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High Court - Split Decisions on Ten Commandments
« on: Jun 27th, 2005, 12:27pm »		 Quote Quote Modify Modify
UPDATED: 10:19 am CDT June 27, 2005
 
SUPREME COURT -- There have been two closely-watched rulings on church-state separation.
 
The Supreme Court said Monday that Ten Commandments displays in two Kentucky courthouses cross the line between church and state.  
 
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The justices -- in a 5-4 vote -- rejected those displays, saying they promote a religious message.
 
But the justices declined to prohibit all displays in court buildings or on government property. They said some displays, such as the one in their own courtroom, would be permissible if they're portrayed neutrally in order to honor the nation's legal history.
 
Writing for the majority, Justice David Souter said, "The First Amendment mandates government neutrality between religion and religion, and between religion and non-religion."
 
He was joined by other members of the court's liberal bloc, Justices Stevens, Ginsburg and Breyer, as well as Sandra Day O'Connor, who provided the swing vote.
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In its second ruling Monday on displays of the Ten Commandments, the Supreme Court has ruled that displays of the Commandments are allowed on government land.
 
The justices found that a 6 foot granite monument on the grounds of the Texas Capitol does not cross the line between church and state.
 
Opponents challenging the monument on the Texas Capitol grounds and Ten Commandments displays in Kentucky courthouses said they are an unconstitutional government endorsement of religion.
 
In 2003, Roy Moore was removed from office as Alabama's chief justice when he refused to obey a federal judge's order to remove a a Ten Commandments monument from the foyer of the Alabama Judicial Building.
 
Defenders responded that such displays, including engravings in the Supreme Court's own building, don't establish religion but merely acknowledge the nation's legal heritage.
 
The justices' ruling could affect thousands of Ten Commandments monuments and displays nationwide.
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