The ACLU - pros and cons

[brownjenkins]

Originally Posted by Butterbeer

Nor do i accept Bj's view that it is a defence of liberty...

the question is not about what the individual does... you can put whatever you like on your front lawn... a nativity scene, a menorah, a huge buddha, it's up to you

the same is true if you owned your own business... you could choose to display christian, and only christian, symbols

"liberty" comes into the picture when we talk about the government or things that receive tax money... every citizen has the right to question where his tax money goes... and whether intentional or not, displaying one kind of religious image either exclusively, or to an excessively greater degree than another, implies that that religion is more important to the government... which is not true if you read our constitution

one could even argue, as i sometimes feel, that considering all the needs in our country, our goverment should not be spending money on decorations period... there are much better places for this money to go

the ACLU is not attacking your personal freedom of speech, it is questioning whether certain practices of our government reflect the collective view of all our citizens