Tag: 10 commandments

Hopefully, the courts will discard the simplistic notion that a law, or a display like the 10 Commandments, must be either 100% religious or 100% nonreligious.

In a pair of 2005 10 Commandments cases from the U.S. Supreme Court, the key takeaway was that the chances of the 10 Commandments surviving a legal challenge were better if they were displayed as part of history. That’s exactly what Alabama's new law does.

State Sen. Keith Kelley (R-Anniston) joined Mobile radio's FM Talk 106.5 this week to discuss legislation that recently passed the Alabama Senate requiring the display of the Ten Commandments in Alabama's public schools.

House Bill 216, sponsored by State Rep. Mark Gidley (R-aaa), would require local boards of education to display the Ten Commandments along with a context statement in each history classroom from fifth grade through twelfth and in a common area of each school for fifth graders and above.

Moses does not belong to 1956, to Hollywood, or even to the screen. He belongs to the long-unbroken thread of people who needed to believe that the hopeless could be delivered – and who, to their astonishment, found that they were right.

The Alabama Legislature has recently and commendably passed legislation shielding minors from exposure to inappropriate content. How about taking steps to ensure minors are exposed to highly appropriate content about our nation’s founding?

Legislation requiring the display of the Ten Commandments in public schools passed the Senate Education Policy Committee on Wednesday.

The current Louisiana 10 Commandments battle recalls the 2004 Alabama 10 Commandments battle and the 1980 Kentucky 10 Commandments battle. 

Historically, such defining moments have changed the world. Here are just a few examples.

Separation of church and state does not mean separation of government from God, separation of biblical principles from law, or separation of believers from the political process.

It is impossible to do justice without knowing the truth.

The family is the most basic of all divine institutions, and the church and the state relate to the individual through the family. 

Property is an extension of the person; we use property for self-expression, for creativity and for productivity. And property in the hands of private individuals is a bulwark against tyranny. If the government owns all property, it makes resistance nearly impossible. 

What’s wrong with murder? It destroys a person who was created in the image of God and is therefore of infinite value.

When we display the 10 Commandments in schoolhouses or courthouses or public parks, leave them unnumbered and let them speak for themselves. This won’t satisfy the critics, but it will leave them with one less leg to stand on. 

We call the 10 Commandments the moral foundation of law because they summarize the basic principles upon which Western law is built.

The same people who are upset about the 10 Commandments applaud Drag Queen Story Hour ... and don’t bat an eye at gay pride flags in classrooms. Why is that? Because an environment that doesn’t normalize their behavior is one that inherently calls it out. 

The 10 Commandments indisputably reflect the values that underlie our legal system and way of life.