The Ten Commandments Complaint

the Supreme Court this week is reviewing whether or not the Ten Commandments belong on public property.

doesn't the Court have more important cases to rule on? perhaps they should review their ruling that a competent, found guilty, 16 to 17 year old cannot face the death penalty. because that would violate the Constitutional cruel and unusual punishment law. i guess it was neither cruel nor unusual for someone to kill another....

the debate on the Commandments comes down to the misquoted separation of church and state. the Constitution states, "Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof..." funny, the words "separation, church, or state" aren't even a part of the First Amendment.

but what do these Commandments suggest? there are three accepted translations of the Ten Commandments; Jewish, Catholic, and Protestant. for this example i will use the Catholic version:

1. I am the Lord, your God. You shall have no other gods besides Me.
2. You shall not take the name of the Lord, your God, in vain.
3. Remember to keep holy the Sabbath day.
4. Honor your father and your mother.
5. You shall not kill.
6. You shall not commit adultery.
7. You shall not steal.
8. You shall not bear false witness against your neighbor.
9. You shall not covet your neighbor's wife.
10. You shall not covet your neighbor's goods.

on second thought, these don't belong on public property. the thought of someone honoring their parents, or not stealing, or not killing is way too much for the public to digest.

ridiculous.