Ethics

Nah, Ten Commandments Monuments Aren't About Religion

By Ed Brayton

A three judge panel for the 10th Circuit Court of Appeals ruled last week that a Ten Commandments monument on the grounds of the courthouse in Haskell County, Oklahoma was an unconstitutional endorsement of religion. You're gonna love the reaction of one of the local politicians:

"Whoever was the judge in this, I feel sorry for him on Judgment Day," said Haskell County Commissioner Mitch Worsham, who represents the area where the county courthouse and monument are located. "We're not going to take it down."

Full post as published by Dispatches from the Culture Wars on June 22, 2009 (boomark / email).