Why Not Display the Golden Rule On School House Walls?
Once again the courts, the public, and the news media are embroiled in controversy over the display of the Ten Commandments. Recent decisions by a closely divided Supreme Court on disputed cases in Texas and Kentucky only fueled the fires of controversy rather than bringing an end to the long debate. As I have written elsewhere, there are several serious problems with “displaying” the Ten Commandments on school house walls. The Ten Commandments are, quite clearly, a sacred text for both Christians and Jews, so that placing this text at taxpayer’s expense on government property involves the state in the support of a particular religion, or in this case two particular religions: Christianity and Judaism. As a Christian, I happen to believe it is the church’s responsibility to promote faith. I don’t want the government interfering with, interpreting, or promoting the doctrines of any faith system, even my own. For if politicians, guided by the whim of public opinion, promote beliefs I agr
