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The Establishment clause is very clear, and it does not prohibit government officials free exercise of religion.  The division of the commandments is irrelevant to this debate.  --[[User:TimSvendsen|TimSvendsen]] 19:26, 7 February 2007 (EST)

The Establishment clause is very clear, and it does not prohibit government officials free exercise of religion.  The division of the commandments is irrelevant to this debate.  --[[User:TimSvendsen|TimSvendsen]] 19:26, 7 February 2007 (EST)

:It's not quite irrelevant, because it means that even though the Ten Commandments are common to Catholics, Protestants, and Jews, any particular public display of them ''in which they are numbered one through ten'' is identifiable as being the Catholic, Protestant, or Jewish "version." How many people are aware of this, or how important it is, I don't really know. But I'll bet a nickel that Judge Roy Moore ''is'' aware of this, and that his monument used the Protestant numbering. (I haven't checked yet...) [[User:Dpbsmith|Dpbsmith]] 21:40, 7 February 2007 (EST)

:It's not quite irrelevant, because it means that even though the Ten Commandments are common to Catholics, Protestants, and Jews, any particular public display of them ''in which they are numbered one through ten'' is identifiable as being the Catholic, Protestant, or Jewish "version." How many people are aware of this, or how important it is, I don't really know. But I'll bet a nickel that Judge Roy Moore ''is'' aware of this, and that his monument uses the Protestant numbering. (I haven't checked yet...) [[User:Dpbsmith|Dpbsmith]] 21:40, 7 February 2007 (EST)

:But really, the interesting question is: why are people making such a fuss about this? I have the feeling that neither side is being candid about their motivation.  

:But really, the interesting question is: why are people making such a fuss about this? I have the feeling that neither side is being candid about their motivation.