10 Commandments...HOW DARE YOU! Koran....It's all good....its about DIVERSITY!

[Dreadsox]

[Q]A Koran installed in the lobby of police headquarters has raised concerns about a breach in the constitutional wall separating church and state, and underscores the influential role religion plays in the culture of the department[/Q]

[Q]The Koran is displayed atop a brass pedestal and ensconced in a glass cube in front of the official police seal near the Hall of Heroes. Its installation coincides with the Muslim holy month of Ramadan.[/Q]

[Q]Donna Lieberman, the New York Civil Liberties Union executive director, said no matter what its intentions are, the city can not violate the separation of church and state.

"I think that the government, including the Police Department, cannot engage in religious promotion," she said. "There's a vast difference between promoting religion and in educating police officers about religions so that they understand and are sensitive to various values and beliefs."[/Q]

I will now return to my self imposed exile......

http://www.nynewsday.com/news/local/manhattan/nyc-nyreli073529012nov07,0,3516051.story?coll=nyc-manheadlines-manhattan

 

[melon]

It should be removed.

Melon

 

[verte76]

Remove it.

 

[anitram]

I'm for removal too. Either it's complete separation of church and state or not.

 

[Salome]

yep

 

[adamswildhoney]

yes I say remove it too!

 

[Angela Harlem]

Yes.

 

[pub crawler]

The debate over where the line is drawn continues to play out from the controversy over saying the Pledge of the Allegiance in schools to President George Bush's faith-based initiatives.

Remove him.

 

[Dreadsox]

start your own thread on that topic

 

[filledeperle]

Remove it

Perle

 

[najeena]

no compromises

 

[pub crawler]

start your own thread on that topic

Oh dread, simmer down.

 

[Dreadsox]

Oh dread, simmer down.

oh pub, stay on topic

 

[pub crawler]

Fair enough.

 

[bayernfc]

Well i guess they're trying to show respect for the muslims after all the muslim bashing after Sep11. ..... But then again.... it's all the double standards!

 

[verte76]

Well i guess they're trying to show respect for the muslims after all the muslim bashing after Sep11. ..... But then again.... it's all the double standards!

I *hate* Muslim bashing; they're people too, and many of them are U.S. citizens too. However, I don't think a religious object should be on public display in a government building.

 

[Soul Always]

I really don't see what it's hurting. If it's an educational thing, that's fine.

Sometimes I think the separation of church and state goes TOO far.

 

[BVS]

Tell that to the countries who allowed religion to run their government and breed fanatics.