Federal judge orders Alabama chief justice to remove Ten Commandments from judicial building

AP ^ | 11/18/2002

[smokinleroy]

How about a lawsuuit seeking the removal of judge Myron?

[Sir Gawain]

violates the constitution's ban on government promotion of religion

The First Amendment was put in place to stop the government from having a state church, enforcing one denomination over another. That was what the Founders escaped from in Europe. It was never intended to filter religion out of public life.

[aardvark1]

AMEN!!!!!

[marshmallow]

Right on cue.

As we continue our plunge into an atheistic abyss, Russia Shows us the way forward.

[ohioman]

I hope the good 'Bama judge keeps the display anyway and tells 'em to go to hell.

[Kryptonite]

30 days to remove it. Or else what, Myron?

[Texaggie79]

Preach on preacha!

[Kevin Curry]

"This is a question of whether the politically powerful can impose their views on others," Southern Poverty Law Center attorney Danielle Lipow argued during the trial before Thompson.

Oh, the irony.

[Sam's Army]

"This is a question of whether the politically powerful can impose their views on others," Southern Poverty Law Center attorney Danielle Lipow argued during the trial before Thompson.

Yeah, Danielle. I guess that means that you will now be going after the DNC and the media???????

[smokinleroy]

A little more on judge Myron:

here

[pabianice]

Moore testified during the trial that the commandments are the moral foundation of American law. He said the monument acknowledges God, but does not force anyone to follow his conservative Christian religious beliefs.

Duh. Especially since they were hand-delivered to the Jews...

[RnMomof7]

Wanna guess who appointed him?

[Mike Darancette]

And if the AL Supreme Court says no, then what?

Is this a Federal Court overturning a ruling of the ALSC or was this an action brought in Federal Court seeking to control the way AL chooses to decorate it's offices?

[an amused spectator]

Thompson, Myron Herbert

Born January 7, 1947, in Tuskegee Institute, AL

Federal Judicial Service:
U. S. District Court, Middle District of Alabama
Nominated by Jimmy Carter on September 17, 1980, to a seat vacated by Frank M. Johnson, Jr.; Confirmed by the Senate on September 26, 1980, and received commission on September 29, 1980. Served as chief judge, 1991-1998.

Education:
Yale University, B.A., 1969

Yale Law School, J.D., 1972

Professional Career:
Assistant attorney general of Alabama, 1972-1974
Private practice, Montgomery, Alabama, 1974-1980

Race or Ethnicity: African American

Gender: Male

[BearCub]

How about a lawsuuit seeking the removal of judge Myron

I'm not sure how I feel about this. What if the judge were an islamist and wanted to put a statue of muhammad in the town square - would that be okay?

[Tree of Liberty]

Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof

The Constitution says nothing about religion in the Executive or Judicial branches, nor the governments of the many states. There's no federal issue here.

[Illbay]

Not the "Jews." There were no "Jews" when Moses led the people of ISRAEL out of Egypt.

Ironically, the only NATION of Israel ever to exist prior to 1949 was NOT a Jewish state--the contemporaneous kingdom of Judah held the Jews.

I have noticed a lot of ignorance on these kinds of topics. Don't they teach anything besides the Classics Illustrated Version of the Old Testament in these fundy Churches?

[Tree of Liberty]

What if the judge were an islamist and wanted to put a statue of muhammad in the town square - would that be okay?

Under the U.S. Constitution, it would be up to the constitution and subordinate laws of the state(s) in question.

[RnMomof7]

From the article

     Coral Ridge Ministries has stood with Chief Justice Moore throughout his legal battle. With help from thousands of ministry friends across the nation, we have sent $200,000 this year toward Moore’s legal defense of the Ten Commandments.

Coral Ridge

Calvinist Bump!