Alliance Defense Fund (ADF) is taking a Ten Commandments case to the U.S. Supreme Court.
The lawsuit involves a display in Haskell County, Oklahoma. The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) filed the lawsuit, but ADF senior counsel Kevin Theriot tells OneNewsNow the ACLU attorneys did not prevail in the initial court decision. "The District Court ruled that there was nothing constitutionally problematic about the monument [or] the Ten Commandments being on that monument because [they] have historical significance for our country," reports Theriot. However, the Tenth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals overturned the decision, saying statements made by county commissioners intertwined religion with government. Theriot describes those statements and indicates that they should not be held in that regard, considering the commissioners were not even on duty when the statements were made to reporters. "There were three commissioners. One of them didn't offer any comments, [another] one said they think it's a good idea, and the third said that his personal beliefs actually agree with the Ten Commandments and what they're trying to convey to society about a moral code," the senior counsel notes. "But none of those statements were made while they were on duty." Through this, Theriot suggests the most recent court ruling sent the message that once elected to a government office, officials must keep their religious views to themselves. ADF is hopeful the Supreme Court's ruling will indicate otherwise.
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