Here it is--the heart of the controversy--carved in stone lo these 50+ years on an exterior corner of the Henderson County, TN Courthouse. The Freedom From Religion Foundation, (FFRF), has sent a threatening letter to Dan Hughes of Henderson County about this offensive sight.



Dr. Bill Donahue comments about this:

Thanks for these suggestions, Dr. Bill, but I am a simple man with a simple solution: "Y'all that are offended--just don't look at it!" That squares with what a local Vol said about this: "“It's a big Bible Belt around here, and you know, if they don't like it, they don't have to read it,” Henderson County resident Adam Pinte said.

Ahem--SCOTUS Doors:

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I meet more Christians that are concerned about atheists than I meet atheists who care about any kind of stuff like this.

Yep.

Simple statistics.

Lets say 5% of atheists get triggered by this type of shit, and 5% of Christians get a boner because of it. Everyone else goes about their lives not noticing or caring and only think about it when they stumble across a news story like this. Then, by in large, they still don't care.

Since there are 20 times as many people who consider themselves Christians in the US than consider themselves atheists, it makes sense you'll run in to many more of the christian 5% than the atheist 5%.

Atheism claims there is no God.  Therefore every time I see a sign that doesn't mention God, it is an Athiest sign.  Many more of those around.  One way to look at it...

The other way is...God created everything.  Mans ability to reason comes directly from God.  So every sign, whether it mentions God or not, is a direct reference to His majesty.

By this rejection of God, agnosticism has embraced complete relativism. Yet this relativism must furnish a basis for the rejection of the absolute. Accordingly, the standard of self-contradiction taken for granted by antitheistic thought presupposes the absolute for its operation. Antitheism presupposes theism. One must stand upon the solid ground of theism to be an effective antitheist.

(Cornelius Van Til, A Survey of Christian Epistemology, p. xi)

They should remove it and replace it with a sign that says "the FFRF can go fuck themselves." Absolutely a true statement, and non-religious!

Whatever happened to sun worship? You know, praying to that big fireball in the sky that watches everything, gives life to everything, warms you just by experiencing its presence... It's a pretty sound concept.

I think that was George Carlin's choice.

He had a monologue on the subject of religion, where he mentioned this choice of his.

Can a court be sued?

Is this even possible?

Many thanks for all the replies!

as a retired "court jester" myself, I'd have to say "yes." a lot of Federal property seizure lawsuits name as a defendant: "one bag of crisp new $100 bills," or "a 2017 Cadillac Escalade VIN #" or some such. happens daily. try not paying your tribute to the IRS and see how quick they can "attach" or name a piece of your property, like your boat or even toolbox, as a defendant!

the trick, tho, is enforcing a court judgment against a "thing" or having it "comply" with a court order. like: "I wish to take the statement under oath of the Henderson County Courthouse..."

companies, organizations, even armies all operate by means of people. it's THEY that get named also as defendants and suffer the consequences of their actions (or lack thereof) or enjoy the fruits of a court victory. it's why a lot of governments--through their elected officials-- cave in to unreasonable demands. they fear a court action or judgment against them personally (even though they may have governmental immunity.) also, most governments carry insurance policies naming their officials for various coverages. yet, when a city or county's insurance carrier pays out a claim, the local voters get riled up and, and of course premiums escalate or coverage becomes unavailable. a sticky wicket, eh?

but, I digressed. back to the issue, can anyone here argue that life 50 years ago, (when this courthouse quote was carved) was not easier, simpler, and more wholesome WITH religious references in public places than it is nowadays? In the seven decades I've lived, the 1940s and 1950s were truly "golden" compared to what I see today. it's hard explaining to people just how great America was back then.--with religion in the public places. just my opinion....

Thanks for the response.

this may be true, but are they filing law suits over it?

We don't need comments like that in this forum ~ medicmandan

You're welcome, Him!

Touché.

No, but a sizable minority does seem to focus on getting  legislation passed that in the 1776-1788 time frame, probably would have not faired so well.