Quote from: Jennifer RachaelAnn on June 27, 2017, 09:16:35 PM
It's obvious to me that no one here has ever heard of the Puritans. . . . The constitution is nothing but glorified toilet paper. Maybe it meant something in 1776, but it means nothing now. . . . Also tell me why the 10 commandments are on display in almost every courthouse. Why are there pictures and statues of jesus in so many government buildings?
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Anyone who says this country wasn't founded on the bible, is living a lie.
Yeah, actually we've all heard of the Puritans. In fact, we've all met a few Puritans in our lives.
The Constitution means a lot to me. As imperfect as it has always been (and remains), it's a positive general framework that's important. In every generation, the Constitution has been attacked or subverted by forces in society who would like to reorganize the world according to an authoritarian (or oligarchic or theocratic) model. So each generation has to decide whether the Constitution is meaningful and should be defended. My answer is yes. So I'll defend it to the maximum of my ability.
I'll also point out that if you give up the Constitution, it won't be long before you have those Puritans you're concerned about at your throat or burning you at the stake.
There aren't Ten Commandments monuments in American courthouses. In Alabama a few years ago, the Bible-thumping Chief Justice of the Alabama Supreme Court installed a Ten Commandments monument in the Court. It was removed from the Courthouse by order of a federal judge (citing the First Amendment to the Constitution, by the way!) and the Chief Justice of the Alabama Court was removed from office for resisting the federal order.
I've never seen a picture of Jesus in a public building.
Cut us some slack here, Jennifer RachaelAnn! We're your allies here on this thread, not your adversaries. We're not living a lie. (By the way, that's the same accusation a former friend made to me about being trans . . .)