Wow! A story close to home, this time...
Sorry to go off in a different direction about religion/government, but you guys have no idea about Moore.
I'm about to go off on a gay rant here.
He's a closet racist. He's as open about hating homosexuals as he can get. This Ten Commandments thing has made national news, but it's been going on like this for a while down here. For years we have has his personal religious convictions imposed on all of us.
In Slyacauga, a very nice man was tortured and murdered by some guys who didn't agree with his homosexual lifestyle.
Three children were being abused by their father, who was at the time, a drunk. But Moore deprived custody from their mother - who lived a very nice middle-class setting - because she lived with another woman. Moore didn't even take it into consideration that the children were being beaten on a regular basis, or that the father had a LONG police record.
In response, Judge Moore has publicly described the lives of gay and lesbian people as "abhorrent," "immoral," "detestable," an "inherent evil," "an intolerable evil." He condemns homosexuality as "so heinous that it defies one’s ability to describe it."
He wrote that the state must use "the power of the sword" — including the power of "execution"— to stop gays and lesbians from influencing our youth.
Sounds like Hitler. From a public official who wields power in the name of all people — whether they be believers or non-believers, straight or gay — it's not cool. But, the homophobes I know about are slightly less dangerous than the ones I don't.
He's constantly been on radio shows that are racist. He supports radio programs and groups that pass out papers that are racist. "Mongrel Race". Look it up.
That's us, down here in Alabama. One step forward, two steps back.
And it's all so stupid. Alabama's main concern shouldn't be this bullshit, it should tax reform.
Of course, you won't hear the majority of people here say that. We're right in the middle of the Bible Belt and that shit is LAW around here. God help us who aren't Christian white people.
This is not about the Constitution, or religion either, really. Moore is making this a platform to run for gov. It would have actually done him less good if he had been able to keep his position.
I have never had a problem with the Commandments. All I want is my freedom of choice, and the right to a fair trial. We weren't getting that with Moore. No, sir!
In the end, removing the Ten Commandments is a plus, ensuring we ALL get our dues.