Tuesday, April 01, 2008

Judge stops Grayson County from displaying Ten Commandments

This from the Herald-Leader:

LOUISVILLE, Ky. --A federal judge has permanently barred a Kentucky county from using the Ten Commandments as part of a "Foundations of American Law and
Government" display.

U.S. District Judge Joseph H. McKinley said the Grayson County display has the "effect of endorsing religion." McKinley's ruling upholds a preliminary injunction issued in 2002 that resulted in county officials taking down the Ten Commandments, but leaving the frame on display.

No public money was used to set up the display in the county courthouse in Leitchfield, about 75 miles southwest of Louisville.

The Rev. Chester Shartzer put up the display, without a public ceremony or public prayer. Two Grayson County residents and the American Civil Liberties Union sued in 2001, claiming the intent of the display was religious and therefore unconstitutional...

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