Satanic Monument

[The Valkyrie]

Display of the Ten Commandments, like the one in Arkansas, refer to the historical role they served in the development of civil laws. As such the monument has primarily historic significance and incidentally religious significance. Devil worship had no such positive historical influence and erecting a monument to Satan is only a religious statement. Thus it is easy to justify the preservation of the Ten Commandments and the exclusion of the Satan statue.

Then let's put up a monument to the laws of Hammurabi.

They're much more comprehensive and are likely older.

And they have much more relevance in modern society than 10 "commandments" of which only a couple are actually in the laws of most nations: those against theft and murder.

[KevinM1]

Display of the Ten Commandments, like the one in Arkansas, refer to the historical role they served in the development of civil laws. As such the monument has primarily historic significance and incidentally religious significance. Devil worship had no such positive historical influence and erecting a monument to Satan is only a religious statement. Thus it is easy to justify the preservation of the Ten Commandments and the exclusion of the Satan statue.

Then let's put up a monument to the laws of Hammurabi.

They're much more comprehensive and are likely older.

And they have much more relevance in modern society than 10 "commandments" of which only a couple are actually in the laws of most nations: those against theft and murder.

The only commandments that have any use in law are:

Thou shall not murder
Thou shall not commit adultery (which is only really relevant in divorces since adultery is no longer a crime in most/all places in the US)
Thou shall not steal
Thou shall not bear false witness

They're also utterly mundane.  Not unique to Christianity or its god at all.  The other six are dumb.

[Minimalist]

And in even better news the Oklahoma Supreme Court just told them to stick their fucking ten commandments up their asses.

http://www.rawstory.com/2015/07/oklahoma...t-capitol/

Oklahoma Supreme Court rejects appeal, orders removal of Ten Commandments stone at Capitol

Cue jesus freak whining in 5...4...3...2...1....

[Ravenshire]

Jex Blackmore??? Hahaha I want a satanic name...

Hmmm... Hert Stabbly

If I were to do another literary themed username change right now, it would be to Locke Lamora (main character of the Gentlemen Bastards series). That name sounds somehow fitting here as well.

[Ravenshire]

Display of the Ten Commandments, like the one in Arkansas, refer to the historical role they served in the development of civil laws. As such the monument has primarily historic significance and incidentally religious significance. Devil worship had no such positive historical influence and erecting a monument to Satan is only a religious statement. Thus it is easy to justify the preservation of the Ten Commandments and the exclusion of the Satan statue.

(emphasis is mine)

Bullshit.

[IATIA]

Fucking christians. I knew it. It is OK to put their crap up, but no one else is allowed.

Freedom of speech? Freedom of religion? Only if it is christian.

They made a town pull down an Atheist billboard.

[Minimalist]

Yes they did.

[robvalue]

Having a monument of the 10 commandments makes Christians look stupid, in my opinion. It implies that they need a constant visual reminder not to murder everyone they see and steal their shit. I can remember stuff like that! Imagine a FSM commandment monument with, "Don't poke pasta up your arse! Don't cook pasta in your neighbour's duck pond! I'm serious!"

As has been pointed out, these are not even actually the 10 commandments anyway. The real ones are even less relevant.

[Wyrd of Gawd]

Display of the Ten Commandments, like the one in Arkansas, refer to the historical role they served in the development of civil laws. As such the monument has primarily historic significance and incidentally religious significance. Devil worship had no such positive historical influence and erecting a monument to Satan is only a religious statement. Thus it is easy to justify the preservation of the Ten Commandments and the exclusion of the Satan statue.

You should know by now that the "Ten Commandment" monuments are nothing but pure BS since they don't depict the real Ten Commandments.  But that's understandable since even the most deluded Gentile might draw the line at the First Commandment which tells the Israelites to go steal other peoples' land and destroy their religious artifacts.  But then again, that's exactly what happened in America.

[robvalue]

Have no other gods before me! That's so important it makes the top 10!

There aren't any other gods of course. But I'm just saying! If there were, don't go having them!

I'm insecure, I know.