[stevem99]

How would you feel if a conservative Muslim judge put up various scriptures from the Koran on the walls of his court? Or a Hindu judge decided to put a giant statue of Shiva on the court steps?

[EGPWS]

How would you feel if a conservative Muslim judge put up various scriptures from the Koran on the walls of his court? Or a Hindu judge decided to put a giant statue of Shiva on the court steps?

If he would have only displayed "The Ten Suggestions" then the offense would have not been there and it most likely would have never been an issue. After all who could argue with ten suggestions like that?

What a crazy world we live in.

[Lurker]

But that isn't what happened. Judge Moore didn't put the 10 Commandments on the wall of his courtroom. He put them in front of the courthouse. In fact, 'he' didn't put them anywhere.

The monument was placed there with private funds. Noone was forced to pay for them. The monument didn't cost the taxpayers of Arkansas a until the ACLU decided to stick their noses into things.

If the voters of the State of Arkansas decide to put a Buddhist on their SC, I won't have the slightest problem with it. If he decides to put the Buddhist version of the Commandments on the waiting room without cost to the taxpayers of the State Of Arkansas, I won't have a problem with that either.

That's just my opinion. Your mileage will vary.

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[drlevy88]

Not as much as you would think. Unless they started to warp the law in favor of their ideology.

Moore might not have been smart if his goal was to stay in as a judge, but if he wanted to publicly go down in flames for the sake of making a point he succeeded quite well.

[Cvengr]

The point you make is exactly what has occurred. They haven't taken Athena down, which stands in the courtyard, but they removed the 10 Commandments. Additionally, they are taking vindictive measures against one of the few judges actually displaying an ability to exercise wherewithal in his judgment.

[j_tull]

How would you feel if ...

Those objects would not be appropriate on a courtroom wall, because they have no bearing on the system of justice allegedly being perpetrated in said courtroom. Though a Christian, I do not believe a cross or crucifix would be appropriate for the same reason. The 10 commandments are undeniably part of the heritage of our so-called system of justice, and their display should not be prohibited.