On Tuesday,
the Supreme Court of Oklahoma ruled in a 7-2 decision that the Ten Commandments
statue on Capitol grounds violated the state’s constitution and therefore, must
be removed. Since this ruling, Christians across the United States have been
expressing self-righteous disgust, disappointment and anger over the court’s
decision.
As a
Christian though, I refuse to be concerned or outraged by the legally-ordered removal
of a mere object of decoration when several pressing issues are calling for
attention. Isn’t this the United States where popular religions have largely been
bastardized and turned into one big joke? This is a country where a guy
(well-known in his community as a Muslim cleric) and who, actually was observing
the current Islamic fasting season, went on a drive-by shooting of his rivals
in the drug-dealing business. This is a nation where the most vocal Christians are
the most racist, prejudiced and hateful of people different from their race.
And this is God’s own country where a lot of the so-called religious people are
closet gays, on-the-down low, pedophiles, sexual perverts and serial hypocrites.
They preach one thing in public but practice something else in private.
By the way,
George Carlin (American social critic, actor, and author) had the following reaction
to the issue: "Here is the real reason that we can't have the Ten
Commandments in a courthouse: You cannot post 'Thou shalt not steal,' 'Thou
shalt not commit adultery,' and 'Thou shalt not lie' in a building full of
lawyers, judges, and politicians."
