Rep. Tommy Benton, R-Jefferson, is seeking to expand a 2006 law that already permits the passage from the Old Testament to be displayed in judicial buildings and courthouses when accompanied by other historical documents deemed to have influenced the U.S. legal system.
Georgia lawmakers passed that original law one year after the U.S. Supreme Court in 2005 struck down Commandment displays in two Kentucky courthouses, ruling they appeared to be a government endorsement of Christianity.
His latest bill passed by a vote of 161-0 and now heads to the state Senate. It has few vocal opponents and a strong chance of passing in the Legislature.
4 comments:
GO GEORGIA !!!!
Yes, you go Georgia. At least another state will step up and do the right thing by its people.
How ling will it take for the aclu to get their greddy noses into this one?
It matters not (or if) any religion is endorsed by government. What matters is whether or not government forces you to practice it.
THAT is what is meant by separation of Church & state.
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