Driver smashes into Ten Commandments monument

[yuiyoshida]

[mdbl]

1. I heard one of the local leaders on the radio say

Someone destroying property like that is just wrong. Of course, he doesn't understand it was wrong that it was on government property to begin with.

[The Wielding Truth]

4. It shouldn't be on government property. True. He was wrong to destoy it. True.

Should it be replaced? No. Unless it is written in Farsi. Then we would see how tolerate those who wanted it there would be.

[2naSalit]

2. Justice served.

I heard on some NPR news brief that the person did the same thing to another monument of the commandments in another state...

[Warpy]

3. Oklahoma. In a rare show of compassion, they sent him to a mental hospital

and once he was stabilized on meds, made him promise not to do it again.

Well, he didn't, not in Oklahoma.

I can't weep about the loss of this hunk of Christian idolatry on public land. I wonder if there's a fund to cover his expenses and damage to his truck.

(I posted this earlier to Atheists & Agnostics)

[2naSalit]

10. I hope someone...

starts a gofundme thingy for him. I am seriously against displays of in-your-face religious idolatry on public land as well. I like your idea.

2na

[gtar100]

5. "This (monument) was paid for with private funds..."

So said Chris Powell, spokesperson for the Secretary of State's office.

Well, maybe it should have been put on private property.

[2naSalit]

11. No "maybe" about it...nt

[gfwzig]

6. It will look so much better once they install the concrete protective barriers! ha!

[SHRED]

7. Why aren't other religions allowed?

Not that I want them to but fair is fair.

[rurallib]

8. Just what I was wondering - if it was privately funded

could I get a few friends together and pay for a monument that paid homage to reason with some pithy quote or ten?

[yuiyoshida]

9. We're still waiting on that

Flying Spaghetti Monster statue this many people want to add to the mix.