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Critical Ten Commandments Cases Head to the Supreme Court this Week

Two critical Ten Commandments cases are headed to the U.S. Supreme Court this week, marking the first time oral arguments supporting the public displays of the sacred text are presented to the nation’s high court.

According to Texas Attorney General Greg Abbot, who will be defending a Ten Commandments monument on the Texas state Capital grounds at 10am Wednesday, says the display – though religious – serves a secular purpose in context.

“That monument has been on display for 40 years and never caused any kind of political divisiveness,” said Abbot. “We understand that in this context, the state is not endorsing religion in general or in any particular way.”

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Immediately after the Texas arguments, Mathew Staver from the Liberty Counsel will face the justices in a separate case involving a wall posting in a Kentucky court house.

“The two cases will be heard back to back. The Texas case will be heard from 10a.m. to 11a.m and the Kentucky case will be heard from 11a.m to 12p.m,” said Staver, LC’s senior counsel, who has been extensively preparing his argument for months.

According to a statement by LC, Staver will not only argue that the public displays of the Ten Commandments are constitutional, he will also propose a new test to the High Court to replace the current standard on determining church/state cases.

“The new test delineates between government acknowledgment of religion, which the Constitution permits, and true establishment of religion, which the Constitution forbids,” according to LC.

Meanwhile, opponents and supporters of the Ten Commandments displays will gather at the National Press Club in Washington, D.C., for a legal forum on the public display of religious symbols.

Entitled, “Keeping the Commandments: The Future of Ten Commandments Displays in Public Squares”, the forum will be held at the Lisagor Room in the National Press Club from 2:00 – 3:00pm on Tuesday, March 1, 2005.

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