Show of Hands

Praet ... You know that the Communist would be respected if they showed up at a Tea Party rally. You also know that if a Capitalist showed up to an Occupy mob, that they'd be raped.

Your double standard and bias is showing.

Praet ... So, you're willing to limit free speech at football games? Maybe it isn't intelligent, but you should be able to root for the opposing team anywhere.

Yelling fire in the darkened theater is a reasonable limit to free speech. It's past time to ignore the idiotic progressive PC police.

Praet ... isn't it interesting that you want to wax philosophical when it comes to limits on free speech from the progressives. If the tables were turned you'd be all over the specifics.

I agree with limits to free speech, but why is this ok? Even if your not Christian, you should despise this!

Pdrome ... once again your hypocritical sophomoric response doesn't surprise anyone.

If the school had said that they couldn't sell Gay Trees, you'd have been all over them for squashing the poor defenseless students' rights.

After a few weeks on this app I've concluded Palindrome is an idiot.

Which is why I'm an atheist who celebrates commercial christmas. Win!

Wonder what would happen if you root for communism at a tea party convention? What would happen if you exercise free speech rooting for your football team while in the midst of the opposing team's fanblock? Good luck :)

While I deplore this, I doubt limitations of free speech are confined to one side.
There IS NO such thing as completely free speech - you may say what you want but might face serious resistance if you are not pc within the context.

*Tear!!!*

Did that hurt their feelings? Were they crushed?? Lemme guess, it "ruined Christmas"! :'(

Give me a break. There are loopholes for that, like selling them outside of school functions. Besides, I believe this college was being overly cautious.

For those clueless progressives, ask the students at Western Piedmont Community College in California about Christmas. They were TOLD that their college club COULD NOT use the word Christmas in advertising their Christmas trees for sale.

To progressives, free speech isn't so free.

How is it infringing on others?

mclainer, I don't believe Jesus is my personal saviour, he MAY have existed, but I celebrate Christmas every year and will continue to do so as, to me, it is a celebration of family, generosity and good will to ALL people!!! Merry Christmas!

Mr Spock unfortunately I do NOT believe we have gubernatorial term limits and he's been in office since Bush left it. Puke!! The guy's Yosemite Sam with a smaller vocabulary!

I guess belligerent atheism is simply teen rebellion - I've been through that phase when I was in my late teens rebelling against the older generation's values.Life experience mellowed me out - though I have to remind myself now and then not to confuse childish with young at heart ;)

Oh snap! Hold the phone! Brain trust here saying he is apparently more well versed in constitutional law than the Supreme Court justices!

The arrogance lol it's becoming ridiculously more and more common among this same group

This is in regards to a law, not lawn decor. Putting a nativity scene isn't a law nor excessive entanglement.

A COMPLETE waste looks a lot more like Solyndra

At least, according to the question.

Having these decorations up is not equivalent to making a law, so no.

Clinton was a firm anti-turtle. True story.

They are a complete waste of taxpayer dollars, irregardless of constitutionality.

technically they probably are...but who cares? lighten up, francis!

The worst are the atheists who start wars with people who disagree with their religious beliefs…oh wait. That never happens.

I have read these cases and still don't believe that any showing during the holiday season is in violation.

Yeah, because when you atheists go to a mall and see a tree with tinsel on it, you feel the need to cover your child's eyes and hurriedly run far from the building.

Actually the i like your mom was by clinton

Perhaps the scowling trogs would prefer Asherah poles?

I call bs im athiest but i dont go around getting my panties in a wad about stupid stuff like that unless they put up like a love jesus sign then i think it goes to far

County of Allegheny v ACLU; McCreary County v ACLU; Lemon v Kurtzman-- there are plenty of documents. The 1st amendment also says that no law (includes ordinances, motions etc) shall RESPECT ANY religious institutions.. You saying it isn't so over and over doesn't make it so

If my tax dollars are being spent on it then I have a right to an opinion.

It has become more of a cultural thing rather than a religious thing.

A belief maybe but not a belief system like a religion - no rituals which are important to religion, no worshipping.

let alone a conifer tree - Israel has palm trees.

Grounds interferes with anyone's religion

No where in any document does it state that the separation of church and state does not Allow free expression of religion anywhere. It merely states that government will not interfere with exercising religion. I don't believe that you can say that by having a Christmas tree or menorah on public

First of all how can you say a christmas tree is a religious. I don't recall the Bible mentioning anything about a sacred tree.

Chill out. It's just a tree with lights and ornaments. Gifts are put under it for the giving season. What's so offensive about that?

How is a nativity scene pushing my religion on anyone? If you're not a believer, ignore the scene and be on your way. No one is forcing you to look at it.

@Palindrome.... I never said this country was founded on Christianity. This country was founded on freedom religion whatever it is. If some of the Founding Fathers happen to be Christian, Jewish, Atheist I really don't care. I was just posting the entire quote. It changes the meaning.

"i like your mom better than opium and turtles." - JFK

"All your base are belong to us"
- - Abraham Lincoln

"Your mom likes opium better than turtles" -Abe Lincoln

"I like opium better than turtles." - Ben Franklin.

"I like turtles" -Thomas Jefferson

Lol talk about tryin to rub two sticks together Hahahahaha weave, you can't be serious

For intellectuals, for thinkers, religion CAN be a stepping stone and a source of inspiration. For the weak-minded and ignorant, religion is like quicksand.

Were the founding fathers inspired by Christian ideals, morals and ethics? Probably! Just as much as nature inspirers the painter! Being inspired, even influenced by your religious beliefs DOES NOT equal founding a religious state or founding a state that is in some form or another religiously based

Ideals of Men? Hmmmm, sounds alot like the bible.

Then what isn't a belief? lol

at the end of the day, the only thing this country was really founded on were the ideas of MEN: Hobbes, Locke, Aquinas, Jefferson. Their ideas and beliefs about a Creator that endowed us with FREE WILL is what founded this country- FREE WILL, not a church. Not any particular religion. Ideas of MEN