DENVER (AP) — A federal appeals court in Denver ruled Monday that a Ten Commandments monument outside the Haskell County, Okla., courthouse endorses religion based on public comments made by county commissioners after it was installed.
A three-judge panel of the 10th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals said the monument, which is part of a historical display, "has the primary effect of endorsing religion" when taken in context with the small community of Stigler, Okla., where it sits.
They sent the case back to Muskogee, Okla.-based U.S. District Judge Ronald A. White so he could issue a new ruling consistent with their ruling. In August 2006, White rejected arguments that the monument promotes Christianity at the expense of other religions.
I know some of you are saying, what's the big deal about a monument? But it the symbolism involved. Asking for it to be removed shows an animosity towards the Judeo/Christian ethic. Muslims would never tolerate such disrespect towards their faith. We who are Jews and Christians shouldn't either.
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