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Kentucky General Assembly Measure seeks pro-commandments constitutional amendment Associated Press Expanded Coverage FRANKFORT, Ky. -- A resolution for Congress to propose a constitutional amendment to allow posting of the Ten Commandments in public buildings was approved by a Senate committee today. Activists wearing pro-commandments T-shirts and stickers blamed the rise in crime and other societal problems on the absence of the commandments in public schools and other buildings. The resolution was approved by the State and Local Government Committee and now goes to the full Senate. Its lead sponsor, Sen. Virgil Moore, a Leitchfield Republican, is running for governor. A similar resolution, pending in the House, is by one of Moore's primary election opponents, Rep. Steve Nunn of Glasgow. Richard Treitz of Greensburg, state director of the group Ten Commandments Kentucky, said court rulings banning display of the commandments in public buildings "is invoking the curses of Almighty God." Federal judges have ordered the commandments taken down from courthouse and school walls in several Kentucky counties. The judges ruled that the postings violated separation of church and state. Clutching a Bible, John Scheich of the group Harvest Fellowship in Louisville, defended the resolution. "All we want is to bring America back to Christ, bring the Ten Commandments back to schools," Scheich said. (The proposal is Senate Joint Resolution 18). _______________________________________________ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
