Thou shalt not......

[John Galt]

US bans Commandments in courtroom

The case centres on the posting of displays in Kentucky
The US Supreme Court has ruled against the display of the Ten Commandments inside two Kentucky courtrooms.
Judges had been asked to decide whether such displays were merely a tribute to American history or an unconstitutional break with the church-state separation.

But the court upheld the presence of a monument featuring the Ten Commandments outside a government building in Texas.

Conservative Christian campaigners and secular groups have conducted a heated debate on the commandment issue.

Judges ruled against the display of framed copies of the commandments by five votes to four.

Speaking for the court majority, Justice David Souter cited the "predominantly religious purpose" of such displays.

They'll be banning parish magazines next - blatant religious advertising you know

[sasguru]

Cue you know who ...

Oh no, here we go again

[AtW]

fair play

Sounds like a fair decision -- the Church and the State in the USA are strictly separated as enshrined in US Constitution. Nobody bans religion in church or your house -- its just there is no place for one religion (10 commendments are Christian only) in the place of State that should favour no single religion.

[sasguru]

Re: fair play

Seems pretty obvious that it's the right decision, for the reasons atW stated.

[Lucifer Box]

Fair enough say I. The US Bill of Rights as ratified in 1789 clearly lays out the separation of church and state, rightly so. Of course, it takes as its inspiration the words of that fellow discussed so often here, Jesus, who clearly appreciated the importance of the difference between government and religion.

Mark 12:17 - Render to Caesar the things that are Caesar's and to God the things that are God's.

So there you go, Chico. Nothing to see here, move along quietly please.