Writing on the wall of separation: understanding the public posting of religious duties and sectarian versions of sacred texts as an Establishment Clause violation in Ten Commandments cases.

From: Fordham Urban Law Journal | Date: November 1, 2004| Author: | Copyright information

INTRODUCTION

When a moving company arrived in Montgomery last summer to relieve the Alabama State Judicial Building of a two-and-a-half ton granite monument entrenched in its rotunda, the movers were greeted by shouts of "Pray the wheels crumble!" and "Lord, it's never too late to repent." (1) One protester even demanded: "Cowards! Open the door! Let me in there!" (2) The monument was inscribed with a translation of the Ten Commandments (3) from the King James Bible and was often the site of prayer services attended by government officials and other members of the public. (4) ...

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