Christian Wire: Group to erect 10 Commandments display on D.C. land

[Bluebear]

To: National & State Desks

Contact: Rev. Rob Schenck, President of Faith and Action, 703-447-7686 cell; Rev. Patrick Mahoney, Director of the Christian Defense Coalition, 202-547-1735, 540-538-4741 cell

WASHINGTON, June 3 /Christian Newswire/ -- Faith organizations to dedicate a public display of the Ten Commandments across the street from the United States Supreme Court.

What: Dedication of stone monument, which has the full text of the Ten Commandments written on it.

When: Saturday, June 3, 4:00 P.M.

Where: The location of the dedication service is 109 2nd Street NE, Washington, DC (across the street from the Supreme Court)

Who: The ceremony will be conducted by Faith and Action along with the Christian Defense Coalition.

This monument is the only public display of the Ten Commandments, which has all the Commandments written out in English, in Washington, D.C.

The groups believe they are well within their constitutional rights to publicly display the Ten Commandments and will challenge any efforts by city officials to remove it.

Rev. Patrick J. Mahoney, Director of the Christian Defense Coalition, comments, “This display serves as a powerful visible reminder to our political and judicial leaders that our nation’s government was founded on the principles contained in the Ten Commandments. Over 75% of Americans support the public display of the Ten Commandments because they realize our communities are safer and healthier when we follow the truths contained in them. We want to make it very clear to Washington, D.C. officials that any efforts to remove this public display would be a violation of the First Amendment and a blatant act of hostility and bigotry toward faith. Under no circumstances will we remove this Ten Commandments monument.”

Rev. Rob Schenck, President of Faith and Action, states, “This public display of the Ten Commandments is all about giving glory to God and advancing the truth. Capitol Hill is in need of both. We expect fierce opposition, but we will vigorously fight for our constitutional right to acknowledge God in the public square.”

http://www.earnedmedia.org/cdc0603.htm

[me b zola]

1. The lunatics are right on time for election season

“This public display of the Ten Commandments is all about giving glory to God and advancing the truth." BULLSHIT! That "display" is to try to activate their lunatic base.

[beam me up scottie]

2. From the Faith and Action website:

Faith and Action is a Christian outreach whose mission is to to reintroduce the Word of God into the public debate surrounding legislation and policy matters. Our mission field spans Pennsylvania Avenue, from the White House to the U.S. Capitol and the U.S. Supreme Court. Through news conferences, symposia, panel discussions, literature distribution, the Internet, and face-to-face conversations with key Washington leaders, we gently confront these critical public policy makers with the powerful claims of the Gospel, as well as reminders of the prominent role that the Word of God played in the creation of our nation and its laws.

"Gently confront" ???

Have you seen Roy Moore's Rockzilla?



It doesn't get any more in your face than that.

Gently confront my ass...

[me b zola]

4. Well, you know how it is with the fundie types...

on edit:

I'm not so sure that was in good taste. My apologies

[beam me up scottie]

10. Ack!

No, I missed it!!!

What did you say?

I gotta know!

[me b zola]

16. Would you rather I pm'ed you, or would you rather I fly my bad taste...

...for all to see?

[beam me up scottie]

20. I enjoyed the pm!

And letting it fly would have been even better!

This is a Bluebear thread, everybody knows going into it they're probablay going to be offended!

That's what makes it fun.

[me b zola]

24. I went ahead and let her rip

:hi:

[Bluebear]

5. Subtlety is not their strong suit. nt

[beam me up scottie]

12. Along with intelligence, sanity, morals and looking in mirrors, apparently

Thank you for going into the trenches to find this stuff, BB. :hug:

Reminds us of what's at stake.

[ToolTex]

8. Maybe we can lobby the US Air Force to bomb their illegal rock!

Oh, I forgot, the US Air Force is a bunch of fundys. Maybe we could ask the Saudis for help to enforce American Law.

[beam me up scottie]

13. That may not be far from the truth.

Except the American law they'll be enforcing will be the new ones enacted by the Amerikkkan Taliban.

After they finish destroying the Constitution.

And we'll be the ones on the receiving end.

[Richard Steele]

17. 'Tis better to GIVE than to receive...

If it should ever come to that.

I can be VERY 'giving' when I put my mind to it.
And fascist, Anti-American creeps like these folks
have had me thinking a lot for a few years now.

[ToolTex]

19. We are thinking alike. Time is getting close.

n/t

[beam me up scottie]

22. You and me both.

Anyone who has to live and work with them should be thinking about it.

I doubt I would have any idea just how insane these mothers are if I hadn't moved here.

Dangerously insane, and powerful.

[me b zola]

23. Well, you know how it is with fundies...

...They want their rockzilla to gently confront your ass :o

[beam me up scottie]

26. That's what part of me they can kiss

if they think they're getting away with this!

The words "Keep that thing away from me!" come to mind.

[NMMNG]

3. Oh really?

“This display serves as a powerful visible reminder to our political and judicial leaders that our nation’s government was founded on the principles contained in the Ten Commandments. Over 75% of Americans support the public display of the Ten Commandments because they realize our communities are safer and healthier when we follow the truths contained in them.

Then why are there no laws against, and penalties for, breaking the commandments? If they are so sacred and the basis for our nation's government, why are they not part of our laws?

Obviously our nation's government was not founded on the principles contained in the Ten Commandments. It is also apparent that over 75% of Americans "realize our communities are safer and healthier when we follow the truths contained in them". Otherwise they would support having laws and penalties for breaking the commandments--and I don't see anybody advocating that. Nor do I actually see many people following the commandments, but merely paying lip service to them. As usual the fundies want big monuments to their religion so they can look moral without actually being moral.

[Erika]

9. I want adultery prosecuted NOW

To the fullest extent of the Biblical punisment.

The same with keeping the Sabbath and honoring the parents. We need to get back to Biblical teachings.

[NMMNG]

11. Darn straight

Prosecute liars too. I want GWB, Pat Robertson and those twits who write the "abstinence only" curriculums put away for good.

[Raksha]

21. If you actually enforced the one about

bearing false witness, what would happen to Republican campaign strategy?

[NMMNG]

27. Two possibilities

1. All Republican politicians would end up in jail
2. Republican politicians would be forced to tell the truth, and would never again get elected.

Either would be suitable. :shrug:

[leftstreet]

6. hehe...you said "erect"

[Erika]

7. Many of the founding fathers owned slaves

So much for their morality.

[Random_Australian]

14. Erect a massive Qur'an, saying that since Allah made the world, he

made the Ten Commandments, and see how long it is before the fundies explode!

[ToolTex]

15. They think their god is so impotent that they have to do this crap

for him or he won't prevail. So maybe they aren't crazy after all. Just dimwitted.

[sakabatou]

18. Here's the thing though

Must of the people who defend and say we must have this on public property, seem to think commandment #3-10 do not apply to them.

[aquart]

25. What an achievement: the Jewish rulebook.

They don't have the guts to post the teachings of Christ.