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That simply isn't the way God works.
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This is an opinion. No one has ever met God and furthermore no one can even prove that God does in fact exist. As such, you cannot stand by this statement because no one knows. The fact could be that God does in fact work this way, assuming the entity does indeed exist.
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As for the proposed monument, I can't agree with Phelp's logic that it has to be allowed since the park also contains a monument to the 10 Commandments. The 10 C's are a transcription from the Bible - Phelp's proposed monument is an interpretation of the Bible. Two completely different things. Somebody already mentioned the KKK. If Phelp's were allowed to put his monument up, then groups like the KKK would have every right to erect monuments of their own expressing thier messages of hate and bigotry.
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Phelp’s logic is indeed flawless. The Bible and its teachings are nothing more than an interpretation. If he interprets the Bible to include the message he suggests, that is his prerogative. It is not a fact that the 10 Commandments (or the Bible for that matter) were written by a divine deity, and as such, if you choose to display one you must allow the other.
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For what it's worth, his message of hate is condemned by official religious organizations.
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Statements like this always seem to get under my skin. What makes a religion “official”? No one religion has any more relevance when compared to another. A religion that I brew up in my head is just as “official” as one that has existed for thousands of years. Religion is an opinion, nothing more.
Don’t get me wrong, I do think he is wrong for wanting to put up the monument in question, but not because of any religious reasoning. The only reason I see is because it would be on public property. I’m a firm believer that anything religious in nature should stay at the home and centers for worship and remain separated from all forms of state.