Gruss Gott wrote: > High Court Bars Display > Of Ten Commandments > > A WALL STREET JOURNAL ONLINE NEWS ROUNDUP > June 27, 2005 10:26 a.m. > > WASHINGTON -- A split Supreme Court struck down Ten Commandments > displays in courthouses Monday, ruling that two exhibits in Kentucky > cross the line between separation of church and state because they > promote a religious message. > > The 5-4 decision was the first of two seeking to mediate the bitter > culture war over religion's place in public life. In it, the court > declined to prohibit all displays in court buildings or on government > property. Justices left legal wiggle room, saying that some displays > -- like their own courtroom frieze -- would be permissible if they are > portrayed neutrally in order to honor the nation's legal history. > > But framed copies in two Kentucky courthouses went too far in > endorsing religion, the court held.
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