Judges Rule Against Ten Commandments Display

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Tuesday, June 09, 2009

The recent decision to ban a Ten Commandments display at a Oklahoma courthouse has sparked concern among religious rights groups.

A three-judge panel of the 10th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled Monday that the monument on the lawn of the Haskell County Courthouse endorses religion and must be removed. The ruling overturned a previous judge's decision to keep the Ten Commandment display in place.

"Whoever was the judge in this, I feel sorry for him on Judgment Day," Haskell County Commissioner Mitch Worsham said in response.

Now, Alliance Defense Fund attorneys are considering a possible appeal of the recent decision, which could lead to a hearing before the Supreme Court. The Christian legal group argued against the case and says people shouldn't have to give up their religious heritage "simply to appease someone's political agenda."

"There is no difference between this Ten Commandments display and the one at the Texas state capitol that was upheld by the U.S. Supreme Court nearly five years ago," said ADF Senior Counsel Kevin Theriot. "This one, like that one, was donated and paid for by a private individual and displayed among numerous other monuments to veterans, pioneers, and others."

"The emotional response of a single, offended passerby does not amount to a violation of the Establishment Clause," he added.

The lawsuit was filed by the American Civil Liberties Union on behalf of a man who said he was offended by the display.

ADF can ask the panel to review their decision or appeal directly to the U.S. Supreme Court.

Meanwhile, Commissioner Worsham says his county will now remove the display.

Personal Note: I find it incredibly hard to believe that some lowlife could have the ability to cause this kind of trouble and actually have this monument removed simply because he felt offended by it. What has happened to our legal system? Commonsense, as far as our legal system is concerned, has died.

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Comment by Josie on June 10, 2009 at 3:41pm
"Whoever was the judge in this, I feel sorry for him on Judgment Day," Haskell County Commissioner Mitch Worsham said in response.

I agree with this, & with your personal note! When it comes to judgement day, these judges are going to be judged rather mightily & there won't be anyone else to appeal to!

It's sickening to see this society crumbling; it's because of the Left! Their disdain for anything proper or moral, or anything patriotic is just mindboggling. They also have this disgust for God Himself, I bet it's because of what is said in the Bible about homosexuality; it's like a wet blanket on their hedonistic lifestyle.

The judges that decided that the monument must realize that in the South, there are lots of Christian folks there, & they're not going to like this like what happened in Roy Moore's courthouse in Georgia. Sounds like the law is being perverted to suit the Left agenda.