[ndt]

"Why stop with just the courthouses? Why not also place the 10 Commandments in just about every public place: public libraries, public schools, firehouses, municipal buildings, county nursing homes, football stadiums, etc. Seriously."

Because the court applied the Lemon test and determined that this posting was legal because "..the Mercer County display lacks a religious purpose and further conclude that it does not endorse religion.". If other posting are placed in a manner that is deemed to "endorse religion" as opposed to the context of history (as this case was) then it would still fail the lemon test and be barred.

[mumps]

If other posting are placed in a manner that is deemed to "endorse religion" as opposed to the context of history (as this case was) then it would still fail the lemon test and be barred.

So basically, somebody could put up the 10 Commandments or the Crucifix, or a portrait of Mohammed Ali (the Islamic hero, not the boxer), claiming some sort of "historical context." Aggrieved parties litigate, and the ensuing dispute goes to court. Well, it will keep the lawyers busy.

[FredFlash]

NDT wrote:

Why stop with just the courthouses? Why not also place the 10 Commandments in just about every public place: public libraries, public schools, firehouses, municipal buildings, county nursing homes, football stadiums, etc. Seriously.

My comment is:

Lets not advocate the government placing the 10 Commandments in just about every public place. I don’t care for the idea of some government stooge giving me religious advice. A man cannot serve two masters and I acknowledge God and God alone as the authority in religious matters.

F. Slice