath is Sunday, not Saturday. The Christian Sabbath is Sunday after all; the Jewish Sabbath is Saturday. And we all know “Judeo-Christian” in America means “Christian”. Also the particular commandments on that sickening Ten Commandments Commission are the Protestant version; Catholics it up into two: coveting houses, and coveting wives.

This crap can’t possibly pass, and if it passes it can’t possibly survive the courts. I fear the day someone rams a Constitutional Amendment through that does away with the establishment clause.

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