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To: LindyBill who wrote (122333)6/27/2005 11:47:17 PM
From: Ilaine  Read Replies (1) of 793896
 
I can summarize the two opinions handed down on the display of the Ten Commandments in a nutshell: if the purpose is for government to promote religion, not ok; if the purpose is to promote history, especially legal history, ok.

Not any different than the way the cases have come down for decades.

No problem with displaying the Ten Commandments if the purpose isn't about religion. Which cannot be comforting for the Religious Right. Secular displays which include the Ten Commandments don't really serve their purpose.

But for reasons which escape me, the Texas case seems to have poured oil on the waters. I gather that Religious Right aren't really concerned about the purpose for the symbols, they just want to see the symbols in a public place.

I would analogize to graffiti as part of an art installation in an art museum. It's not really graffiti, but it makes graffiti fans feel good to see it in a public place not being eradicated.
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