{"id":133746,"date":"2017-06-28T22:39:13","date_gmt":"2017-06-29T04:39:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/hill-kleerup.org\/blog\/2017\/06\/28\/crashing-into-the-ten-commandments.html"},"modified":"2017-06-28T22:39:13","modified_gmt":"2017-06-29T04:39:13","slug":"crashing-into-the-ten-commandments","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hill-kleerup.org\/blog\/2017\/06\/28\/crashing-into-the-ten-commandments.html","title":{"rendered":"Crashing into the Ten Commandments"},"content":{"rendered":"

While I object to the sectarian-ordained imposition of the holy writ of one religion on governmental grounds, vandalism (whether considered or the result of mental illness) is not the answer, and not something to be celebrated. Not only is it a temporary solution, and an unlawful one (though "defacing an object of public respect" is an interesting charge), but it serves as a martyrdom in a sense, further polarizing and inflaming passions.<\/p>\n

Courts are not immune to that, rightly or wrongly. And that leads to unfortunate results.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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\nArkansas’ Ten Commandments Monument Lasted Less Than 24 Hours<\/a><\/span>
\nPolice say a man drove a 2016 Dodge Dart into the 6,000-pound granite slab less than a day after it was installed on the grounds of the state Capitol. The man reportedly took video as he accelerated.\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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While I object to the sectarian-ordained imposition of the holy writ of one religion on governmental grounds, vandalism (whether considered or the result of mental illness) is not the answer, and not something to be celebrated. 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