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Should the Satan religious display be allowed in the florida state capital?

Should the Satan religious display be allowed in the florida state capital

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Are you having trouble reading those verses? They are very clear that graven images are neither to be made nor worshiped. Or does the Bible support the freedom of expression to make any image you want?
 
What huge hypocrisy in a majority answering yes.

Put a poll up on the Ten Commandments being in the State capital and those same people would have answered no.
 
Ockham said:
1st Amendment protects freedom of religion... implied is that government would know or define what is or is not a religion.
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That's right. What of it? Do you think conscientious objectors to being drafted for active service in the U.S. military get to base their objection on whatever "religious beliefs" about war being sinful that they managed to cook up to get out of serving? The applicable federal laws require the belief to be based in some real, recognized religious tradition.
 
paddymcdougall said:
You sure are into defining religions.There are many ways to practice a religion.
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Religion is general a certain set of beliefs and practices as a result of those beliefs agreed upon by a certain number of people.



And all religions are based on lies anyway.
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If you are a atheist then yes religions are a based on lies.If you are not a atheist then your religion is not based on lies.


Trying to define who is "real" and who isn't is a trick proposition.
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No it is not.Religions have a certain set of beliefs and practices.Those who do not adhere to those beliefs and practices are phonies.
 
joko104 said:
What huge hypocrisy in a majority answering yes.

Put a poll up on the Ten Commandments being in the State capital and those same people would have answered no.
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"Prevent all displays" and/or "remove the space altogether" weren't poll options.

However, and as already noted, the Rotunda space is NOT a "religious display zone." It's classified as a "free speech zone," in which case anyone should be allowed to display (almost) anything, including criticisms of having a "free speech zone" used for religious displays in the Rotunda.
 
Phys251 said:
Are you having trouble reading those verses? They are very clear that graven images are neither to be made nor worshiped. Or does the Bible support the freedom of expression to make any image you want?
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I know the difference. Never worshiped a Nativity scene. Not once.

Even a literalist would know that.
 
joko104 said:
What huge hypocrisy in a majority answering yes.

Put a poll up on the Ten Commandments being in the State capital and those same people would have answered no.
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A classic exampole of why reading before answering would have done a world of good and kept you from looking silly. A 10 commandments display on the Rotunda at the Florida capital would be perfectly acceptable as it fits within the rules governing that space. It would be perfectly acceptable for the same reason the satanist display is perfectly acceptable, because it is a free expression zone set up by the state so any group can apply for space and the only real limitation is how much space is available.

See, you could have learned all that by actually reading the thread, and saved yourself from saying something really painfully stupid.
 
tacomancer said:
I agree on principal, but I also agree with other folks that government should not get into the business of determining which religion is or is not valid.
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I think to a certain degree it should determine if its a real religion or just a made up to scam the system. I do not know about you but I do not want inmates in prison claiming that eating t-bone steak is a part of their religion and the government has to accommodate them.

I support some minimum standards like 100 members, a designated place of worship, and some other stuff, but only because there is limited space in the capital and it makes sense that the more popular ones would get first crack at that space
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That might be a good idea considering all the religions out there.
 
For the future Aliens who might dig this thread up.


1: No we aren't all crazy and lost. Some of us do know this is all fantasy. Please don't think we were all crazy. We weren't.

2: Yes, this was really a discussion by adults of our species about fantasy intertwining with the laws the society operates under. Again, we weren't all crazy. Don't judge us all by this.
 
The Church of Satan is a recognized religion. Look it up. Getting back to my point - if the government recognizes the religion - regardless of what religion it is - then freedom of religion as identified in the 1st amendment (as you said you must have missed reading about that one) applies. What of it? You asked the question, I answered. :shrug:
 
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