tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6960732812801813184.post3058264669402145552..comments2024-02-19T01:24:09.839-06:00Comments on Faultline USA: They Don’t Believe In God, Yet Fear Christ?Faultline USAhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06691318732494110768noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6960732812801813184.post-20177742049072478582011-12-17T19:03:59.510-06:002011-12-17T19:03:59.510-06:00You're on to something. If a government allow...You're on to something. If a government allows anyone to display religious views, it should equally allow others to do so--in which case, a participating atheist could choose his own sign (perhaps not the one you suggest for him).Doug Indeaphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16049465653137283724noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6960732812801813184.post-90956659574766933352011-12-17T17:17:01.527-06:002011-12-17T17:17:01.527-06:00I have a solution for the Christmas displays on pu...I have a solution for the Christmas displays on public lands (where there should be free speech). Just put an Athiests Here sign with an arrow pointing to a hole in the ground. Wouldn't that satisfy everyone?Faultline USAhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06691318732494110768noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6960732812801813184.post-48734993962784211952011-12-17T17:07:09.813-06:002011-12-17T17:07:09.813-06:00Faultline,
You jest, I suppose, but nonetheless I...Faultline,<br /><br />You jest, I suppose, but nonetheless I'll note that "the Atheist" is an individual, not the government, so he or she is free to speak things that offend you--and vice versa.Doug Indeaphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16049465653137283724noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6960732812801813184.post-54733234680963436912011-12-17T14:50:28.955-06:002011-12-17T14:50:28.955-06:00Then the Athiest's attempts to destroy my Chri...Then the Athiest's attempts to destroy my Christmas pleasure injures me and gives me and the majoeity of Americans STANDING.Faultline USAhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06691318732494110768noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6960732812801813184.post-21028223713552006982011-12-17T13:25:02.014-06:002011-12-17T13:25:02.014-06:00Longstreet's confusion about why someone would...Longstreet's confusion about why someone would object to government Christmas displays brings to mind the commonly heard canard that this somehow is about people easily offended or faking offense. We’re not talking, though, about the freedom of individuals to say or do something others find offensive; we have that freedom. We’re talking about the government weighing in to promote religion. Under our Constitution, our government has no business doing that--regardless of whether anyone is offended (and regardless of how many or few favor or disfavor any particular religion or religious event). While this is primarily a constitutional point, it is one that conservatives--small government conservatives--should appreciate from a political standpoint as well. While the First Amendment thus constrains government from promoting (or opposing) religion without regard to whether anyone is offended, a court may address the issue only in a suit by someone with "standing" (sufficient personal stake in a matter) to present the court with a "case or controversy"; in order to show such standing, a litigant may allege he is offended or otherwise harmed by the government's failure to follow the law. The question whether someone has standing to sue is separate from the question whether the government has violated the Constitution.Doug Indeaphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16049465653137283724noreply@blogger.com