Thou Shalt...

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"Changes" David Bowie

I was watching my trusty CNN the other day and they had a whole segment on the recent rulings of the Supreme Court about displaying the 10 commandments (rather odd, actually, that they ruled in favor of one, and not the other, but what can you do). In one place, they ruled that the court could display the 10 commandments outside. They then interviewed some top-church guy who said that this was a breakthrough and that finally it seemed as if our country might be turning around. Excuse me? I really highly doubt that this one ruling will turn the tides and lead to the widespread embracing of the Christian church/religion/lifestyle. He made some interesting remarks. He said that our country had hit rock bottom and there was no way to go but up, and this seemed like the first step. I agree that our country is seeming to become more and more anti-Christian but I don't think we were anywhere near "rock bottom." People on the whole can still practice whatever religion they want rather freely, and Christians have not seen rock bottom yet. I doubt we know what "rock bottom" is here in the US. I'm not saying that I do, but looking at other countries who don't have the religious priviledges we do, we have a long way to go. (I'm using the term "religion" quite loosely. I don't particularly like the word, since it can mean many different things, and the conotation usually makes people think of a list of rules, and "holier than thou" people)

I'm not against displaying the 10 Commandments, but I really don't think that if the courts were to rule that it was unlawful, I would fight it. It's NOT that big of a deal to me I guess. My relationship with God is not based on whether I can drive by and see the 10 Commandments in a government or public building. Some Christians will fight this to the bitter end, and for what? If they're displayed, what has that done? Will it cause widespread revival? If these people are so concerned about our country hitting rock-bottom spiritually, than what are they doing about it? Fighting to get a statue put up is not the answer to the problem. The guy said this was a step forward. To what?