Present Imperfect

American Idolatry | August 21, 2003

You know, the thing I find most ridiculous about this whole Alabama courthouse ten commandments thing is that all those people kneeling and praying in front of the monument are essentially breaking the second commandment: "Thou shalt not make unto thee any graven image."

It's tantamount to idol worship, which is part of what Martin Luther condemned when he kicked off the reformation in the first place. I mean, I know they're probably Baptists, but they're still protestants, right?

Normally, I just take the "separation of church and state" stance, which I'm sure is what the Supreme Court will cite when it tells justice Roy Moore exactly where he can stick his monument. But this argument is much sweeter, as it calls attention to the utter hypocrisy exhibited by these "Christians" who would rather spend their time genuflecting in front of a hunk of rock than helping to make their community a better place.

Which is not to say that I myself am doing anything to make my community a better place, but at least I'm not bawling about the ten commandments and claiming that "the acknowledgment of God as the moral foundation of law in this nation is being hidden from us."

Moore is even willing to cost the state of Alabama $5,000 a day just to indulge his criminal folly. Jerkface. I hope that money will go to a good cause, at least.