Washington D.C., Mar 2, 2005 / 22:00 pm
Yesterday, Pat Trueman, Senior Legal Council for the Family Research Council called the day’s arguments in the cases of McCreary County Kentucky v. ACLU of Kentucky and Van Orden v. Perry, Governor of Texas “encouraging for those who wish to preserve our religious heritage in America.”
The Supreme Court heard oral arguments yesterday in the two cases, which are being called the two most important to date regarding displays of the Ten Commandments.
The central debate rages around whether or not displays of the Ten Commandments on government property violate the separation of church and state.
Trueman observed yesterday that, “the clear Supreme Court majority appeared very reluctant to suggest that the Ten Commandments violate the Establishment Clause of the First Amendment.”