The Ten Commandments

Colleges and Universities A-Z Princeton University
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<p>Take them off government property - this is NOT a Christian nation!</p>

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<p>Glad to know you haven't changed at all.</p>

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<p>haha....yes, they now have "Liberal" and "Conservative" threads, so you'll have a good time, ilcapo.</p>

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<p>it is kind of creepy to see the "thou shalt not worship any god other than Me" or something like that in random places.</p>

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<p>Especially ones under a government flag. You have to wonder who they're referring to. ;)</p>

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<p>lol, i dont see them too many places, but i guess im not looking we had this big controversy in my town because there is this war memorial park and the 10 ommandments were there and a student did a protest, there were meetings and letters tot he editor for months but i dont kno how it turned out...</p>

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<p>"this is NOT a Christian nation!"</p>

<p>America isn't a theocracy, but demographically speaking, it is actually a Christian nation.</p>

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<p>Yes but we've always prided ourselves in separation of church and state. It gets kind of scary when you see that fading...</p>

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<p>We are not now — and we were never intended to be — a biblical commonwealth or a Christian nation. Yes, a majority of Americans call themselves Christian. But the framers of our nation decided to break with the precedents of history and create a nation with ‘no religious test’ for public office and full religious liberty for people of all faiths or none. Despite a school or county official’s own personal opinion, the intention of our nation’s forefathers were not grounded in any one document such as the 10 Commandments but instead based on a vision of a secular democracy.</p>

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<p>Zant, if that's the case, then why mention God in the Pledge of Allegiance? I'm playing Devil's Advocate here :-P</p>

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<p>I HATE the Pledge of Allegiance. That's part of what's wrong with this country! Inculcating that into such young minds. Tsk I always refused to say that part.</p>

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<p>god in the pledge is not directl;y referring to a god of a specific religion. its not, 'under jesus and god and the holy spirit'...</p>

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<p>"Despite a school or county official’s own personal opinion, the intention of our nation’s forefathers were not grounded in any one document such as the 10 Commandments but instead based on a vision of a secular democracy."</p>

<p>But then why is Christmas a nationally recognized holiday? It's a product of Christian faith, and based on your reasoning, it shouldn't be recognized by the US government.</p>

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<p>everybody loves christmas!</p>

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<p>"god in the pledge is not directl;y referring to a god of a specific religion. its not, 'under jesus and god and the holy spirit'..."</p>

<p>But the mention of God is still a direct reference to a religious entity, which arguably violates separation of religion and state.</p>

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<p>umm... look over there!</p>

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<p>Yea and I'm an atheist...so no God of any kind works for me.</p>

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<p>and to the republic, for which it stands, under Canada, for liberty and justice for all.</p>

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<p>Not to be cranky but... this has to do with Princeton how?</p>

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<p>ilcapo235 said:

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Take them off government property - this is NOT a Christian nation!

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The Ten Commandments are from the Jewish Bible. Bigot.</p>