its done in the Supreme Court, where its a part of a bas relief
showing various classic laws and lawgivers, such as the Code of
Hammurumbi (Babylon), Roman Law and the Magna Carta. However the 10
commandments are obscured by the figure of Moses and they are in
Hebrew.
larry
On Fri, 2 Jul 2004 14:51:05 -0400, Nick McClure <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> I disagree that posting the 10 Commandments on government property would be
> equivalent to the establishment of state religion, I also disagree that it
> keeps others from practicing their own religion, unless your religion
> specifically states that you can never see the religious documents of
> another religion.
>
> I think items like the 10 Commandments can be shown as historical documents,
> so long as they are not given preferential treatment over any other document
> religious or otherwise.
>
> _____
>
> From: Kevin Graeme [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Sent: Friday, July 02, 2004 2:19 PM
> To: CF-Community
> Subject: Re: Speaking of church and state
>
>
> Prayer in schools is indeed legal. It always has been, and should be.
> However, schools cannot _mandate_ prayer because that would be
> "regarding an establishment of religion". Same with the ten
> commandments. Posting them on government property would be
> establishing a state religion AND preventing the free practice of
> other's religions, both of which are prohibited by those exact words
> in the Constitution and by Supreme Court rulings.
>
> The intent is to protect people's choice of religion, not to ban all
> religion. Banning religion would be against the Constitution.
>
> -Kevin
>
> On Fri, 2 Jul 2004 14:01:24 -0400, Monique Boea
> <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> >
> > this is what some people use in the removal of the ten commandments from
> > public places and prayer in schools arguments.
>
> _____
>
>
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