Next, we pass a godless-in-a-good-way LAUREL to UF's own Daniel Morgan, who ventured into the lion's den - Fox News Channel - to argue against a Ten Commandments monument in a Dixie County courthouse this week. Morgan appeared on "Hannity & Colmes" opposite a local attorney, who apparently fears a rash of graven images, false gods and ass-coveting if the six-ton Decalogue is removed.Remember how Joey pointed to the community support, and cited no negative letters to the editor being published, except one from Gainesville...? He co-owns the only paper. I'm sure he uses objective editorial judgment though, are you not?
He's not the only one. Locals greeted the UF student with outright hostility - one shouted, "This atheist is coming down here to take away our Ten Commandments!" as if Morgan planned to rip the monument in two with his superhuman atheist strength. Which is absurd. He only uses his powers to fight crime.
Besides, the really important parts of the Ten Commandments - thou shalt not kill, for instance - are already enshrined in American law. And in every other kind of law, for that matter. As for the other stuff? Keeping the Sabbath holy and all that? We say the Christians' real beef is with the National Football League, not the justice system.
The Dixie County Advocate has a short article up at the moment on the monument, but I talked to an editor there who said she was working on an in-depth article about Wed. night's segment. [the server appears to have crashed from high volume, but keep checking in]
Also, read this interesting tangential WorldNUTdaily article on Roy Moore. I actually agree that the generic usage of "God" does not establish or endorse religion, per se. I would like to see those things removed, but: i) I want to see it happen via Congress [give it 50 more years]; ii) I think the legal/judicial route will be ultimately impotent to make the case that the motto and pledge insertion violate the Establishment Clause.
Also see: my interview post
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