Contendah, my Friend,
You tell me of the Ten Commandments, "wholly contradictory to existing judicial decisions."
So, in YOUR theology -- man trumps God, right?
The following is a good answer to the question of God or Man:
Shall We Obey God's Law Or Human Law?
http://carm.org/shall-we-obey-gods-law-or-human-law
Acts 5:29 and Romans 13:1; I Peter 2:13
Obey God:
Acts 5:29, "But Peter and the apostles answered and said, We must obey God rather than men."
Obey Man:
Romans 13:1, "Let every person be in subjection to the governing authorities. For there is no authority except from God, and those which exist are established by God."
1 Peter 2:13, "Submit yourselves for the Lord’s sake to every human institution, whether to a king as the one in authority,"
The simple answer is that Christians are to obey human law except where that human law violates God's Law. Our supreme duty is to obey God. Since God tells us to also obey human laws, we should. But, when they come in conflict, we are to"obey God rather than men."
Contendah, my Friend, I believe the Bible teaches that we should obey God. My faith, and the Great Commission, tells me share the Gospel of Jesus Christ with ALL the world. And, that does not exclude schools, public buildings, public parks, etc. ALL the world means, well, ALL the world.
What does it mean in YOUR legalistic church and theology? It would seem that YOUR belief is that we should share the Gospel -- EXCEPT where man tells us not to share it. Well, gee whiz, with our non-believing and atheistic Friends -- that would be everywhere.
So, my Friend, who do YOU follow -- God or man?
God bless, have a wonderful, blessed day,
Bill
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Blithering Bill,
In my post, above, I referred to:
"the Alabama legislator who got a bill passed that authorized the posting of the 10 Commandments in public schools, wholly contradictory to existing judicial decisions."
You have irrationally misinterpreted what I posted by construing it to mean that I consider the 10 Commandments to be “wholly contradictory to existing judicial decisions.” To any reader who understands English usage, it should have been apparent that it is the “posting of the 10 Commandments in public schools” that is the antecedent of the descriptor “wholly contradictory to existing judicial decisions.” Your eagerness to vilify me, catalyzed, one would suppose by that obsessive streak of theocratic ideology that contaminates your meager thought processes whenever they are brought to bear on issues of church, state, and the Constitution, compels you to the inane and conclusions you have posted.
In no way did anything I posted affirm or imply that “man trumps God.”
There is nothing in the legal prohibition against posting the 10 Commandments in public schools or on other public properties that prevents you, me, or anyone else from obeying the laws of God.
As a matter of fact, it is actually permissible, under certain defined circumstances, to post the 10 Commandments in public schools, but only when they are a part of a display that includes other examples of laws and the making of laws. It is when that requirement is ignored and the 10 Commandments are posted as singular display, unaccompanied by such other materials, that the Constitution is violated.
You and other determinedly ignorant theocrats who lament the alleged “removal of God and prayer from the public schools” need to get yourselves educated so that you do not continue to come across for the simplistic fools you show yourselves to be when discussing such subject matter. I have repeatedly posted a link to a very thorough and informative treatment of this subject, a “Joint Statement” published by the ACLU and about 30 religious organizations. The statement lists numerous religious activities that are entirely permissible within the public school setting. Read it and see just how broad a range of religious activities may constitutionally be carried out by public school students and teachers. Limitations on religious activity in public schools come into play only when such activities are designed, implemented, administered, conducted, or otherwise controlled by agents of GOVERNMENT, such as public school teachers or administrators. Here, again, for your benefit--if you will read it--is a link to the “Joint Statement of Current Law on Religion in the Public Schools.” If you disagree with information in that statement, please let us know. If you choose to ignore it or decline to read it because the ACLU was a party to its development, then that will only affirm your closed-minded, adamantine resistance to honest inquiry.
https://www.aclu.org/religion-...igion-public-schools