A Virginia school district is restoring the Ten Commandments to their classroom walls

[cleanhippie]

Glad to know that they have money to pay for the pending lawsuits....


----------------

RICHMOND, Va. | A school district in southwestern Virginia is re-posting copies of the Bible’s Ten Commandments in all county schools, despite concerns that doing so is unconstitutional.

The five-member Giles County School Board voted unanimously to restore the framed, 4-foot-tall, biblical texts after parents and local ministers complained about their removal from the district’s five schools and its technology center. The decision was made even though the board‘s attorney advised that such Christian displays represent unconstitutional government endorsement of religion.

--snip--

The U.S. Supreme Court has ruled that it’s unconstitutional for public schools to post the Ten Commandments, and the First Amendment guarantees separation of church and state on the federal, state and local levels.

http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2011/jan/23/ten-commandments-restored-at-virginia-schools/

[Drale]

1. If the supreme court ruled it unconstitutional

how can they do it? Wouldn't doing something unconstitutional make you a traitor to the constitution?

[damntexdem]

2. How nice: In honor of the federal deficit, they're imposing their own local deficit!

As a result of the court costs of defending this unconstitutional action.

[trotsky]

3. Remember: liberal Christians *insist* these fundies are nothing to worry about.

They're a tiny, tiny, powerless minority. Nothing to see here.

[Goblinmonger]

5. +1 billion

First they'll say they aren't real Christians.
Then they'll tell us they are just a tiny minority.
How you can ignore all the crazy shit going on around you is amazing.

[trotsky]

6. Ooh, don't forget the topper:

The *real* threat is atheists who write books and say less-than-complimentary things about religion!

[ZombieHorde]

9. Ha! Your words sound silly, but they're true. Strange world. nt

[edhopper]

4. I can see some kids asking

about that graven image and holey sabbath stuff. Not to mention coveting ass.

[darkstar3]

7. LOL

"Um, I'm coveting my neighbor's ass right now, should I be punished?"

[AlecBGreen]

8. as a teacher, allow me...

:spank: