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If we define civility as a polite act or expression, as well as treating everyone around us with equal respect then I would have to say that the Ten Commandments should be allowed in public places (OED). ... There should be no problem with placing the Ten Commandments in a courtroom, city hall, or any other public institution because it could simply just serve the purpose of being a reminder to people as having good morals. ... What many forget is that the Ten Commandments have had a major influence on our republic. Anderson gives an that twelve of the original thirteen colonies incorporated the entire Ten Commandments into their civil and criminal codes. ... ”
It is a little ironic that the Supreme Court that ruled against posting the Ten Commandments in public places and indeed has it’s own display of it in their courtroom. As Anderson points out there is engraved in stone above the head of the Chief Justice, the Ten Commandments with the great America eagle protecting them. ...
The most recent event that has happened in relation to the Ten Commandments issue was in Alabama. The Eleventh Court of Appeals against Alabama Supreme Court Justice Roy Moore placing his Ten Commandments monument in the rotunda of the Alabama Judicial Building (Anderson). Although, there has been some conflicting rulings, such as in Lexington, Kentucky when the Federal District judge ruled that a display of the Ten Commandments with other historical documents is Constitutional. ... In 1980, the Supreme court ruled against the posting of the Ten Commandments in the Public Schools in the case of Stone v.
Approximate Word count = 1239
Approximate Pages = 5
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