Roy Moore & Christian anger
• Christian Fundamentalism
"Whatever Roy Moore runs for, he's got my vote"
A wholly secular person myself I'm not sure I see real utility in removing every symbol of America's Christian heritage expunged. While Moore's eventual removal was a strictly a matter of law the symbolic power of the 10 Commandments monument it started with shouldn't be underestimated.
Many atheists and indifferent metropolitan people don't seem to know that there are millions of people they see or hear about so rarely they think them transitory mutations in the body politic. One day we may wake up to discover it would've been better to let the born-again have their bread and circuses.
A few early responses to the removal of Alabama Supreme Court Chief Justice Roy Moore:
Alabamans outraged
"I feel like this is the downfall of our great nation," Scrivner said. "[Moore's actions] were based on the belief in God. What better rules to live by than the Ten Commandments? Our education system is in the mess it is now because they took God out of school. That is why our nation seems to be out of control with no morals.
The Greenville Advocate: Local reaction varies on ousted judge
Georgians indignant
"The nation has taken a very big step backward," said Katie Evans, a member of the Free Chapel Worship Center in Gainesville. ...
But since October, public officials in other North Georgia communities including Jackson, Walton and Cherokee counties, have responded by voting to display the Ten Commandments.
The Gainesville Times: Judge still has ample support in Gainesville
Tennesseeans angry
"Our leaders better make a public statement that we will acknowledge God no matter what judges say. Better to lose your job than your life," she said. "This is eternity here. Denying God is atheism."
KnoxNews: Resolution stirring mixed area response
Judge Moore himself
Moore implored followers not to be deceived by terms such as "separation of church and state" because that term never appears in the Constitution. America needs God in government, he said.
"This land is a moral slum," he said. "How much longer before his judgment comes?"
Ten Commandments and small-town politics
Winning in losing
"This is the best thing that could happen to him. He can really go around the country reveling in his martyrdom," said Bradley Moody, a political science professor at Auburn University-Montgomery.
Though Moore has not announced plans to seek another office, he is widely viewed as a possible candidate for U.S. Senate or as a challenger to Gov. Bob Riley, a Republican who alienated many conservative Christian voters during a failed attempt to pass a multi-billion-dollar tax increase.
"He would be immensely popular as a candidate," said Marty Connors, director of the Alabama Republican Party.
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