[yendu bwam]

What I ask is if the words "Thall Shalt not take the name of the Lord thy God in vain" is written on a tablet in a COURT HOUSE(that's the distinction), does that not imply that taking the name of the Lord in vain is a crime, punishable by the court?

Of course not, FreeTally. You needn't have this absurd worry - no one is being arrested for such, nor will they be unless the good people of Alabama pass a law regarding such (which they haven't).

[FreeTally]

Of course not, FreeTally. You needn't have this absurd worry - no one is being arrested for such,

Sometimes it takes absurdity to get people to think. I try to cover all the bases. We wouldn't have thought that a letter writen by Jefferson over 200 years ago would be used as justification for removing nativity scenes from public lawns, but it happened.

nor will they be unless the good people of Alabama pass a law regarding such (which they haven't).

If they did, I would surely not refer to them as the "good people of Alabama". Maybe the evil people, but not the good people.