Bloomfield's 10 Commandments

10 Commandments at City Hall

by Robert Jacquez

      The City of Bloomfield had a very nice stone piece posting the 10 Commandments.  It was so appropriate to remember that our government exists under a higher power and greater Law-giver.  Some members of our community protested by suing the City of Bloomfield and the City was forced to move the 10 Commandments.  They said it was wrong because there was not a separation of Church and state.  Our country was founded on the principle of freedom OF religion.  But many are seeking freedom FROM religion.

      So far, it is impossible to have a state with freedom FROM religion.  The great Bible tells us that God created all things.  Time and space are important things.  Our city buildings are built in space that God has created.  Our city buildings use time that God has created to occupy the God-created space.  If we are so high-minded that we want freedom From religion, we need to stop using space that God has created and spending time designed by God.  Here is the challenge: Go and create your own space to exist in.  Go and design your own time to exist in that space.  And why stop there?  Discard your body that God has marvelously created.  Go and design your own body to exist in.  Make your own body to exist in space that you have created with time you have designed.  And why stop so soon?  Do you believe we should not murder each other?  That is a commandment of God.  (Thou Shalt Not Kill).  Go and make your own laws.  Do you believe we should not steal from our neighbors.  Again, that is a commandment of God.  Go and make your own laws.  

      Are we high and mighty, protesting citizens able to accomplish these basic tasks?  We can take some of God's created time to try.  Let's not forget any small details.  We will need plenty of nuclear glue to bond our atoms of protons and neutrons together.  That is if we are able to create them out of nothing.  Let us not forget to design the orbit for our electrons.

      If we can accomplish these basics, the next question is this: can we become as God?  Can we gain infinite wisdom and knowledge?  Can we attain infinite power?  Can we be present in a million places at the same time?  Can we share in the glory of God?  In Isaiah 42:8, God has stated, "I am the LORD: that is my name: and my glory will I not give to another,..."

      It is possible to have what our founding fathers intended - Freedom OF religion.  We have the freedom to choose our religion.  God, our higher Law-giver, intends for us to govern ourselves.  But the thought of freedom FROM religion is a ridiculous and false narrative!