Habersham drops appeal of Ten Commandments ruling

[Judi Lynn]

February 11 , 2004


Habersham drops appeal of Ten Commandments ruling

The Associated Press - CLARKESVILLE, Ga.

Habersham County has dropped its appeal of a federal judges order to remove its public Ten Commandments displays because it would cost taxpayers too much money, officials said Wednesday.

Two Habersham residents, the Rev. Charles Bo Turner of Tallulah Falls Baptist Church, represented by the American Civil Liberties Union, and Gregg Holder, filed suit against the displays in March 2002. While hes a preacher, Turner said he believes that the Ten Commandments placement in government buildings violates an important separation between church and state.

In November, U.S. District Judge William OKelley ruled that the county must take down the displays at the county courthouse in Clarkesville and a public swimming pool complex because they were an unconstitutional promotion of religion by the government. (snip)

The Ten Commandments had been posted alongside historical legal documents, such as the Declaration of Independence, the Mayflower Compact, the Bill of Rights, the U.S. Constitution and the Magna Carta.
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http://www.accessnorthga.com/news/ap_newfullstory.asp?ID=31203

[Iris]

1. ah, the sad clash between higher taxes and "morality"!

This is great!

[Bandit]

2. They are not historical legal documents

Try as they might to blur the line they are Religious and nothing else. I would much rather see the Golden Rule at every courthouse and swimming pool. It is a staple in every religion and has nothing to do with religion just common decency. I guess that is a Christian thing and these wing-nuts wouldn't understand that.

[Grins]

3. A WHAT???

A flippin' swimming pool? That's where the put up the 10 Commandments?

Jeeeeze, you'd think that would piss off the fundies!

Nothing like reading Magna Carta and the Mayflower Compact at your local pool.