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Kansas town in uproar over removal of Jesus painting from public middle school
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<blockquote data-quote="ThatRobGuy" data-source="post: 68531722" data-attributes="member: 123415"><p>So are you suggesting that there's something fundamentally different about a picture of Jesus (religious iconography) hanging in a school hallway (public property) vs. A 10-commandments display (religious iconography) being displayed in a city park (public property) ?</p><p></p><p>If speaking about this in general terms, they're essentially the same thing...an item that can be associated to a religion on property that is funded by the public.</p><p></p><p>Here's another kicker with this whole thing...in some cases they are giving a pass to certain religions.</p><p>From the Anti-Defamation League:</p><p><em>The Supreme Court has found that a Chanukah menorah is a symbol with both secular and religious meanings, and its display on public property is permissible on the grounds that the particular symbols used and the context of the display are vitally important to determine whether the decorations are permissible. As one court has put it: "The context in which a symbol appears is critical because it may determine what viewers fairly understand to be the purpose of the display, and may negate any message of endorsement that the religious symbol might otherwise evoke.</em></p><p></p><p>Is that simply the loophole Christians should try to exploit then to get around some of these rules?</p><p></p><p>Would if fly if the school simply stated that their hanging of the picture was as a form of respect to him in the same way that the Ebionites did (or even as some modern day Jews do)?, where they teach that he was just a man, but had some earthly teachings that they happened to respect and revere. At that point, their depiction becomes nothing more than a nod to a man/leader who they felt had some important teachings (much like many people give a nod to teachers/leaders like MLK)</p><p></p><p>...at that point, it'd be almost impossible to prove their intent one way or the other.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="ThatRobGuy, post: 68531722, member: 123415"] So are you suggesting that there's something fundamentally different about a picture of Jesus (religious iconography) hanging in a school hallway (public property) vs. A 10-commandments display (religious iconography) being displayed in a city park (public property) ? If speaking about this in general terms, they're essentially the same thing...an item that can be associated to a religion on property that is funded by the public. Here's another kicker with this whole thing...in some cases they are giving a pass to certain religions. From the Anti-Defamation League: [I]The Supreme Court has found that a Chanukah menorah is a symbol with both secular and religious meanings, and its display on public property is permissible on the grounds that the particular symbols used and the context of the display are vitally important to determine whether the decorations are permissible. As one court has put it: "The context in which a symbol appears is critical because it may determine what viewers fairly understand to be the purpose of the display, and may negate any message of endorsement that the religious symbol might otherwise evoke.[/I] Is that simply the loophole Christians should try to exploit then to get around some of these rules? Would if fly if the school simply stated that their hanging of the picture was as a form of respect to him in the same way that the Ebionites did (or even as some modern day Jews do)?, where they teach that he was just a man, but had some earthly teachings that they happened to respect and revere. At that point, their depiction becomes nothing more than a nod to a man/leader who they felt had some important teachings (much like many people give a nod to teachers/leaders like MLK) ...at that point, it'd be almost impossible to prove their intent one way or the other. [/QUOTE]
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