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Court Weighs Religious Monuments, Public Parks

Nov 12th, 2008 · The city of Pleasant Grove, Utah, contends that just because it accepted a privately-donated Ten Commandments monument for a public park, it does not have to accept a monument from a little-known religious group called Summum espousing its principles.

Keywords: city · religious · public · Utah · donations · monument · Ten Commandments · Pleasant Grove · Summum · espousing

What Are The Seven Aphorisms?

Nov 12th, 2008 · The Summum sect believes it should be able to put up a monument in a Utah park to the seven basic tenets of its philosophy — just as there's a monument to the Ten Commandments. Now its members have taken their case to the Supreme Court.

Keywords: philosophy · Supreme Court · Utah · aphorism · monument · Ten Commandments · Sects · tenets · Summum

Supreme Court Hears Religious Display Case

Nov 12th, 2008 · The Supreme Court hears a case Wednesday testing whether any religious group has the right to erect a monument in a public space — if there is already another one there, such as a Ten Commandments monument. Federal appeals courts across the country have ruled in different ways in a variety of cases.

Keywords: country · federal · religious · public · Supreme Court · Supreme · monument · Ten Commandments · Space

Vatican Issues Commandments for Driving *

Jun 20th, 2007 · The Vatican is taking on road rage. Vatican officials Tuesday released a sort of a Ten Commandments on the moral aspects of driving. No. 1: Thou shall not kill. Also, teenagers listen up: a car shall not be used as a place of sin. Coming in at No. 5: Cars shall not be an expression of power and domination.

Keywords: road · commander · teenage · Vatican · moral · Ten Commandments · thou

Georgia May Display Ten Commandments in Courthouses *

Feb 15th, 2006 · Georgia legislators are considering a bill that would allow the display of the Ten Commandments in county courthouses. The Commandments would be part of a historical display about the religious heritage of the United States. Opponents say the plan is unconstitutional and a waste of money. Susanna Capelouto of Georgia Public Broadcasting reports.

Keywords: county · United States · religious · Georgia · legislation · commander · money · historian · unconstitutional · Heritage · Bill · courthouse

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