Ten Commandments - good points from Eric

Eric Gilson has some good points in a comment he left to an earlier post on the Ten Commandments. I thought they were worth posting up front.

My feelings on Ray Moore's decision NOT to remove the Ten Commandments from a public building.

Our founding fathers introduced the idea to separate church and state, NOT the separation of GOD and state. It is perfectly acceptable to acknowledge God, we do so on our currency, but it is NOT acceptable to force one's persoanl beliefs onto others. The Ten Commandments is a referrence to Christianity NOT God himself. Does a Buddhist not receive the same treatment within our judicial system? Does a Muslim have to accept the Ten Commandments to hear his/her case in a US court of law? Rev. Ray Moore is so far out of line with his cause, it makes me sick. The guy should be thrown in jail for defying the courts, and the statue removed on the principle that Christianity is not a universal religion, and symbols of that religion have no place within our public buildings.