Well drawn, thanks Nick. Where is the cross-walk between the Ten Commandments and the Constitution? For example, doesn’t freedom of religion, including no religion, conflict with the first commandment?
I'm not a constitutional scholar or any kind of attorney, but it seems to me that though there is no tension or conflict between freedom of religion/no religion versus the first Commandment (of the famous Ten Commandments.) Here is what I found re: the first Commandment:
The First Commandment of the Ten Commandments may refer to:
""I am the Lord thy God", under the Talmudic division of the third-century Jewish Talmud
"Thou shalt have no other gods before me", under the Philonic division used by Hellenistic Jews and Protestants
"Thou shalt not make unto thee any graven image", under the Augustinian division used by Roman Catholics and Lutherans""
Having read and posted all of that, remember the Ten Commandments have nothing to do with the Constitution. The Constitution does not presume to be a "god." So there's no issue there.
The Constitution's First Amendment reads: "The First Amendment provides that Congress make no law respecting an establishment of religion or prohibiting its free exercise. It protects freedom of speech, the press, assembly, and the right to petition the Government for a redress of grievances. "
Notice it reads "...or prohibiting its free exercise." One (Texas) might say that it has free exercise of religion to post the 10 Commandments in classrooms. That's where things like "your rights stop where someone else's begin" and "you can't yell FIRE in a movie theater." The Constitution requires us to be reasonable otherwise the classroom walls would be plastered with the Ten Commandments, with phrases and quotes from Buddha and from the Dahli Lama, from Hinduism's The Vedas, and from the Muslim Koran and the Jewish Torah and even the Talmud. Wherever would we put the painting of the President and the Alphabet and the blackboards. Reason. Simply be reasonable. We, or many of us, have forgotten how.
This goes against the constitution, this will be struck down. I hope, or we really have become a fascist nation, which is the aim of the Republican Party …
I was bludgeoned by "Christians" my whole youth. A minister spat in my kind, mild father's face in front of me because I was not 'baptized.' MaxUgh. The rising patritheocrazy is all too exactly illustrated by NA's brill toon. Whew. [https://nickanderson.substack.com/]
Kids are subversive by nature. How many additional commandments--a joy ride in themselves--do you think they'll add or remove, now that they've been prompted? ..
What happened to separation of church and state? Duh. Texas really needs to secede- as of yesterday.
Unfortunately, the courts are set up to allow it. We simply cannot allow it to stand.
Well drawn, thanks Nick. Where is the cross-walk between the Ten Commandments and the Constitution? For example, doesn’t freedom of religion, including no religion, conflict with the first commandment?
I'm not a constitutional scholar or any kind of attorney, but it seems to me that though there is no tension or conflict between freedom of religion/no religion versus the first Commandment (of the famous Ten Commandments.) Here is what I found re: the first Commandment:
The First Commandment of the Ten Commandments may refer to:
""I am the Lord thy God", under the Talmudic division of the third-century Jewish Talmud
"Thou shalt have no other gods before me", under the Philonic division used by Hellenistic Jews and Protestants
"Thou shalt not make unto thee any graven image", under the Augustinian division used by Roman Catholics and Lutherans""
Having read and posted all of that, remember the Ten Commandments have nothing to do with the Constitution. The Constitution does not presume to be a "god." So there's no issue there.
The Constitution's First Amendment reads: "The First Amendment provides that Congress make no law respecting an establishment of religion or prohibiting its free exercise. It protects freedom of speech, the press, assembly, and the right to petition the Government for a redress of grievances. "
Notice it reads "...or prohibiting its free exercise." One (Texas) might say that it has free exercise of religion to post the 10 Commandments in classrooms. That's where things like "your rights stop where someone else's begin" and "you can't yell FIRE in a movie theater." The Constitution requires us to be reasonable otherwise the classroom walls would be plastered with the Ten Commandments, with phrases and quotes from Buddha and from the Dahli Lama, from Hinduism's The Vedas, and from the Muslim Koran and the Jewish Torah and even the Talmud. Wherever would we put the painting of the President and the Alphabet and the blackboards. Reason. Simply be reasonable. We, or many of us, have forgotten how.
I truly would move from Texas in a minute but at this point I fear it would have to be out of the country!!!
This goes against the constitution, this will be struck down. I hope, or we really have become a fascist nation, which is the aim of the Republican Party …
I was bludgeoned by "Christians" my whole youth. A minister spat in my kind, mild father's face in front of me because I was not 'baptized.' MaxUgh. The rising patritheocrazy is all too exactly illustrated by NA's brill toon. Whew. [https://nickanderson.substack.com/]
Beautifully done, Nick. Your drawing captures exactly this issue. Thank you.
Texan politicians have no interest in Christ or the Ten Commandments, this is a disgrace and should not be allowed.
Kids are subversive by nature. How many additional commandments--a joy ride in themselves--do you think they'll add or remove, now that they've been prompted? ..