In Friday’s article concerning the brouhaha over the monument of the Ten Commandments (“Views split over Everett monument”), mention was made of a local Presbyterian minister’s opinion that the monument should be removed. In this matter he was in complete agreement with the opinion expressed by the atheist who has chosen to bring a suit against the city for this very reason.
If the reason for the minister’s objection had been separation of church and state it might have had an element of justification. Instead he stated that placing the monument in a public place had the effect of demeaning other religions and implying the superiority of Judeo-Christian culture.
Quite frankly, this idea is totally ridiculous and does not deserve to be considered seriously for a single moment. The presence of the monument was never meant to proclaim the superiority of this country’s religious beliefs over those of any one else’s. It was meant to serve only as a reminder of the basic tenets which have served to make our country the great nation it has become. If I am not mistaken, many of the Ten Commandments also exist, perhaps in somewhat modified form, as a basis of belief in many other religions. Perhaps this is the real reason why the person attempting to remove the monument feels so strongly about wanting to get rid of it.
Mill Creek
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