Roy Moore's Turd Going on Tour

Wicked Pilot · Post by **Wicked Pilot** » 2004-07-31 09:24pm

Alabama Ten Commandments Monument Opens Tour

Jul 31, 8:19 PM (ET)

By BILL POOVEY

DAYTON, Tenn. (AP) - The Ten Commandments monument banished from Alabama's state judicial building began a national tour on the back of a flatbed truck on Saturday - starting outside the courthouse where the teaching of evolution was put on trial almost 80 years ago.

"The ACLU is still the enemy," said June Griffin of Dayton, an outspoken advocate for displays of the Ten Commandments in government buildings.

About 75 people gathered to see the 5,280-pound granite monument outside the site of the Scopes Monkey Trial - where high school teacher John Scopes was convicted in 1925 of giving lessons on evolution. Many stepped up a ladder to take photos and pose beside the marker.

Ousted Alabama Chief Justice Roy Moore, who lost his job for defying a federal court order to remove his display from the lobby of the judicial building, approved the national tour but is not participating.

A spokeswoman for Moore said he plans to ask the U.S. Supreme Court to reverse the ruling. A federal judge agreed with the American Civil Liberties Union and other groups that the display was an unconstitutional government promotion of religion.

Jewell Sneed, 70, snapped photos of her 7-year-old great grandson, Jacob, standing beside the monument.

"I think it was awful for them to make them move it from he courthouse," Sneed said. "That is what our country is based on, is God and the Bible. Why we want to take God out I don't know. I think we are headed for big trouble when we take God out of schools and everything."

The stop at the courthouse and at Rhea County High School - where Bible classes were taught until a federal lawsuit ended them in 2002 - were the first in a tour that could crisscross the nation for up to a year.

The tour was arranged by Americans Standing for God and Country, a Texas-based veterans' group looking for congressional support to permanently display the marker at the U.S. Capitol. The group intends to take the monument to Washington on Oct. 22 for an "America For Jesus" rally.

Larry Darby, president of the Montgomery-based Atheist Law Center, Inc., was heckled by some in the crowd Saturday and loudly told, "You're not welcome here."

At one point, John Rocco, 73, of Dayton, bumped his knee into Darby's leg as they passed on the ramp steps to the display.

"That's typical Christianity," Darby shouted. "These people are the lunatic fringe."

Rocco said the knee bump was an accident.

"I'm glad I didn't carry my gun. I'd probably be in jail right now." Rocco said. "I believe in the Ten Commandments and I don't appreciate what people like him are doing to my country."

The courthouse in Dayton became a flashpoint for creationism vs. evolution in 1925, when orator and presidential candidate William Jennings Bryan and lawyer Clarence Darrow squared off during the prosecution of Scopes for teaching evolution instead of the biblical story of creation.

Moore's monument was placed in a judicial building closet for almost a year until he accepted the offer by the veterans' group to take it on the road. The group promotes itself as veterans dedicated to battling domestic enemies and protecting "Christian heritage."

"One of our domestic enemies is our failing judicial system," said Jim Cabaniss, president of the veterans' group, a division of American Veterans in Domestic Defense. "Our position is we have removed the monument from a dark room in the Alabama Supreme Court Building and exposed it to the world."

Cabaniss said the tour is not political and is not raising money for the group or Moore.

Although no speaker asked for money, pamphlets handed out at the stadium rally included an application for active membership in the veteran's group, at a cost of $120 a year or $1,000 for lifetime. A representatives of the Foundation for Moral Law, Inc., of Montgomery sold Ten Commandments pins for $5.

Cabaniss said the tour would probably go to Mississippi from Tennessee.

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http://www.standingforgod.org/

Goddamnit these people piss me off. It's bad enough they're taking on tour a 5,280lb fundie wet dream used to piss on the U.S. Constitution, but they have to go on equating military service to being a religious zealot. Fuck'em! I'm going to have to think of something sweat to leave them in their website's quest book.

HemlockGrey · Post by **HemlockGrey** » 2004-07-31 09:34pm

I like how the one guy openly admitted to being a blind zealous fanatic willing to kill for his religion. Onward Christian soldiers indeed.

Howedar · Post by **Howedar** » 2004-07-31 09:41pm

Apparently their "national tour" covers Texas and Tennessee. That's all they list.

Frank Hipper · Post by **Frank Hipper** » 2004-07-31 09:43pm

I enjoy the hypocrisy of them paying tribute to this graven image, when it says graven images are a no-no right on the fucking thing.

"Get your hands off my god, you god haters!"

Galvatron · Post by **Galvatron** » 2004-07-31 09:45pm

My mother would applaud them.

Knife · Post by **Knife** » 2004-07-31 09:51pm

The fact that it went from Alabama to Tennesse is telling. As is the fact that only 75 mother fuckers showed up for the thing. How many of those 75 are poor helpless kids drug there by fundie grandpa?

All in all, its really unimpressive.

Wicked Pilot · Post by **Wicked Pilot** » 2004-07-31 09:52pm

Howedar wrote:Apparently their "national tour" covers Texas and Tennessee. That's all they list.

Hopefully this virus will run its course and these wankers will vanish like a fart in the wind.

Frank Hipper · Post by **Frank Hipper** » 2004-07-31 09:55pm

Wicked Pilot wrote:
Howedar wrote:Apparently their "national tour" covers Texas and Tennessee. That's all they list.
Hopefully this virus will run its course and these wankers will vanish like a fart in the wind.

Wonder how many $120 donations they'll get in rural Tennesee and Mississipi that do not consist of Food Stamps?

Rogue 9 · Post by **Rogue 9** » 2004-07-31 10:03pm

Frank Hipper wrote:
Wicked Pilot wrote:
Howedar wrote:Apparently their "national tour" covers Texas and Tennessee. That's all they list.
Hopefully this virus will run its course and these wankers will vanish like a fart in the wind.
Wonder how many $120 donations they'll get in rural Tennesee and Mississipi that do not consist of Food Stamps?

I dunno...

frigidmagi · Post by **frigidmagi** » 2004-07-31 10:24pm

Sad thing is if a Hindu judge had done the same with whatever Hindu laws are called (look I don't know to much about Hinduism okay?) these same folks would scream at the top of their lungs for the rock to be destoried...

DPDarkPrimus · Post by **DPDarkPrimus** » 2004-07-31 11:34pm

If it was coming here, and I felt I'd lived a good life, I'd piss on it.

But it seems that it is not coming to Iowa; and I do not think I am ready to die just yet.

Post by **The Yosemite Bear** » 2004-08-01 05:11am

Hey Torquemunda what do you say, I just came from the Auto-de-fay
auto-de-fay
auto-de-fay
that where we send you when we don't like what you have to say.

Jadeite · Post by **Jadeite** » 2004-08-01 03:51pm

Jewell Sneed, 70, snapped photos of her 7-year-old great grandson, Jacob, standing beside the monument.

"I think it was awful for them to make them move it from he courthouse," Sneed said. "That is what our country is based on, is God and the Bible. Why we want to take God out I don't know. I think we are headed for big trouble when we take God out of schools and everything."

Nobody fucking gives a shit what you think.

General Zod · Post by **General Zod** » 2004-08-01 04:16pm

Jewell Sneed, 70, snapped photos of her 7-year-old great grandson, Jacob, standing beside the monument.

"I think it was awful for them to make them move it from he courthouse," Sneed said. "That is what our country is based on, is God and the Bible. Why we want to take God out I don't know. I think we are headed for big trouble when we take God out of schools and everything."

funny, and here i thought the country was founded on the freedom of religion, as in the freedom to believe what you want. not the freedom to shove christianity down everyone's throats.

Jadeite · Post by **Jadeite** » 2004-08-01 09:18pm

Hm. Amazingly that exact same article appeared in today's Indianapolis Star. People bitch at it for being liberal, but it's still pretty damn conservative, even has a "Faith and Values" section every Saturday. I was surprised they ran it, considering it portrays a lot of the people in it as pyschos.

At one point, John Rocco, 73, of Dayton, bumped his knee into Darby's leg as they passed on the ramp steps to the display.

"That's typical Christianity," Darby shouted. "These people are the lunatic fringe."

Rocco said the knee bump was an accident.

"I'm glad I didn't carry my gun. I'd probably be in jail right now." Rocco said. "I believe in the Ten Commandments and I don't appreciate what people like him are doing to my country."

Ha. Dipshit, right after he says it's an accident, he threatens murder. What a retard. I can imagine how that scene would turn out.

"Boy, as soon as I put down my oxygen tank, I'm gonna kill you dead....Hey,, get away from me you godless atheist!"

*push*

"My hip! Assault! Assault on a senior citizen! Damn you atheists!"

Frank Hipper · Post by **Frank Hipper** » 2004-08-01 10:20pm

The Yosemite Bear wrote:Hey Torquemunda what do you say, I just came from the Auto-de-fay
auto-de-fay
auto-de-fay
that where we send you when we don't like what you have to say.

Actually, the last line is "Things that you shouldn't, but you do anyway"

Faqa · Post by **Faqa** » 2004-08-02 06:43am

Enough of this. Didn't Darrow's ass-fucking and curb-stomping of Bryan in the Monkey Trial teach these guys ANYTHING?

*sigh*

Stupidity as a capital crime with no appeals. Who's with me?

His Divine Shadow · Post by **His Divine Shadow** » 2004-08-02 12:34pm

"I'm glad I didn't carry my gun. I'd probably be in jail right now." Rocco said. "I believe in the Ten Commandments and I don't appreciate what people like him are doing to my country.

I found that piece very amusing.

Captain Cyran · Post by **Captain Cyran** » 2004-08-02 12:37pm

His Divine Shadow wrote:
"I'm glad I didn't carry my gun. I'd probably be in jail right now." Rocco said. "I believe in the Ten Commandments and I don't appreciate what people like him are doing to my country.
I found that piece very amusing.

You never run out of irony with the fundies...

Rogue 9 · Post by **Rogue 9** » 2004-08-02 12:38pm

Stupidity as a capital crime with no appeals. Who's with me?

You've been reading too much Heinlein.

General Zod · Post by **General Zod** » 2004-08-02 12:40pm

Faqa wrote:Enough of this. Didn't Darrow's ass-fucking and curb-stomping of Bryan in the Monkey Trial teach these guys ANYTHING?

*sigh*

Stupidity as a capital crime with no appeals. Who's with me?

fortunately stupidity is one of the few crimes that carries its own punishment.

His Divine Shadow · Post by **His Divine Shadow** » 2004-08-02 12:42pm

Darth_Zod wrote:fortunately stupidity is one of the few crimes that carries its own punishment.

You have to become president?

Post by **The Yosemite Bear** » 2004-08-02 01:10pm

poor manner's is the capitol crime with no appeals, stupidity just carries it's own punishment. Get your Heinline right.

Howedar · Post by **Howedar** » 2004-08-02 03:34pm

"I'm glad I didn't carry my gun. I'd probably be in jail right now." Rocco said. "I believe in the Ten Commandments and I don't appreciate what people like him are doing to my country."

Umm, would that not be breaking the Ten Commandments? He sure believes in them strongly, doesn't he?

Cao Cao · Post by **Cao Cao** » 2004-08-02 03:56pm

I think it's hilarious, these same people who would extol the virtues of the Ten Commandments and Christianity as the only way to morally guide people are the same who heckle, bully and threaten to kill anyone who doesn't agree with them.

And I just LOVE how they are always rewriting history to recreate the US in their own theocratic image. How Stalinist of them...

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