[Lurking Libertarian]

The issue was best stated by none other than Federal Judge Myron Thompson, who said that the display of the stone containing the Ten Commandments (which also contains a host of other historical documents) is illegal. Thompson said the central, most important issue was this: "Can the state acknowledge God?" After asking the question, he went on to answer it. "No."

Two points: (1)I don't believe any such language appears anywhere in Thompson's decision.

(2)People who focus on "a single federal judge" neglect to mention that a 3-judge panel of the Court of Appeals (including one Reagan appointee and one Bush Sr. appointee) unanimously affirmed Judge Thompson's decision, and that the Supreme Court unanimously denied a stay.

[xzins]

I've read numerous reports that Moore and Thompson agreed on the question: "Can the state acknowledge God?"

It is possible that this did not appear in the decision. I haven't seen the decision. That, however, doesn't mean that Moore and Thompson did not agree on that. The section of the article you quoted leaves that point open.