Ten Commandments Monument Moved From Courthouse in Montana

[Judi Lynn]

Ten Commandments Monument Moved From Courthouse in Montana
The Associated Press
Published: Sep 25, 2003




MILES CITY, Mont. (AP) - A monument displaying the Ten Commandments has been removed from a courthouse lawn, ending a six-year dispute over a religious display on public property.

Workers in this community in eastern Montana on Wednesday moved the stone to the city's Range Riders Museum, which is privately run.

"I'm pleased that the issue has been resolved," said County Commission Chairwoman Janet Kelly, who voted to move the monument. The stone's removal effectively ends a 4-year-old lawsuit by the American Civil Liberties Union, which contended the monument violated the principle of separation of church and state.

"We had no choice. They had to be moved," said Commissioner Duane Mathison, who was among those who favored keeping the Ten Commandments in front of the courthouse. (snip/...)

http://ap.tbo.com/ap/breaking/MGARX7UF0LD.html

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KKK Prohibited From Rallying in Support of Commandments







Tuesday , September 23, 2003

WINDER, Ga. — Barrow County officials have denied a request by a Ku Klux Klan (search) splinter group to protest in support of a Ten Commandments display (search) hanging inside the county courthouse, citing a planned moratorium on all special events there.





The county notified Joseph J. Harper of Cordele that it would not authorize his permit request for a Friday morning rally. Harper, the self-described imperial wizard of the American White Knights of the Ku Klux Klan, had planned a protest against the federal lawsuit filed by the American Civil Liberties Union (search) seeking to remove a framed parchment copy of the Ten Commandments from the courthouse.

He had invited members of the House of Prayer (search), a predominantly black church in Atlanta, to join him.

Barrow County Commission Chairman Walter Elder planned to ask the commission Tuesday night to approve a moratorium on all special events until the county can draft and adopt an events ordinance to address security, emergency response and traffic issues, said commission spokesman Lane Downs. (snip/...)

http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,98078,00.html

[CO Liberal]

1. Once Again, Sanity Prevails!!!!!!

:-)

[kwolf68]

2. KKK RULES

I think the Democratic Party should begin an immediate campaign to fund the KKK, put them on talk shows, get them in prime time and on op-ed pieces.

This would show what side of the ledger many are on.