J Young <younginsights@aol.com> writes:

What is it about decency that so inspires the ACLU to fight it so
vigorously?

http://www.onenewsnow.com/2007/10/another_aclu_lawsuit_against_t.php

Another ACLU lawsuit against Ten Commandments meets with defeat

onenewsnow.com is another "Christian" news agency that lies by
omission. Reading just their article gives the impression that
the ten commandments display was upheld; however, reading
LEGITIMATE news sources reveals that the case was tossed as
moot, because the student plaintiff no longer attends the
school.

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Merlyn LeRoy

On 4 okt, 18:48, J Young <younginsig...@aol.com> wrote:

What is it about decency that so inspires the ACLU to fight it so
vigorously?

http://www.onenewsnow.com/2007/10/another_aclu_lawsuit_against_t.php

Another ACLU lawsuit against Ten Commandments meets with defeat

The founder of Liberty Counsel says the dismissal of an ACLU lawsuit
against a Ten Commandments display in one Kentucky county is not a
good sign for anti-American organizations.

The American Civil Liberties Union filed suit in 1999 against Harlan
County Schools over a display that included the Ten Commandments, the
Mayflower Compact, the Declaration of Independence, the Star Spangled
Banner, and other historical documents and symbols. Eventually, the
lawsuit was partially consolidated with two other cases involving the
same display in two courthouses.

Now a federal district court has dismissed the Harlan County case.
Liberty Counsel founder Mat Staver says the dismissal is the latest
defeat for the ACLU.

"Since 2005 the ACLU has lost one Ten Commandments case after
another," he observes, "and I think it's only logical and consistent
that as part of our American history we are able to display the Ten
Commandments as a universal symbol of law in a court of law or other
public places around America." And while he is sure "the ACLU doesn't
like it," he vows that his group will continue to fight to preserve
that great religious heritage.

While similar displays are spreading throughout the nation, Staver
argues it is important to defend such cases. "The Ten Commandments is
embedded into our American culture and it is who we are," he offers.
"It is a symbol of the law of God upon which this country was founded
and other Judeo-Christian principles that are not only enmeshed in our
culture, but even engraved in our buildings."

Staver says the dismissal shows the "clearinghouse agenda" of the ACLU
"has hit rough waters" -- and he predicts the ACLU is unlikely to win
any Ten Commandments cases that go to the Supreme Court until it has a
solid majority in the ACLU's favor.

Anyone happen to know just why the case was dismissed ?
The link only offered comments, not the courts verdict.

Peter van Velzen
October 2007
Amstelveen
The Netherlands