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发帖数: 801 | 1 Oakland Zoo removes Ten Commandments monument
(07-25) 16:58 PDT Oakland -- Oakland Zoo officials on Wednesday removed a
monument from zoo property that a group of atheists objected to because it
featured the Ten Commandments.
Joel Parrott, the zoo's executive director, said that the stone plaque
marking Christian tradition was at odds with a zoo - and a diverse region.
"We try to be very sensitive to the community, so that we can be inclusive,"
said Parrott. "This wasn't the right location for that type of thing."
The plaque would not have been seen by most patrons of the zoo, which is
owned by the city but is run by the nonprofit East Bay Zoological Society.
It was behind the Snow Building, which is used by a variety of people for
special events, particularly weddings.
That's how Joey Piscitelli came to see it. He rented the building for his
daughter's wedding in 2008. The self-described atheist found out too late
that the best shot for a photo looking over the bay also had the 6-foot tall
Ten Commandments plaque.
"If I had wanted to rent a building with the Ten Commandments on it, I would
have rented a church," said Piscitelli, who is known to many as one of the
Bay Area's main advocates for victims of abuse by priests.
He complained in 2008 and this year, to no avail. He and other atheists had
scheduled a protest at the zoo for this Sunday, which they now have called
off.
"It's hardly the place to proselytize religion," he said. "They recognized
it's the wrong thing to have it there and they made a wise decision."
Parrott said the plaque had been on the site since 1966, when the land was a
state park. In 1977, it became a city park, Knowland Park. He said
sensitivity for visitors was the only reason for its removal.
"It was never unconstitutional or illegal and it wasn't removed for legal
reasons," he said.
Supervising Deputy City Attorney Mark Morodomi had sent Piscitelli a letter
defending the monument. His letter states that the U.S. Supreme Court ruled
that a similar monument on public property was Constitutional. | E*****m
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: Oakland Zoo removes Ten Commandments monument
: (07-25) 16:58 PDT Oakland -- Oakland Zoo officials on Wednesday removed a
: monument from zoo property that a group of atheists objected to because it
: featured the Ten Commandments.
: Joel Parrott, the zoo's executive director, said that the stone plaque
: marking Christian tradition was at odds with a zoo - and a diverse region.
: "We try to be very sensitive to the community, so that we can be inclusive,"
: said Parrott. "This wasn't the right location for that type of thing."
: The plaque would not have been seen by most patrons of the zoo, which is
: owned by the city but is run by the nonprofit East Bay Zoological Society.
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发帖数: 1098 | 5 如果有一天，基督教这种垃圾被扫进历史的垃圾堆了，这就标志着人类文明的巨大进步
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发帖数: 38403 | 6 不会太远了
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: 如果有一天，基督教这种垃圾被扫进历史的垃圾堆了，这就标志着人类文明的巨大进步
: 了。
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发帖数: 194 | 7 文化、科技进步的国家，宗教的影响力都在减退
这种垃圾东西现在只能去亚非拉抢地盘了
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: 不会太远了
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发帖数: 38403 | 8 宗教，特别是基督教，最好的朋友是愚昧
【在 k*********l 的大作中提到】
: 文化、科技进步的国家，宗教的影响力都在减退
: 这种垃圾东西现在只能去亚非拉抢地盘了
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