No, but I've got a copy of the brief filed by Liberty Counsel in the US Supreme Court against the ACLU. I'll get the link if anyone is interested. I've not had a chance to read it myself as I've been busy in trial prep. I've skimmed it. Hey, Iz, there are some (amongst many) really good parts in it....check this out....
"[footnote] 33 The Sabbath commandment illustrates why courts should not hyper-focus on particular words in isolation from the context and overall meaning. Read literally, this commandment has nothing to do with Sunday. The actual Sabbath is Saturday, the seventh day of the week - not Sunday, the first day. The Sabbath commandment was applied to Sunday by the Emperor Constantine when he adopted Christianity. See McGowan, 366 U.S. at 565 (Douglas, J., dissenting). Sunday for most Christians became equated with the Sabbath..." "Virtually all criminal laws are in one way or another the progeny of Judeo-Christian ethics." "Moses and the ten commandments appear five times in this Court, and twice Moses and the Decalogue occupy center stage." "Must we wait almost 200 years for the religious motives that birthed Sunday laws to fade away?" "Christmas did not begin as a widely celebrated holiday, but it has become so." The Conclusion reads: "The Foundations Display passes every test enunciated by this Court. Whatever test this Court adopts must recognize that an establishment of religion is far different than governmental acknowledgment of religion. The test should include the relevance of historical meaning and tutelage, should comport with the purpose of the First Amendment and should distinguish shadows form real threats. Whether alone or in a contextual display of law as here, the Ten Commandments are part of our history, have not tended to establish a religion, and are consistent with the First Amendment. It is undeniable that the Ten Commandments influenced American law and government. The Foundations Display which includes the Decalogue does not violate the Establishment Clause. This Court should reverse, uphold the Foundations Display, abandon or modify the Lemon test, and fashion an objective test for acknowledgments of religion that respects our heritage." Fifteen different states plan to file an amicus brief (that's a "friend of the Court brief) in support of Liberty Counsel. In my opinion, I don't think the 15 states should join together. I think they should all file their own separate amicus. However, I don't think they could get away with that many filings, so I understand why they're joining together. Kay -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of ShieldsFamily Sent: Thursday, 09 December, 2004 00.43 To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: RE: [TruthTalk] ABC Nightline on Ten Commandments Tonight 11:35 pm Eastern Time Shoot! I just got home and missed this. Did anyone see it? Izzy -----Original Message----- An Act of Faith December 8, 2004 Tonight's broadcast is different. In a way, it's not our traditional approach to a story where we pick a topic, do the research, find the storyline and then go talk to people on both sides of the issue. It's a broadcast about faith. We look at one act of faith and listen to the people involved. It's not a judgment, it's more of an observation of what the people we met think. Nightline anchor Ted Koppel once said of John Donvan, the correspondent who reported this story, "The reason you're a great reporter, John, is because you know when to shut up and just listen." That's exactly what John did for this broadcast. ---------- "Let your speech be always with grace, seasoned with salt, that you may know how you ought to answer every man." (Colossians 4:6) http://www.InnGlory.org If you do not want to receive posts from this list, send an email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] and you will be unsubscribed. If you have a friend who wants to join, tell him to send an e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] and he will be subscribed. ---------- "Let your speech be always with grace, seasoned with salt, that you may know how you ought to answer every man." (Colossians 4:6) http://www.InnGlory.org If you do not want to receive posts from this list, send an email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] and you will be unsubscribed. If you have a friend who wants to join, tell him to send an e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] and he will be subscribed.
